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by peterpan
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:50 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What is a pilot really worth?
Replies: 110
Views: 8907

Re: What is a pilot really worth?

I drive a bus. Last year I grossed $105,000. This year is my third year driving and I will likely earn 10-20k more. I also have a CPL and ME-IFR with a few hundred hours. I left my first flying job to drive a bus. Where do you work? City bus or highway? Where do you work? City bus or highway? I dri...
by peterpan
Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:12 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What is a pilot really worth?
Replies: 110
Views: 8907

Re: What is a pilot really worth?

I drive a bus. Last year I grossed $105,000. This year is my third year driving and I will likely earn 10-20k more.

I also have a CPL and ME-IFR with a few hundred hours. I left my first flying job to drive a bus.
by peterpan
Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:39 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Landing speed calculation
Replies: 18
Views: 11821

Re: Landing speed calculation

Isn't 1.3 Vso for when you don't have an approach speed listed in the POH?

I've always just used the approach speed from the POH and corrected for weight...
by peterpan
Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Regs for Height above National and Provincial Parks
Replies: 9
Views: 15652

Re: Regs for Height above National and Provincial Parks

I reckon: 1. The 2000' AGL recommendation by Parks Canada, like the 2000' AGL for fur farms and Caribou herds, is a fair enough request that I will oblige so long as it dosen't interfere with my low-level sightseeing or any other flying below 2000'AGL I need or want to do. 2. Legally, you could fly ...
by peterpan
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:51 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: CARs Standards vs. De Facto Standards
Replies: 2
Views: 329

CARs Standards vs. De Facto Standards

Regarding a MF area: Is it normal practice to broadcast to "traffic" even when a ground station exists and is in operation? General MF Reporting Requirements 602.98 (1) Every report made pursuant to this Division shall be made on the mandatory frequency that has been specified for use in the applica...
by peterpan
Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:51 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Tax deductions
Replies: 9
Views: 941

Re: Tax deductions

I have been though this before. You can claim PPL tuition if your INTENT is to get a CPL and find related work.

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