pelmet wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:14 am

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/watch/a ... spartandhp

"Fuel system malfunction" or pilot malfunction?

Squaretail wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:44 pm

It’s more than big enough to do touch and goes on, assuming the land developers haven’t put up another flag pole or light post up again at he end of the runway.

As long as you don't touch down half way down the runway and slow down too much, but I guess that applies to a lot of runways.

When he was going up for circuits in the school plane, he called downwind for a T&G, when his instructor came on the radio and said, "No touch and gos! Only stop and backtracks!" I don't think I'd trust a student to do T&Gs there. Have you ever flown there? On a hot day with the 1.6% upslope it can...

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It depends on the phone. I looked at my buddies Iphone X yesterday because he got woken up by it as well, and after some reading, apparently with IOS 12 and above, the function in the notification setting was removed, so you no longer have the option to turn off the alerts, thus the only option is ...

You can download it free in FltPlan Go.

Usually, if the aircraft has flown within about the last hour, you probably don't need to prime. If unsure, just try without priming and see what happens. ..it's better to underprime than overprime.

This might solve all our problems:

https://uavionix.com/testing-sbx/

Generally not for "cheap" planes. I would recommend looking at COPA"s guide to buying an aircraft in Canada.

ahramin wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:03 pm

How much cross country solo are you planning on doing? I got all the way through my commercial licence in the lower mainland before I started to venture into the mountains.

What route did you use for your 300nm X/C?

Avatars thanks for the clarification from a official standpoint. I agree with you guys as long as you make a safe landing then it should be fine I don't mind landing 0 flap and 20° is ok. I don't like 40° it flies like a brick and you really have to ad power to remain on glideslope at 60 knots. We ...

...generally more discussion has been more about a possible engine failure. From another article: "Witnesses said they saw the plane spin twice up in the air and that it never gained enough altitude for those on board to safely parachute out before nose-diving into the ground." That sounds a lot li...

Seems to me that basic airmanship would tell you to reduce power and control the airspeed.... does that have to be spelled out in a manual or checklist ? Wouldn't basic airmanship tell you not to reduce the power if you're struggling to keep the nose up, and you know that reducing thrust will cause...

As I understand " black hole departure " it means there are no visual situational clues after departure only blackness. So how can this be a VFR departure? Well the term "black hole" is usually used for approaches, not departures. It refers to the visual illusion of the runway lights, resulting in ...

Sounds quite similar to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_helicopter_crash

C.W.E. wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:17 pm

Is there any difference between a " black hole departure " and a departure in IMC with a 200 foot ceiling?

Yes.

Isn't 2000ft a bit low?

You know, it is the airport that's too often responsible. Sell loads of alcohol to folks before their flight, zero responsibility taken. Or so it seems I think it's more a problem in the UK, but doesn't really seem to happen as much in Canada from what I've seen (although I haven't flown on Sunwing...

Also, no need to check for TFRs if just flying in Victoria terminal airspace over the USA. If there are any restrictions, it will be NOTAMed.

"Incidents" cover a pretty broad range of events. However there have been zero fatal accidents involving Jazz even though it is the third largest airline in Canada. From what I've seen as a passenger, the pilots are very well trained and don't push weather.

No one from the generations after you will have the same opportunity. That comment doesn't make sense...salaries are higher now than ever. Take-home pay for 777 captain is about $180k for $300k salary. Save 100k for 10 years and you'll have sufficient income from investments to be able to retire co...

That’s a pretty neat tool. I guess I’m in better shape than I thought. With the rate I’m saving I should be getting $125k in today’s dollars assuming it’s in the ball park for inflation. Maybe I can afford that Porsche. 😉 Note that by default it gives you an income until age 71. Change to 85 and it...

I think the main reason mountain training is done as part of the CPL in Victoria and Vancouver is because there are very few long x/c routes you can fly that don't involve mountain flying.

rookiepilot wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2019 10:02 am

corethatthermal wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2019 8:03 am

What side of the valley Should one fly on, and why?

Thats a loaded question !!!

Maybe.

I'm still waiting.....

You should fly on the right-hand side of the valley for traffic avoidance, unless there is a reason to fly on the other side (e.g. downdrafts).

The challenge is to find an instructor who has walked the talk. They are definitely out there and like every other kind instruction the quality of instruction is largely under your control. This is the problem. You're unlikely to find one of those instructors at a flight school, except in a few rar...