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by 455tt
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Help me with a SAMRA question!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 967

Re: Help me with a SAMRA question!!!

The key to this question is the Temperature. We know that a HIGH has descending air, AKA Subsidence, and the temperature increases. We also know that a LOW has ascending air, AKA Ascendance, and the temperature decreases. Therefore, in this example, we will have a LOW to the NW, and a HIGH to the SE...
by 455tt
Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Fraudulant Freelance Instructor GTA
Replies: 26
Views: 2536

Re: Fraudulant Freelance Instructor GTA

Caveat emptor.
by 455tt
Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:18 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Advice for New Instructors
Replies: 23
Views: 2133

Re: Advice for New Instructors

Asking questions is a key component of good instruction - see the FIG. I agree with you it is not good to prevent the student from ever doing anything. But I am not advocating for this. I am advocating for instructors to be present for the preflight inspection. And to teach by asking questions. Do y...
by 455tt
Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:47 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Advice for New Instructors
Replies: 23
Views: 2133

Re: Advice for New Instructors

The point I am making is the rarity of accidents should not negate being cautious. And as for types of scenarios I am worried that having both the PIC instructor plus the ab initio student pilot should complete the walk around together would be a good idea is the infamous "running out of fuel in tra...
by 455tt
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:00 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Advice for New Instructors
Replies: 23
Views: 2133

Re: Advice for New Instructors

Just curious, what ab-initio licence takes 40 - 50 dual flights?

And if you have an ab-initio student at 40 - 50 dual lessons, then you should be really, really careful for sure.

Do accidents happen alot, not really. So why not ditch the pre-flight altogether?
by 455tt
Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:42 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Advice for New Instructors
Replies: 23
Views: 2133

Re: Advice for New Instructors

ALWAYS do the aircraft pre-flight inspection with your student. I can't believe how often I see senior flight instructors leaving the pre-flight inspection to the "lowly" student all alone, as if it is beneath the instructor's time and effort. The pre-flight is really important. Instructors should u...
by 455tt
Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: ATPL exams
Replies: 15
Views: 11564

Re: ATPL exams

Yes you can do this. First get your Cat 1 Medical (if you have not already done so), then sit the SAMRA, SARON and INRAT exams. You will also have to do an IFR flight test in a light twin. Here is TC's summary of the process: "To successfully earn a Canadian ATPL-A, you must: Complete medical examin...
by 455tt
Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:04 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Spin Recovery Altitude
Replies: 82
Views: 3468

Re: Spin Recovery Altitude

More-rudder! wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:32 pm The TSB sited the Shearwater Flying Club ...
"Cite" vs. "site" vs. "sight". They all sound the same but each means something different and are not interchangeable.

As for spin recovery, we use the recommended height in the POH or 2,000 feet AGL, whichever is higher.
by 455tt
Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Steep Turns At Low Altitude
Replies: 142
Views: 7176

Re: Steep Turns At Low Altitude

I personally knew a 3,000+ hour pilot that lost his life in a low altitude steep turn. He was a wonderful person and a highly skilled pilot.

So I would urge all pilots here to be really, really cautious with low altitude steep turns and if you are afraid of doing them, all the better.
by 455tt
Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:48 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: IFR Comm Failure before Approach - NIZUS Question
Replies: 16
Views: 2953

Re: IFR Comm Failure before Approach - NIZUS Question

What reference(s) is/are provided by the authors for this particular question? Most exam prep's will have some kind of reference system so the user can source the background material for their questions. It enhances the authority of their product. Or is this not the case with NIZUS, and they just di...
by 455tt
Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude
Replies: 8
Views: 3419

Re: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude

Aha - now everything makes sense. AeroCourse is really 2 products, their questions workbook, plus their seminar. If you use their workbook only, without purchasing their seminar, then, if you want to know and understand the material, you must research the background subjects, using alternate sources...
by 455tt
Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:38 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude
Replies: 8
Views: 3419

Re: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude

High level performance charts are typically laid out on the basis of ISA temperature deviation. So you work this out first, then look to the chart. In this question the fact that the Tropopause is higher and colder than ISA is certainly interesting to note, but not essential to working out the ISA t...
by 455tt
Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude
Replies: 8
Views: 3419

Re: ISA Deviation Question at Altitude

Good job NotDirty, you beat me to it.

To the OP: does the book not provide any references for its questions?
by 455tt
Sat Oct 10, 2020 2:07 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Spins before solo?
Replies: 73
Views: 4175

Re: Spins before solo?

The precept of the initial question seems ridiculous. If you follow the line of reasoning to the end, and come to the conclusion that there is nothing definitive in CARs mandating stall-spin training, does that mean you should throw it out the window? Stall-spin awareness and recovery training is so...
by 455tt
Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Spins before solo?
Replies: 73
Views: 4175

Re: Spins before solo?

As far as I know Exercise 13 has been then since the dawn of time, and is still there. I'm trying to work out what rule is broken if a student flies a first solo before completing it. Why bother trying to determine the formal existence of such a rule when we all follow it in practice, regardless? S...
by 455tt
Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Calculating time required with Mach and reported winds?
Replies: 5
Views: 373

Re: Calculating time required with Mach and reported winds?

I am having trouble figuring out the calculation for this question; The following wind report relates to a WESTBOUND flight of a small business jet aircraft: 274045 How long would this aircraft take to cover a distance of 150 NM if it cruised at .83 Mach? a) 31 mins b) 25 mins c) 20 mins d) 17 mins...
by 455tt
Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:19 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The personal log book thing.
Replies: 135
Views: 17875

Re: The personal log book thing.

I read the regulation as requiring that you maintain a personal logbook, but only for the purposes of acquiring a licence/rating or for currency. So what you must log depends on your situation. If you are PPL and you never intend on ever carrying passengers or getting any further licences or ratings...
by 455tt
Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:17 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Maximum holding speed for a civil turboprop aircraft?
Replies: 8
Views: 3214

Re: Maximum holding speed for a civil turboprop aircraft?

The holding speeds were recently revised by TC as per current AIM.

You are probably remembering the old rules which have now changed; any source that is more than about 2 years old will be based upon the old rules.
by 455tt
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: New Flight Duty Times - Written Exams
Replies: 2
Views: 921

Re: New Flight Duty Times - Written Exams

I would not be concerned yet - if you go to the Justice Laws Canada website they are still using the old version of the flight duty rules under Part VII: https://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-96-433/FullText.html#s-700.13 So until the CARs themselves have been updated for the new rules...
by 455tt
Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:32 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: What is wrong with the aviation industry?
Replies: 22
Views: 3357

Re: What is wrong with the aviation industry?

This forum is not a university. Nor is it an in-person interview with an employer. This is an anonymous internet forum. Anybody can post and say almost whatever they want. For me, this forum is like a saloon in a wild west gold town. It is often rough and wild, with many of those having something to...

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