Anyone get a chance to see the scoop on the aviation espionage ?

Hi Longtimer

I saw one of those Notars in Calgary during a layover there. The Notar is a nice machine.

The one noticeable difference between the Calgary birds and the Durham machine is that they don't spend the night hovering outside my hotel window, lighting up my room like Hiroshima.

Has 911 not taught us anything? There were guys in the states that had the same suspicions and did nothing. It is your duty to notify the authorities of any suspicious behavior.

Being sarcastic about infra red. Everyone has an opinion, I just don't like the noise of a copter buzzing around the hood all night long lighting up my back yard. Thats it, thats all. Would like to see some hard facts and numbers. Would be willing to bet that there has not been a significant drop in...

LT where have you been hiding man? As for your comments about loitering in front of city hall, I have to ask whether or not you have ever been to Vancouver? As far as the Toronto helicopter program, they actually had 2 of them flying. Nothing to do with Fantino. CHC had the contract. It was my buddy...

A330 You are absolutely right. I would love to see the old ones retire too. On the bus from the parking lot I watch and they can't even lift their bags up the steps without moaning and groaning. It does not leave me with a good feeling about having one pull me out of a wreck. Having said that, I see...

I was talking with my buddy from Canadian Helicopters today. Turns out I do know one of the guys flying the machine. He used to fly the 76 for CHC. That frickin night sun is supposed to act as a deterant but it is still like having big brother watching through my window at night. Now they are gettin...

Don't let them talk you into a job on a submarine, or on a helicopter that is a death trap, or on a plane that never flies.............ahh hell, join the infantry and shoot all those " unregistered rifles! "

I was having a beer with some guys talkin about an incident involving an A320. TC went up in a King Air and duplicated the route from the radar tapes. The guys scoffed at this saying it does not accurately represent the path of the Airbus because the King Air is lighter. I maintain that if the same ...

Ya but it only flies when it is severe clear! Anyone can figure out that if they don't want to get caught by the thing, just wait till its cloudy!

I hope WJ sticks around............this coming from an AC guy! The only thing that would worry me is that Clive has done everything he said he would not do. His secret was slow expansion and developing his own market. I just read that WJ is taking delivery of 7 new aircraft but have decided where to...

Ya Griffon...............it becomes an invasion of privacy as well as a waste of tax dollars. Maybe you and I should get together and organise a proper complaint. I have been tempted to video this guy. Sometimes it is like being visited by a god damned UFO!

A330 You have a complaint and I am sure it is somewhat valid. YVR LHR is a long flight and all legacy carriers will have crew rest times on that route. Had you been on an A330/340 they would have taken their rest in the cargo hold hilton, as you would know, I assume from your handle. Had it been one...

DGuy and Panama Jack are right on. Europe is a much better place as far as training, pay and work, however you do need the EU passport. Rather than write out a resume, when I came out of Flight school, everyone except for 2 of us went into instructing. My buddy and I jumped in the car and drove nort...

I can't see the Americans going for this. It would be the sharp edge of a wedge for them. Next thing the Mexicans will be wanting in with labour costs being a few pesos an hour.

Good post Griffon! That thing has been pissing me off royally! I am just about ready to head to the cop shop and complain. What a complete waste of money too. If you want to rob someone, do it when it is 500 overcast and a mile. The thing only seems to fly when it is a clear night anyway! I wouldn't...

I think we have this problem essentially because the Canadian licence is not worth the paper it is written on when we first get it. I mean, one question on the Commercial exam is......what is the rate of climb of a goose? Who the $#^&* cares? Where else can you get an Airline Transport licence sitti...

Hey . I used to have an aerobatic instructor rating and would have to agree to some extent with your wooden shoed friend. Your Aerobat however, being a texas taildragger, is probably more valuable than most because of the STC, why not sell it and get a biplane with a bit more power and an inverted s...

Looks a little too much like US Air............but I like it.

Doc is perfectly correct in his assertion that this charge is without precedent in the Western World. To the best of my knowledge this has never happened before. Regardless if the pilot is completely in the wrong this is not the way that we should let the profession precede. Hey TC where are you in...

Nawww guys you can keep er............she was starting to talk too much anyway!

Say Altitude I am to assume that you work for AC and must be in Management of some sort, or someone close to you was. Yes 25 per cent of non unionised management were let go. You need to remember though, that they were and still are way too top heavy in the first place. As an employee, I can tell yo...

Connie Kalitta is ex-Nascar and yes he has been in the aviation business longer than most. To say what can you expect when you attempt to fly an old aircraft on a shoestring is not very accurate in my opinion. Firstly, that statement describes the majority of aviation in Canada and second, Connie ha...

Rebel You have some good points but this is what I think is really going on. Milton is simply posturing for his departure. AC comes out of CCA, has a big bash and publicity stunt like Celine. Milton is seen as the man to pull AC out of the ashes and will leave on a high note. He doesn't care what ha...

Hi Rebel What am I doing to be lean? Well for starters, we laid off 180 guys so I rolled downhill with that. Lost my left seat, increased productivity by doing sims and annual recurrent training on my own time and then took a 20% paycut, to mention just a few. None of which I mind, if the company wo...