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Spent a lot of time up there 20 years ago. Hope it’s not anyone from CanWest. Condolences

I had three valid Canadian passports for this reason. Now I’m down to two and the second passport expires next month. Then I will be down to just plain old one. There are a few countries that aren’t friendly towards one another. Israel was one of those and I had an incident in Kuwait with an Israeli...

The overhead storage should have some sort of a lock that is enabled any time the fasten seatbelt sign is on or at the discretion of the flight/cabin crew. That is complete BS that passengers who I'm sure had a good view of the fireball outside their window decided to stop and take their bags delayi...

I second the above statement. In addition, have your landing permit numbers ready. Also, study your plates and charts before you fly a particular leg. Multiple times I have been cleared for a specific departure and routing only to have the radar or area controller say my particular routing was unava...

The opposite of a bad dream. My favourite dream so far was when i was a dinosaur control pilot preventing dinosaurs from getting too close to and wiping out our small town. Flying heavily armed king airs and caravans

As mentioned before, the temps are within limits but higher than normal temps during start dont happen for no reason. There is a cause and it should be found. I saw once where a P2.5 bleed line had been installed backwards (not on a 114A) and was leading to higher temps on start and in cruise. Event...

^^^ While aircraft are different than cars, you'd be amazed at how many people have put engine oil in their car and had it wind up in their transmission, wiper fluid or radiator. Years ago I took a Caravan for a flight after another guy had been on it for 3 weeks. I checked the oil and found it was ...

^^. No one is born knowing how to do this. If he's a brand new IFR student I'd say it's a legit question. I've seen certified Instrument rated pilots in heavy transport aircraft show a shocking lack of instrument knowledge and proficiency. Photofly, that's not too much different from the way I like ...

Point to point navigation on an HSI is easy to understand but hard to describe. When I get back to Canada I will post the instruction guide that I've got for it. I will try to describe the basic procedure. Imagine you are 20nm north of a fix heading south and ATC asks you to go to a 10nm point direc...

Got it for the CRJ-200. Used it in the RJ, Dash 8 and a C-172. It is very quiet in all 3. Maybe too quiet in the RJ. The Bluetooth is nice as well. Has a weird hiss when the Bluetooth starts but isn't noticed when listening to music or whatever. It is well worth the money in my opinion. FWIW, I have...

I have no idea who the pilot is. I worked in Tanzania for a number of years and I have many friends there who tell me about what is going on in the country. There are very hardworking people at FMS and like anywhere, they get their bad eggs. I just searched Reddit + 206 + Tanzania and got the story ...

It will be for a replacement. One of FMS's 206's had a misadventure on a go around near the Ngorongoro Crater almost a year ago. Then they lost another one doing a not very well thought out fly-by south of Arusha in February.

As for parking at the airport, for a Mooney I'd say your best bet would be the Victoria Flying Club http://www.flyvfc.com/index.php on the east side of the airport next to the control tower. Not sure of the rates but they have transient parking and 100LL available on their ramp with everything you'd...

Most of the pilots I know ride bikes. Bikes should be a part of the SARON and SAMRA.

If there is one thing that we can take away from all of this, it is that we should all try and be a bit more like Bob. He took the time to help a lot of us out. Spent hours talking to people, some that he'd never met, trying to put people on the right track. Most people wouldn't give us the time of ...

I'll add mine to the voices here. I believed they would be cold but ok. Was watching the news and getting frustrated every time I found out the weather wasn't co-operating. Bob, I didn't know you well but from the few chats that we had, I knew you were a class act. It's not every day that someone yo...

Was wondering what was going on with the Westjet flags on the entrance to the 400 plant. Thought maybe they had a delivery yesterday.

The 8mm fish is the Samyang/Rokinon version. Fairly cheap lens but has great IQ. Only works on crop sensors though. I use it for a lot of unique flying shots within the cockpit. With the on camera flash, it gives a good highlight to the pilot while keeping the exterior exposure correct. I've got a 5...

I usually bring my 8mm fisheye or the 17mm TS-E flying. The 70-200 is a bit big to go flying with and with turbulence or vibration, hard to get good clean shots unless it's air to air photos. I have the 100mm IS as well but I've almost never used it in the aircraft.

Best thing I ever did was mix flying and photography

Hey JAC, where you working now? Heard a lot of guys have left Coastal recently. That might be the place to start for sure. They might still be sticking on their 1000hr minimums though due to insurance requirements.

Raven, I was thinking the last time I saw you that your bike was looking a little rough. I was going to suggest you use your entire tax refund on maintenance on that bike. Better yet, buy a couple more just like it to keep the paint on all 3 a lot fresher. mbav8r, people get the overseas tax allowan...

I don't know the pay scale for maintenance guys but it's pretty decent from what I've been told. If you are an ACA, the pay is apparently comparable to what Captains make. Accommodations and schedule are exactly the same as flight crews. 2 months on, 2 off. The schedule in country is a bit different...

+1 to the get a good lens. Bodies are all more or less the same. About the Nikon - Canon debate. There is a general consensus that Nikon performs better in low light. The images Nikon cameras make are much cleaner at high ISO settings than the same settings on a Canon camera. Part of this is due to ...

I did quite a bit of training over the years with Jack. Hell of a nice guy. Lots of stories from the war and all the years after that. I won't be in Victoria when the memorial is held. Thanks for passing the message Cat. I'll be in touch with his family.