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by DanJ
Sun Jul 19, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: RCAF reserve as a second job
Replies: 47
Views: 11265

Re: RCAF reserve as a second job

Even CIC seems to be a problem to get in to. My brother in law started volunteering with a local air cadet sqn a couple years ago, ahead of his daughter's 12 birthday, when she planned to join. He was an air cadet growing up and joined the CIC (then called the CIL), and was in for 8 years. (As an as...
by DanJ
Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Are private jets allowed at Toronto Billy B. CYTZ ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3046

Re: Are private jets allowed at Toronto Billy B. CYTZ ?

Wasn't Porter planning to buy CSeries or something if they got approval (which was denied) for jets at YTZ?
by DanJ
Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:03 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Top Gun: Maverick
Replies: 19
Views: 6353

Re: Top Gun: Maverick

Was the old guy supposed to be Stinger?

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by DanJ
Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:58 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients
Replies: 4
Views: 2071

Re: Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients

Didn't both Fedex and UPS order A380-F's early on, and then cancel them as the inevitable delays came along?
by DanJ
Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Difference between schools and its prices
Replies: 6
Views: 2228

Re: Difference between schools and its prices

My son is starting his private. Looked into a few different schools around the area. One never answered the phone the several times I called to book him an intro flight. Mail box full so no option to leave a message. I work nearby, so stopped in a couple times, no one ever there. Place looked like h...
by DanJ
Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:28 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Norwegian Air
Replies: 52
Views: 17769

Re: Norwegian Air

From the article With travel increasing between Europe and Canada, Dimanche said he believes direct flights could be successful if passengers are willing to drive to secondary airports. That will require clear communication for European travellers who may not have heard about the airport almost 100 ...
by DanJ
Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Two weeks to go-No fatal airline crashes for 2017
Replies: 15
Views: 3067

Re: Two weeks to go-No fatal airline crashes for 2017

Is the "Russian thing" the Turkish Airlines cargo 747 that killed 4 crew and 35 on the ground in January?
by DanJ
Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: CanForce to China with the PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3028

Re: CanForce to China with the PM

This is Canada. We can't have nice things. Hell, Chretien wouldn't even fly in that plane out of appearances. And then they put a nice paint job on it and people whined again.
by DanJ
Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:34 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Looking for a KF B-727 model plane...
Replies: 1
Views: 585

Re: Looking for a KF B-727 model plane...

There are some on ebay in Purolator colours, but they aren't cheap.
by DanJ
Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: DC10 Pilots Required
Replies: 18
Views: 5005

Re: DC10 Pilots Required

flyingcanuck wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:10 pm So... what does a SECOND officer do??
Flies to South America between shifts at Jack Astors
by DanJ
Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:53 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Plane registered to Roy Halladay crashes in Gulf off Florida
Replies: 72
Views: 13110

Re: Plane registered to Roy Halladay crashes in Gulf off Florida

Looks like he was going kinda fast for touch and goes. This is what a lot of money and no experience ends up like sometimes. The news mentioned today that his father was a career pilot. Sad outcome anyway. I edited the post above with the link to the promo video Icon had put out last month after he...
by DanJ
Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Plane registered to Roy Halladay crashes in Gulf off Florida
Replies: 72
Views: 13110

Re: Plane registered to Roy Halladay crashes in Gulf off Florida

He had just taken delivery of the first "Founders Edition" Icon A5 a few weeks ago. They company put up this video in mid October.

**edited with new link for video after prior video was deleted from youtube**

https://youtu.be/CO9dIyNM_9Q
by DanJ
Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:10 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Researching grandfather's - RAF / RCAF - how/where
Replies: 16
Views: 2736

Re: Researching grandfather's - RAF / RCAF - how/where

Strange that this thread popped up today. My son was asking me this morning about his great grandfather. Said that he could do some research through the National Archives but that he didn't have all the info on them to start. Fortunately the grandfather is still with us and might have some info on h...
by DanJ
Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:19 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Champagne Service Lawsuit
Replies: 27
Views: 5125

Re: Champagne Service Lawsuit

Maybe inspired by the recent Velcro song lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRi8LptvFZY
by DanJ
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:20 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto to Niagara in 15 minutes
Replies: 86
Views: 22813

Re: Toronto to Niagara in 15 minutes

Looks like Waterloo and Barrie in November, London in December.

http://www.flygta.com/from-the-press/
by DanJ
Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:11 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto to Niagara in 15 minutes
Replies: 86
Views: 22813

Re: Toronto to Niagara in 15 minutes

The London Free Press is reporting this airline is having a press conference on Tuesday to announce expanded service to up to 3 more cities, London being one.

http://www.lfpress.com/2017/10/06/londo ... nto-island
by DanJ
Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Troy Gentry dies in helicopter accident
Replies: 26
Views: 4076

Re: Troy Gentry dies in helicopter accident

Who's Troy Gentry? Buffalo used car dealer? Never heard of him. Big guy in cncpc's world? He was half of the country duo Montgomery Gentry. Eddie Montgomery I would say was the lead singer of the 2 of them. They were pretty popular in country music 15 years ago, not as big the last little while. My...
by DanJ
Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:33 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Just the wing tip
Replies: 17
Views: 3759

Re: Just the wing tip

This was on the Teamsters Facebook page last night. Tonight, two planes being towed (pushed back) by Swissport managers clipped wings at Pearson. After forcing its 700 workers to go on strike, the company has been trying to operate at Canada's busiest airport using scabs and incompetent managers. Sh...
by DanJ
Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:18 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: SXM Maho Beach Goer Throws Ball At Plane.
Replies: 4
Views: 2396

SXM Maho Beach Goer Throws Ball At Plane.

https://www.trymodern.com/article/2391/st-maarten-beach-goer-throws-ball-at-incoming-aircraft Stupid thing to do. But I also have to wonder how high a 767 would be at that point, and would an average beach goer be able to throw a ball that high, standing over waist deep in water. I think the angle o...
by DanJ
Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:56 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WJ B-767 Fleet questions
Replies: 23
Views: 6935

Re: WJ B-767 Fleet questions

Thanks for the constructive feedback. You are correct it has to do with the company one works at and what one is exposed to. I haven't flown in Canada for decades - I had no idea how things worked at WJ. All I know is that my friends who fly widebody/longhaul at AC as Captains all had at least a de...

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