Back to the original title of the thread about the airport being closed... CYYZ isn't closed, but the Downsview airport might be... just heard on CP24 that Bombardier employees from that location are being advised not to come into work tomorrow. Anyone else hear this? 401 is open again but the Keele...

There was a fire this morning at Sunrise (petroleum company). Residents in the Wilson and Keele area were evacuated and the 401 was closed from the 400 to the DVP for a while. No major injuries... think they're hoping to re-open things by tonight. Don't think the airport was ever closed because of i...

some things to consider.... you know what they say about a bird in the hand... is it worth it to turn down a firm offer for potential? Is this for a flying job? Would you be spending time on the ramp first at either of the companies? Can you afford to live in YVR? It's beautiful, yes - a great city,...

Changes in Latitudes wrote:I started out with an RPP because I was too young for the PPL.

I did too. In general, it is not very common to do the RPP. But I agree with tvguru...

tvguru wrote:I would highly recommend writing the Private exam.

I believe the only difference is that there's a NAV component on the Private exam.

I rented at Skyquest for about 8 months to keep current while I was in school. It's at the Langley airport. 2 C152, 2 C172 and a Duchess. Small school, but the staff are nice and it wasn't too hard to get bookings (online booking system). I knew one of the instructors there who has since moved on to...

True. Minty-fresh!

The person below me has never been to Toronto.

Industry Canada has a study guide posted on their website ( http://www.ic.gc.ca ). Here's a link to the PDF: http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/ric21e.pdf/$FILE/ric21e.pdf Study everything. I believe it's a multiple choice test so if you're good with recognition you should do well. I ju...

True - it's nothing but beautiful blue skies today, but instead I'm stuck inside.

The person below me plays more flight sim than they actually fly.

I agree with SkyWolfe and Invertago... when I was starting my IFR training, I'd do something similar for holds too. Think POD then draw it out a couple minutes ahead, so when you get to the fix you know what way to turn. Visualizing the big picture is key.