None of the accidents are about "get your head around putting the gear up or down". So tell us what they're 'about'. Usually something like distractions combined with being in a hurry, resulting in forgetting to do the checklist. In one case (Terry McEvoy's accident), he saw 3 green and thought tha...

Possibly an anonymous letter or phone call to the Civil Aviation Medicine contact for your region, giving enough detail to let them know it's genuine, without giving away your identity: https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/civil-aviation-contacts-offices After that, you've done your bit, and it's up to ...

The really expensive ones have probably been self insured by the taxpayers. The OMNR Twin Otter, the RCMP Turbo Beaver, maybe this Telus one was also self insurance. Any idea what kind of gear safety mechanisms were in these aircraft? It seems like these days it should be pretty easy to have a fail...

I can't believe insurance companies even insure amphibs anymore. It's retractable gear, if you can't get your head around putting the gear up or down in an aircraft before landing, you probably should try another vocation. I think a large dose of humility is good for pilots. I've seen a lot of amph...

The suspect clearly has some mental health stuff going on. From his Facebook: "I am the messiah sent to save humanity from climate change and usher in an era of world peace." I hope he gets proper help soon. FWIW he graduated from high school in Lloyminster 25 years ago, then went to university in ...

...I'd like to know the AC involved, is there any way to find out? This clip from CBC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEVOcEi_-lo) showed two static photos of aircraft, C-172 C-GZKA and C-152 C-FIYL. I don't believe the clip specifically says "These were the aircraft involved", although the photos...

Prelim report here: https://aaib.gov.in/What's%20New%20Assets/Preliminary%20Report%20VT-ANB.pdf Their website is a bit like going back to the 90s dialup, watching images slowly load, so it takes a while to download. Here are the pertinent facts: As per the EAFR data, the aircraft crossed the take-of...

shamrock104 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:22 pm It would appear they are hiding their findings; no really surprised here.

Why do you say that? The prelim report is scheduled to be released in the next day or two.

Unbelievable that he survived. I don't like the single door on Cherokees for that reason.

co-joe wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:02 pm

The question is, will the two guys in YVR that fail 32 out of every 33 IFR candidates for BS reasons still be allowed to run their little fiefdom and maintain double time for everyone else with their power?

Can you give some specific examples of these BS reasons?

"Adam Penner, one of the owners of flight school Harv’s Air, said the student pilots were trying to land the two planes at the same time when the collision occurred"

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article ... bach-rcmp/

Yes, they are excellent. Very professional, well managed, great customer service.

cncpc wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:06 pm

I would have thought two calving at once would be engine related?

Engine or human related.

Why would they shut down their only engine? What situation were they worried about? They were on the climb out, so they could (presumably) easily glide back to the reciprocal runway. Perhaps they were worried about a catastrophic engine failure or fire. "Abnormally high torque" doesn't sound good.

https://spaces.navcanada.ca/workspace/aeroview/ Spaces is a great resource. Now if we could just get them to issue atis on the hour like the US does, instead of 6...7...8...or 9 minutes after the hour. :roll: The nice thing about NC Spaces is that it shows up to the minute winds as well as the ATIS.

I assume fuel contamination is all but ruled out — other flights departing of course using same fuel source? Absent a catastrophic cockpit decision, doesn't look good, does it. Catastrophic Electrical failure? Would that kill both engines? This guy makes a case for vapour lock - extreme fuel temps....

16SidedOffice wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 9:10 pm
Salary wise, there needs to be more incentive for qualified controllers from the easier units to want to come to the harder more complex ones.

What is the barrier (if any) to this happening?

Not a good look for a professional pilot to be ranting about another aviation profession like this. Frustrations and emotions run high but this isn’t a good response, particularly the rumour fuelled accusations. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6773978 It's a world class rant. Since we don't ...

2a says if it's not removed, it needs to be secured or isolated so as not to present a hazard. Clearly a burnt nav light isn't going to present a hazard. 2b says placards must be installed as required by the 625 standards, but there is only says placards are required as per the POH and A/Ds. So, unl...

Conducting a checkride in a PA140 the other day on the forced approach exercise I noticed the pilot did not apply carb heat. I asked him why and he replied “not in the POH”. Conscientious guy otherwise, so I guess there’s a good slice of pilot population thinking that way. The green in the PA28 RPM...

Yes, carb ice is rare on carburreted Lycoming 172s, but it does happen occasionally. Certainly not as often as on continentals (especially the C150), where it's a regular occurrence. I think it's only happened to me a few times, always flying near the ocean. So yes, if it only happens very occasiona...

Me262 wrote: ↑Fri May 02, 2025 10:16 am Just use the fingers, 123.45

for pilots who are too lazy to look up / remember the proper frequency

I think the key line in the previous response is that European cheese(or at least a good selection of it) is available if you know where to look for it. So, for millions of Canadians without a car, you have to walk far or or maybe take a bus or taxi somewhere to a specialty shop, as an extra trip, ...

cdnavater wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:10 pm another Liberal promise to get support in the Quebec and Ontario that does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR THE REST OF CANADA!

I guess you missed all the promises they made for the rest of Canada.

no logic...nonsense taking the opposite position of the topic!

Indeed.