I'm not necessarily convinced that working conditions and pay are what's driving less people to become pilots. Especially if you're pooling the younger crowd. When a student starts flying, they're usually focused on right now, flying as a career is likely an after thought, a bridge that must be cros...

I do mostly contract work outside Calgary, so time+money=constant. I don't have the money upfront, so I could take a lesson or two per month. This way I would have to review a lot, and this is where the 80 hours are coming from. I may finish earlier, but I can't bet on it. Most FTU's have a 30 day ...

13,000 legs at 2 mins a pop. 24 years later he's logged an astounding 433 hours. Nice!

The solution is to roll until you are no longer pitching up. Roll beyond that to get the nose down, roll towards level to get the nose up. You have now converted your bank angle into your pitch control. A Falcon 7x did this when they had a stab trim runaway and were able to keep the aircraft in the...

Blue Bird is good. Yes they have a history, but when they moved from London to Chilliwack they hired a whole new team of instructors, and a new CFI. Management is the same, but the CFI is great and runs a tight ship. They're a diamond in the rough if you ask me. I wouldn't hesitate referring student...

It's a long, hard road to becoming a paid commercial pilot. Perhaps less than 1 in 10 people that start, actually end up being paid to fly. I heard a very similair stat, although it was 1 in 5. Looking back though, I remember doing my training with 4-5 people my age who all wanted to fly commercial...

Would anyone know the legalities of putting a lien against a former employers property for unpaid wages? Is it possible?

1,200 hours space time?! Quick! Anyone know where I can buy cheap space block time?

I believe TC views it as aerobatics. But can be wrong.

As far as doing it, if you own your own airplane that is certified for spins and have the require training, it's really up to you.

I always tell my students there's two criteria that must be met in order to spin an airplane. First the airplane must be stalled Second the airplane must be in un-coordinated flight. How many PPL students are given the authority to fly solo, and are even given a license with little to no understandi...

I recently heard that no more overseas students wishing to learn to fly in Canada will be allowed in, regardless of where they are in their visa process. Citing various reasons.

Can anyone confirm? I tried searching but came up blank.

The young ones don't care because they are not paying the maintenance bills. Its a new world Barney. Wrecking airplanes due to poor training and thus no real idea of how to fly is covered in the post wrecking thought process. It goes like this. " Shit happens "........that covers incompetence. If t...

Compare the take off charts to the landing charts. Next read the notes. The take off distances are predicated on using short field technique. Usually, this means you can't get much shorter then this. Therefore, why are instructors always requiring students bang the airplane on the ground at a give p...

Most schools that demand that training be paid for up front, don't offer any srt of incentive to do so as so many students are completely willnig to fork over the money. This is true, but without mentioning names, there are a few schools that will give that 1-2% savings if you keep a $500 reserve o...

MartinB wrote:

Shiny Side Up wrote:3) Don't put money on account. This can't be stressed enough.

What do you mean by this?

When a school tells you you either must put money down, or you'll save 1-2% by paying for training up front, run. If the school goes belly up,you'll be out your entire deposit.

When I am doing night ratings, I love flying west from eastern ontario. I don't say anything, and as we head out over the blackness of Algonquin park, the horizon provided by the lights on the ground disappears. And, we roll upside down, exactly simulating JFK, jr. I've done this route several time...

Hi, i will be graduating High School soon and my whole life i wanted to have a career flying airplane. I want to end my career by being a commercial pilot in Canada but i have no idea how to get there. I need help from experts and people who know how to do this. I am a Canadian citizen. Thanks! I r...

It's unfortunate that you group all class IV instructors into the same category. A bunch of know if all know nothings, but where do you think class II and class I's start out? I didn't know wanting to be a career long instructor was a prerequisite to teach? Now I'll admit, I'm a class IV, and have h...

Looking for some info on Sanders. Seems like all the other topics are fairly old. Trying to get info on the usual things, Experiance required to get an interview, pay, days on and days off, people, company as a whole? Anything helps. They seem like a solid company to work for.

http://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Pilot-Training-Flight-School-Category/Canada/1/FloatSeaPlaneTraining Done. Sorry, I did not read through all three pages, and did not know that the questions was still outstanding. Lake Country Airways, at Lake St. John Airport near Orillia. Excellent outfit. Good J...

I'm sorry if this question has already been answered but after 1 1/2 pages of pointless discussion I stopped reading every single post. What are the best flight schools to do your float rating in Ontario? You know, 3 pages later, it's interesting that none of the posters can name anyone who teaches...

http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Own ... story.html

"Six people have died at the skydiving facility since 1989"

freezerburn31 wrote:Only information I can seem to find on them is all the accidents that occurred in the past.

Lol

You are not allowed to charge a profit. If you do, you need to have the aircraft registered for commerical purposes. No offence taken, or intended again, in turn - but according to which regulation do you claim that to be so? It's my interpretation of Transport Canada's definition for commercial ai...

Your chances of being employed are going to vary greatly based on your performance and enthusiasm. Just remember, treat your entire flight instructor rating as one long interview process.