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by Spandau
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Any LaRonge Aviation crew out there from 1977-1988
Replies: 24
Views: 5461

Re: Any LaRonge Aviation crew out there from 1977-1988

YZF in 88 and LaRonge in ‘89. Good times!!
by Spandau
Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi Twin Otter Down
Replies: 55
Views: 27374

Re: Air Tindi Twin Otter Down

Bob was indeed a most wonderful man, and a capable, fun, and happy teacher. In his own words, "a roving ambassador of goodwill". Working in a place that remote and having very little in the way of information or resources is not for the faint of heart, but he was very good at it. Those of us who kne...
by Spandau
Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi Twin Otter Down
Replies: 55
Views: 27374

Re: Air Tindi Twin Otter Down

Poor old -MAS. She was wrecked more than once back when she was red, white, and green and "Captain Bligh's" regular ride, and I remember a Station 60 that lifted her cockpit floor about four inches, but... I'm dating myself. The downside of GPS coming along was before, back in the old days, we would...
by Spandau
Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Fate is the hunter
Replies: 7
Views: 9275

Re: Fate is the hunter

The largely unknown but essential second part of Fate is the Hunter is his book “A Hostage to Fortune”. It fills in many of the gaps in the first book.
by Spandau
Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Doctors in Alberta for an FAA Medical
Replies: 6
Views: 1004

Re: Doctors in Alberta for an FAA Medical

I was being too specific; when I just searched "Canada" there's only fourteen anyway. Thanks.
by Spandau
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Doctors in Alberta for an FAA Medical
Replies: 6
Views: 1004

Doctors in Alberta for an FAA Medical

Has anybody got a listing or a website for doctors in Alberta who can do FAA medicals? The FAA's website is almost useless.
by Spandau
Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Converting a Canadian ATPL to a US Commercial or ATPL
Replies: 8
Views: 993

Re: Converting a Canadian ATPL to a US Commercial or ATPL

I've an invitation, if that's what you mean. And it's for heavy money.
by Spandau
Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:46 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Converting a Canadian ATPL to a US Commercial or ATPL
Replies: 8
Views: 993

Converting a Canadian ATPL to a US Commercial or ATPL

Does anybody here know how to go about converting a Canadian license to a US one? I've had enough of the snow!
by Spandau
Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:30 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi
Replies: 106
Views: 24519

Re: Air Tindi

So here's a question for the Avcan hive mind; What were our options at that moment? give me a list. Tell me what you would have done had you found yourself in an aeroplane without IFR gas? I will say we were lucky enough to have enough gas to spend a few minutes thinking about the situation, we wer...
by Spandau
Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:26 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Fate is the hunter
Replies: 7
Views: 9275

Re: Fate is the hunter

About 122 miles east of YGL. The C-87 got flown out but I wonder if the C-47 got rescued eventually?
by Spandau
Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:24 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi
Replies: 106
Views: 24519

Re: Air Tindi

I remember that I briefly opened my window but that was a mistake. If I did it again I'd open the right hand rear door and see if that helped. It probably would have. After we landed I never even turned off the generators, I just pulled the fuel levers, left everything turned on and got out last thr...
by Spandau
Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air Tindi
Replies: 106
Views: 24519

Re: Air Tindi

My response is born out of about 7000 hrs of Twin Otter time in essentially the same neighbourhood as this accident. Twin Otter fuel gauges are famously reliable. As a rule they either work perfectly or not at all. I have no idea what happened here, but one night, many moons ago I departed Yellowkni...
by Spandau
Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:48 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cessna 340A N7022G in San Diego
Replies: 4
Views: 2280

Re: Cessna 340A N7022G in San Diego

It was going like hell when it hit the ground.
by Spandau
Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cessna 340A N7022G in San Diego
Replies: 4
Views: 2280

Cessna 340A N7022G in San Diego

Pretty horrific to listen to. My condolences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvwt1UpyXXc
by Spandau
Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:38 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: 7 Crashes in 7 Days
Replies: 7
Views: 4477

Re: 7 Crashes in 7 Days

This reminds me of a story about a guy at our airfield who purchased a homebuilt sight unseen based on it having "a big motor" and on the type of GPS that was installed in it. It reminded me of a sixteen-year old kid who bought a car based on it's stereo - and the fact that "it was built by an engin...
by Spandau
Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:27 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers
Replies: 4
Views: 912

Re: Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers

If you read Advisory Circular (AC) No. 602-005, in 3.0 Background, you see : "(10) It is recognized that aircraft larger than the published certification level, such as cargo or charter are frequently part of the daily operational mix at an airport. When this occurs, those air operators are advised ...
by Spandau
Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:38 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers
Replies: 4
Views: 912

Re: Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers

Thanks for this. This is kinda the gist of my question - can you fly a IIIB a/c onto a IIIA runway if the runway length, strength, size, etc meets the performance requirements of the a/c?
by Spandau
Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:03 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers
Replies: 4
Views: 912

Aircraft Group (AGN) Numbers

Since my last question generated some valuable discussion and well considered points (I'm not being facetious - thanks to everyone who responded) I'll throw this one out there as it too has caused some head scratching: I'll use La Ronge, Saskatchewan (CYVC) for this example. Runway 18/36 is assessed...
by Spandau
Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: IFR Take Off Considerations
Replies: 24
Views: 3065

Re: IFR Take Off Considerations

Somebody (Budd Davisson, maybe) once called single-engine, single-pilot IFR "the World's Most Dangerous Legalized Sport", and I'm inclined to agree. But, as I said, it was just a hypothetical question.
by Spandau
Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:54 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: IFR Take Off Considerations
Replies: 24
Views: 3065

Re: IFR Take Off Considerations

Not enough weather information to make any decision . What is causing the low ceiling ? What about temperature dew point spread ? Ice ? Enroute Weather ? Destination weather ? Weather guessers accurate this week ? Probability of unforecast weather ? Coastal ? Mountain ? Prairie ? Where are the Fron...

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