Must admit I have received a rock chip in the prop while flying twin otters. You had to be especially careful on intermediate gear and a cold frosty fall morning. The rocks would stick to the tires, and almost always want to come off and be thrown forward through the prop. Slow taxi speeds solved th...

But, are Seach & Rescue not mandated to be dispatched to the site of an emergency landing in the middle of winter regardless if some skidoos are trying to reach the site? What would happen if the skidoos could not make it and the pilot froze his feet? Who would be liable?

Was talking with a friend back in Pickle and he was telling me about an aircraft that made an emergency landing on a lake by Kasabonika the other day. Said the pilot had to wait like 10 hours on the ice in minus 30 before some people showed up on skidoos to get him. So, like why would Search and Res...

You are so far out in left field scabber that I don't think there is any hope for you. Judging from your profile you are a few bricks short of a load. In fact Nakina's aircraft are second to no'ones in Northern Ontario or all of Ontario for that matter. You seem to have one serious chip on your shou...

it seems to me as though dhc2/3 may have a chip on his shoulder. I used to work there years ago, and they are pretty straight shooters. A friend of mine works there currently, and from what he has said it ain't that bad 20 days on and 10 days off at least for the land guys. It was also said that the...