Why not just expand the YKF airport (10k foot 8-26, 7k foot 14-32), build a larger terminal on the north side of the airport, add another ILS? The land is there (would need to take some land from the turf farm off shantz station), the airport is there with a new tower being built, and its near a fa...

Got checked out with Excel last August after finishing my PPL elsewhere, really enjoyed my time renting there. Excel isn't a big school by any stretch, but they run a great operation there. The president, Roland, is a great guy who always took the time to answer my questions thoroughly, and he's act...

Another low time PPL here - I usually check the COPA Places To Fly website when planning my flights, I enjoy the format although you may want to double check when things were last updated for each airport (date at the bottom of each page).

http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/index.php

As per the Edmonton Flying Club twitter feed, they are reportedly moving to Parkland Airport, with more details to come.

Coverage starts at 0930 EDT, I think I'll tune in! Good luck to all involved.

As a fresh PPL, I'll jump in. I was about 2 weeks away from finishing the accelerated PPL course I was on, but due to weather I was slightly behind schedule in the course. An aircraft had opened up Saturday evening, so I headed down to the airport to punch in the winds and do my long solo XC. The ro...

It's interesting to follow this as a fresh PPL. At the school I trained at there was of course checklists for the 172s we flew, which we were always instructed to follow. During the initial flights I flew I'll admit I was pretty reliant on the checklist for the majority of the flight, with the excep...

I did my flight test and exam back in early August, so I'll throw in my two cents worth also. Flight Test -Like others have said, keep talking. I was told to treat the examiner like my first passenger, so explain everything you do. Along a similar line, don't be afraid to verbalize ahead of time wha...

I've got 5hrs Glider PIC, including a winch rating - where do I sign up?

Hello all! Shot this quick video of a glider landing at Vulcan airport, my first try at filming so go easy :) The pilot had just completed a half hour familiarization flight after catching a great thermal, certainly a treat for the cadet onboard. Hope everyone likes it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

However, in reality how many Cadets ever touch a Glider again after that training? In most cases the local Fam Teams are not eager to let the newbies in and Soaring Clubs are far too costly for 16 years olds. More than you would think actually. I attended RGS(NW) this summer, and keep in pretty goo...

As a current ACGP pilot, I can say with ease that this will have huge negative effects on the Air Cadets as a whole. This news was circulating at the Southern Alberta Gliding Center today, and needless to say was not well taken. I truly hope this is not confirmed, for the sake of all involved.

Myself: "Yep, I'm a glider pilot."
Other Person: "Ohh ok, so you're not actually a pilot."

Yup, thanks buddy. I guess my Aviation Document Booklet had a typo, pilot shouldn't belong in there...

The SAR Techs are a great bunch, they never cease to impress me. I had the pleasure of being onboard for a practice drop from a Herc, certainly impressive. Speaking of the Hercules, found this gem on CTV: "Search-and-rescue personnel already on the scene in a hovering Hercules Helicopter parachuted ...

If I'm not mistaken the A380 you saw was actually a Delta 747-400, diverting from its Detroit to Tokyo flight.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/denton/C ... 77461.html
Crazy footage, not the way the pilot must have pictured his first solo ending.

Alright, thanks everyone for the quick comments! Very helpful, it certainly makes working on my licensing locally seem like a decent option on the Pipers, also works out to be a bit cheaper (maybe put towards tailwheel time!) Speaking of tailwheel, do any schools in Alberta offer a tailwheel convers...

Hello all, quick question. Does the type of aircraft operated by a FTU unit have an effect on the quality, or overall experience in your flight training? For example, a school I have been looking at (Excel Flight Training) only operates PA28 Warriors, Cherokees, and Archers, and for a twin has one P...

Clip is up on YouTube, pretty good show by the Netook staff!
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Zrctbfus ... rctbfusPWs

Being an Air Cadet glider pilot myself, I'm curious to see what their aerial display was like. Was anybody there, any photos or videos?

Great story, reminds me of the exploits of 5 O'Clock Charlie from M*A*S*H!

I'm currently training out of Gimli with the air cadets, so I'll put in what I know. -Air Cadet ops typically start at 0700 and end at 2000, but for about 15min on either end the train of 5 gliders roll across the hardtop to taxiway Bravo to the cadet hangar. Advisory operates during those periods o...

Question: at what size of aircraft does wake turbulence kick in? I'm training on 2-33s, a pretty light glider, at what size should I be concerned?

Very exciting! Maybe in 4 or 5 years I'll be up in the right seat of one :) ? Now this question has been on my mind for a little while. Will anything in YYC concourse D need to be changed in order to handle the Q operations? I don't know much about Westjet's operations there, but whenever I stop by ...

Heads up, newb question here! So obviously a headset would be a plus from flight training onto the regional airlines, but a what sort of point in your career do you stop carrying your headset to work? A large regional like Jazz? Or a major like Westjet? Then you switch to those small deals? Just cur...