Is there any federal equivalent to the many provinces that have banned smoking in a workplace? Obviously someone on the airplane is working.

AirFrame wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:41 am

Just because you don't know what TC does when you renew your medical, doesn't mean they're not doing something when you renew your medical.

What are they doing then? The fee didn't change when AIP amendments stopped being sent out.

I've been waiting 8 months, no bill yet, nor is it even listed as renewed on the TC General Aviation Online account. Can't pay if they don't bill me! This happened once after 6 mths. I was applying for a new job and wanted to make sure everything was in order. Turned out they didn't receive my medi...

I've never paid it. Sometimes it is stolen from my taxes. Sometimes it goes to collections, but they don't actually have any authority to collect and if you call them on it it goes away. I'm still waiting on an explanation as to what this fee is for. My doctor does all the paperwork.

In BOTH accidents, pilots forgot to Fly The Plane ! They also had a "runaway trim" but did not do a simple memory item like shut the trim switch off ! The Ethiopian crew did turn it off. They did exactly what Boeing told them to do. They were left with jammed stabilizer that they could not physical...

Some aircraft manuals (C208) comes to mind specify "a minimum crew of one in the left seat" but absent of that, flying from the right is totally legal. Instructors do it all the time.

We use them fleet wide, no real issues. The main failure point is the power adapter, its best if you can hardwire it in to your aircraft so the plug doesn't get jostled.

Capt. Underpants wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:28 pm

What isn't known is if that was the last of a load or if they had more on board - which could degrade climb performance significantly.

I imagine there is an emergency dump option in the event of an engine failure or other emergency. I wonder how long it takes to drain the tanks in an emergency.

. Not sure if the OP is legally entitled to compensation, but if he mentions he's going to talk to TC about the incident, I'm pretty sure he'll get his reimbursement before the end of the phone call... This. If I were Air North I'd be giving reimbursement plus free flight I the future. The manifest...

I can see both sides of this. If I showed up back at my parking area (even if it was on the main ramp) to someone using my cord, you can be damn sure I'm taking it back. I get this all the time with tie down straps and chocks. I have my company name written on them, and if I find it attached to a st...

Pretty sure the H model is restricted to 4 passengers.

interesting thought. but if all those planes are flying all year round, when will maintenance happen? on the ship? Surely a Waterbomber doesn't need that much maintenance. Jazz flies their Dash 8s year round and with much higher utilization. Waterbombers have different systems, but I can't imagine ...

Not uncommon for the southern legs to be delayed a bit, rarely more than an hour. Extremely reliable, 2 free checked bags and a free meal. If you're connecting farther with Air Canada, the baggage allowance carries forward for same day domestic travel.

Odds are pretty good he was not at 18,000 feet on the accident flight, or there would have been a RADAR indication of trouble and a search started long before he went overdue at destination.

180 horse 172 will do 18,000, but beats me why he wouldn't use something turbocharged.

Anyone have any theories on how all this flap might help in an expected windshear. Maybe 10 degrees. I wonder if the application of full flap was an attempt to reject the takeoff, but it would cause them to balloon a bit which may cause them to reject rejecting the take-off and continue trying to f...

I've read a clause somewhere with the Flint Tip tanks that simply specified that the aircraft with flint tips at 3800 will perform "as well or better" than the stock wing at 3600lbs. I don't think you actually need published performance data to operate 702/703. Its really no different than operating...

turning wasn't an option?

You guys (and gals) have it all wrong.

Firemen are now firefighters.

Therefore, Airmen should now be referred to as Airfighters.

I don't have any first hand knowledge on this particular aircraft, but there is an STC for a third row seating in the 180/185 similar to a 206. If one of the kids was under 2, it would be legal. Whether the weight and balance could be made to work is another question, especially on floats.

Not a lot of aircraft out there that can foam their own runway for a gear up

Does seem odd to have flaps up for a forced approach. I don't know how close to the edge of the lake that van touched down, but it should go farther in the glide with the flaps up. You know, if it was a forced approach and not forced into gentle CFIT by a low ceiling/poor vis/desire to stay 'VFR.' ...

Does seem odd to have flaps up for a forced approach.

Having watched this twin otter struggle to depart from 3000', I expect a lot of their issues are from procedures getting in the way of operating the aircraft. Heck, it takes them 3 guys and 20 minutes just to get it running.

Keep a close eye on the NOTAMs for Dawson. The Yukon Government is planning to shut it down completely for over a week for paving sometime this summer. Should be done by late July, but you never know.

I've been tasked with creating some routes in uncontrolled airspace for Night VFR 703 ops. CARs 703.27 states "Except when conducting a take-off or landing, no person shall operate an aircraft in VFR flight (a) at night, at less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal ...