Incredible India !

or

I.N.D.I.A. = I'll Never Do It Again !

I bought a plane....went from 250 to 970 in a few yrs and loved every minute of it...and the learning curve was excellent!

I recommend it to anyone who can do it....

D

There is much more to this story than will ever get written....but these are the facts as they stand...
tf

You could also go to the casino and see if you can make that 7 grand into a future! ...but seriously... Why not build time, quality time, PIC time, with the cash. 50 hr bush course is a waste of time (IMHO). Go rent something, build night time...you will wish you had when you are short a few night t...

A few years ago I had an engine fail on me.

At the time I had about 3500 hrs piston engine time
1000 hrs of twin turbo-prop
1000 hrs of turbo-jet

first engine failure was on a turbo-jet enigne.
cause...fuel starvation....blockage in the FCU...lots of fuel in the tanks!!

tf

For some reason Mathewc's thread is locked so I will reply here. In my medevac days in '98 I worked on an excel logbook that I have been using ever since. First of all....make each year a new worksheet. In 10 years you do not want to be scrolling down 1000's of lines looking for an entry. Over the y...

Info req pls

VAL have 5 CRJ's ....where are they and what are they doing? sked, charters, water bombing(j/k)

what are the conditions like? and pay? PM me if you are shy.

I just checked my calender.....Feb 1st....not April 1st...!!!

I use intellicast all the time.....and I am in Mumbai.... Kingfisher is good beer...but having just come back from Singapore...I would have to say that the Tiger is better !!!! If ya need handlers when you get to Mumbai, pm me. enjoy the trip.... tf ps....weather here is great...should be no problem...

hey folks.... There are some great opportunities out there all over the world right now. Please, PLEASE do your homework before you sign...there are some shady outfits and then there are some un-safe outfits out there. Don't sign anything before you know where and for who you are flying. Listen to y...

1997 quit cushy gov job and started flying C206's up north. 50% salary cut... 1000% more work... 100% job satisfaction... Today Corporate Jet Captain. I was 33, now 43 and never looked back. I had 900hrs TT when I started. Regards. TF ps ...If you have a dream...go for it. If wife & family are suppo...

one word answer....."Google"

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amedirectory/int/index.cfm

cheers all
Happy Landings

If I may clear the air about the Indian currency. A Lakh is just another term for one hundred thousand 1.5 Lakh is written as 1,50,000 which we are used to seeing as 150,000. if you put that in the ole currency converter you come up with about 3960.00 CAD. That is about right for F/O's here in India...

aahhhh...the good ole days...freight run to Fox Lake.... Those were the days...simple, easy. No passengers No flight planning No ATC No problems anyone want to trade ?? Somedays when I am at FL430 trying to find a way around an India Thunderstorm topping FL500 ....I sure miss Fox Lake... Seems like ...

Very pertinent post...but.....what does it have to do with YYC FSS ??

Transport Canada motto also has a new look...

"We're not satisfied till you're not satisfied."

tb

you could try comedy....

Just curious if there are any maintenance people out there who also fly. I am talking about more than a PPL. I know there used to be helio guys that work on their machines. Are there any guys (or gals) that have both M1/M2 and ATPL that fly 704/705 equipment?

thanks
stay safe