Sorry - not up to speed on this issue.

What are the FTU's concern about the PCC Act?

You could try acrobatics in a glider. A number of clubs have acrobatic programs. Just a thought.

I would recommend go to a real University study something you like and can fall back on. Do your flight training on weekends and breaks. That would impress me much more than graduating from a puppy mill.

I visited Cornwall last summer. I was impressed. Good facility and nice people.

I would definitely check it out and see if the school suits you.

Good Luck!

Good question.

I'm not a US citizen but as an engineer I can work in the US under the NAFTA...

I'm not sure if there is a specific restriction what I can do once I have a permit.

Saw this earlier today and thought I would pass it on.. see jobs.gc.ca for online submission and more details. Good Luck! -GT Department Name: Department of Transport Location: Prince Rupert Salary: $77,612 to $86,460 Closing Date: April 16, 2010 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information Reference Nu...

Anyone have experiences to share about this US flight school? http://www.atpflightschool.com/ I'm investigating flight training and this place appears to be one of the largest flight schools in the US. They offer a 90 day and 160 day fast track ab initio training program. That seems a bit short ... ...

Ground Thumper, I grabbed these prices off of a website from a school in Ontario. R22- $460 R44- $700 206- $950. Tax not included. You asked about doing all of your training on a R44. Consider this; 100 hours on the R44 = $70,000. or 60 hours on the R22 = $27,600 20 hours on the R44 = $14,000 20 ho...

I'm thinking about rotary wing commercial training ... again :) I'm Canadian but I really would like to work in the southern US. Would I be better positioned to work in the US with US training? Additionally, I was looking at Quantum Helicopters. Anyone have good/bad experiences to share? Cheers, GT

Your chances of losing or winning with TCCA is closely tied to several factors. If you know the right people in TCCA and the issue is not wrongdoing on the part of a TCCA employee you have a far better chance of not being penalized for anything. If you are contributing to a TC employees bank accoun...

... he said that the Mayor was able to mount a vigorous defense, costing him in excess of three quarters of a million dollars, against the groundless charges and that without that powerful defense, he probably would have been found guilty. The Crown has nearly limitless resources, of course - your ...

Maybe if there were more opportunities for low time pilots it wouldn't be happening. Who would invest in a plane and dodge TC bullets for what appears to be building up hours by offering people an opportunity to tag along at cost. How much does it really cost to for this guy to start a legitimate ch...

What about a "plane-pool". Share a plane trip back and forth to work. Everyone chips in for gas and landing fees. The pilot takes no money for his time. Is this illegal?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story ... nipeg.html

Forced retirement for pilots at 60 is over.

Comments?

What's the point of the half-build before the night rating? Why not do night right after PPL and do most of the building hours doing night XC? On the long run it looks much better, let's say for the 50h night XC PIC required for ATPL. These 50 hours, you might not get them easily by working as a F/...

Back when I was doing my PPL I was booking 3 times per week, and I went 8 weeks without flying once to due weather. It was either extreme winds, snow, or whatever. Keep that in mind....in the winter you are going to loose a good chunk of your bookings to weather. Maybe he said 1.5 years with that f...

I know a guy who did his PPL in exactly one month. For sure he got really lucky with the weather and was at the flying school everyday. For the CPL I don't know how long it should take, I'm doing it right now. What I know is that since I have to pay for a given amount of hours, I'll use them the be...

So you diligently calculated that it would take a bare minimum of 100 work days. That works out to be about 20 5-day weeks (all things being equal - probably not reasonable). I was thinking it might have been more actually. Lets round up to 26 weeks - 6 months. Leave a few months for weather and ex...

Easier to break training into specific chunks and take 3 weeks to a month off for them. This way you can study extensively for the next chunk then dive in. This way you are focused on realistic completion times, and can limit your studies to what is at hand. Pre-Solo Prep for Private Test Half Buil...

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Canada has a tendency to be a closed shop in that regard.

Really? Just rotary or fixed as well?

Not to sure about fixed. My understanding is that rotary is a relatively small community and tends to hire Canadian trained pilots.