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Colonel Sanders your ignorance is proven. "All Homebuilt makers lie". Older Cessnas have been around for how long? 1950, 60, 70, etc... No wonder they have so many hours. I'd take a flight in a RV any day over an old clapped out Cessna. I have a Thorp T18 ... with over 500 hours on it Probably one o...

I just think the builder spends so much time and effort building their A/C, that they don't want to whore it out like a Cessna at a flight school. Currently in USA there are now more homebuilt aircraft taking to the air each month than certified aircraft. Also if it were not for Homebuilt experiment...

From what I've see they are priced well, but they don't go very fast. If your a weekend warrior flying around for pancakes, it would be great. They have come up with a single seat with folding wings, so you can actualy trailer it home. They are testing two new projects, an electric aircraft, and a s...

I currently tow for a company out of Alberta. We use a C150 with a STC'd 180hp engine. I've personally towed up to 35 letters at airports around 4500 AGL, no problem. Banners up to 30 ft X 90 Ft too. Its not for everyone thats for sure. Most of the flight is conducted at about 10 KTS above stall. It...

I've been inside one of the Challenger's that we have, and they are nothing great. They are very plain and ordinary for a "Corporate" Jet. The interior was plain grey cloth, not leather. No shinny stuff either, just the grey military look. Most oil company corporate jets are a lot nicer than these. ...

Sad day for aviation, sad to see race fans lose their lives. I had a chance too see the galloping ghost last year, it was a very cool aircraft. I even made it my avitar picture here on Avcanada. Too bad we will never see it again, or for that matter Mr.Leeward.

I agree with the others, keep the aviation as a hobby. I know of a guy who is trying the IT full time to Part time FO, and its not working. He has spent at least 5 years trying, and has finally found a place that gave him a B200 course and a ride for a 2 year contract. The worst part is that he hasn...

I still remember my scare and it made me a better pilot. Just a few more flights after my first solo, my instructor sent me out to practice Short/Soft field landings. In hind sight it was stupid considering my hours (inexperience), and crosswind conditions. But at that point you trust your instructo...

Our Navajo's had a horrible run of bad tubes. For some reason it was only nose wheel tubes. But always cold weather operations, some where up north were its no fun to change a tire. We switched to natural rubber, and no more problems. We use natural rubber tubes in our Caravans too. You start to car...

Just incase people didn't know, you can watch any of these shows on line. Less commercials than watching on TV. Here's the link.

http://www.history.ca/video/default.aspx

I tow banners out of 4000' elevation strips, using a C150 STC'd with a lycoming 360 (180 hp) and its a great performer. Some of our billboards are 30' X 90' , but that's basically the max, otherwise temps run to high with the nose up attitude and slow airspeed.

That would be great, all I need is for the ground school to be moved to YYC.!! Good luck to all who enter, it should be a blast.

ryolanovitch I know exactly how you feel. I'm a structures AME in a major center, for a large charter outfit, and I have my MIFR too. They will not give me an opportunity to fly even though we have internal postings for entry level pilots all the time. They used to say "you need more hours". I'm at ...

Please moderators, keep this crap off of Avcanada, enough said , I'm sure everyone will agree with me. Don't waste our time.

I met Mikey last weekend at the boat / sportsman show in Edmonton. Had a chance to ask him about the CL215 down in South America, and he said they still haven't purchased it. He also said that they will follow up with that purchase on the third season. On a side note he looked as if he hadn't slept ...

Get the degree first. I became an AME first, which has allowed me to have a house, food, and all that good stuff. My AME licence has given me great opportunities to work all around the world too. Even met my wife working in another country. Its exciting to be in your shoes right now! Enjoy it. Then ...

the study found that "professional pilots have suffered a significant decline in their basic instrument skills and, in general, pilots are not aware of this skill degradation". Didn't Japan Airlines, some years back, buy some Citations for it's pilots to drive around in, to address this problem wit...

I just paid $1.50 / L for 100LL at Innisfail Alberta. If I had my own plane it would be drinking a 60/40 blend of Mogas to Avgas. I'd also think nothing of burning Mogas most of the time if the price just keeps going up. Keep in mind we are talking about small low compression engines like 360's and ...

Check out the intructions at the begining of you RV8 plans. They have a write up about what primer to use, its a well thought out write up. They recommend Primer etch, made by Sherwin Williams. I used it on my RV7, and It goes on really thin, and I don't think it adds much weight. If you live near t...

Hello I just thought I'd give you my two cents. I've built an RV 7 for Van's. I built a quick build for the factory in oregon as a Canadian trial experiment. In the end the dollar rising killed me and I couldn't compete with the paso. My current career is as a structures AME in YYC, but I also have ...

When preheating with a space heater, I've found these sponges for doing tile grouting (the inexpensive ones) fit the forward two intakes, on the cowl of a C150, just perfectly. Tied a orange flag around them, to remember to remove before flight. Cheap, easy, holds the heat in great!

I've been an ODFA member for years. Its for sure the best prices around YYC. Check their website if you want. Its $300 down as a damage deposit, which you get back when you quit, if you've done no harm of course. Standard check ride. Attend some free ground school / meetings, and put in a bit of lab...

OceansEdge wrote:

Panama Jack wrote: Here is what I really want:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVY94rIIvUI

Now that IS sweet!

Sweet till you see that they are the same price as a Cessna 172. They look fun I agree.

Dollar store toy section, Just saw them. Bought one too.