Jul 5th is the day that changes to eligibility can take effect. I can't find any reference to any publicly announced changes yet. As of June 17, 2020, the Federal Government’s website indicates that any changes to the eligibility criteria for the CEWS would commence as of periods 5 (July 5 to August...

Lots of little changes happening, and we definitely went from understaffed to overstaffed but it's unclear to what degree yet. We are probably a week behind the rest of you. Traffic counts on Monday/Tuesday will probably dictate the next step.

Volume picks up in June. June to September would be Thunderstorm season, but you're not going to know ahead of time when the convective activity starts. I wouldn't worry about seeing busy traffic, you'll have plenty of opportunities once you start training. Also the "craziest traffic" is probably no...

If the ATIS has 2 different runways, you can guess/preplan 05/23 as your most likely runway from the DUVOS arrival. Unless there are delays/holding, it should be pretty straight forward to DUVOS. Just fly along and you will most likely be cleared to 9000, with the expectation you follow the publishe...

A tower at a place like YSB is not taking control at 200-400 ft (minimums). Certainly there can be efficiency with a tower at ceilings of 1000 ft, and significant ones if the vis/ceilings are high enough to allow auto transfer of control but low enough that a crew doesn't want to depart VFR. (e.g. 3...

If you are doing something about your sleep apnea (e.g. CPAP machine) there should be no problem. There are a handful of people at work with Sleep Apnea with no issue on the medical (ATC, Category 2 medical). I declare it on the form, the CAME asks if I use a machine, I say yes, every night (True), ...

Some sectors have a separate monitor nearby that shows big picture traffic flow, and a weather radar overlay. The weather info is usually much better than what's on our CAATS radar screen, but a) the monitor may not be to close, b) unclear how recent the images are, c) don't show motion, d) the imag...

Sooner is probably better, but the "tapes" are kept for 30 days so you have more time if needed.

So generic terminal is in fact the VFR course then? Perfect, thanks for clearing that up! I'm streamed YWG No, Generic Terminal is an IFR course. I'm not YWG, but generic terminal will be for Winnipeg terminal and any other similar specialties. The previous mention of arrivals and departures means ...

“Based on our joint investigation, there is no national security aspect,” said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Penny Hermann.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/201 ... plane.html

One could ask himself if pressing the ident button is a means of acknowleding an instruction, why not press it if you are cleared to climb as well? It's one thing to argue whether a read back is required with CARS or MATS(manops). To say that starting a climb, or pressing a button without a full re...

I have no preference if you say "Identing", and/or "Passing through 5,700", or say nothing at all and just press the button. If you say the altitude, it saves me a couple words. If you don't, you save a couple words and I say the altitude.

re: Scott, see PM

The RVSM factor is a red herring here. The vertical split for Toronto is most commonly 230/240 then 270/280 (or other) depending on the sector. There are military areas over the Great Lakes that have changed their altitudes over the years. This would have had influence on sector divisions. Workload ...

Muskoka FSS closed at some point and the RAAS was moved to Toronto YKZ. Don't know the time or exact reason, but I assume it was for cost cutting. Not much happens at Muskoka in the winter. Toronto FSS closed around 2003 as part of the FIC-project restructuring. London turned into a FIC, and Muskoka...

It depends if we know about the impact of the direct. If I don't know the answer, (e.g. is there a military area active multiple sectors away, or it interferes with a departure/arrival corridor, multiple sector boundaries, etc) we would ask via hotline. To an external agency I'd often just ask the o...

Mangia Cake

"Cake eater". A derogatory term used by blue collar Italo-Canadians used to describe commercialized middle-class WASPs. Italo-Canadians would view the typical daily diet of fellow WASP workers to be based on refined white flour and sugar.

I'm assuming that count is each individual transition to a SID as a separate SID in that number. The SID's are much longer now, and encompass what would be preferred routings. Honest question, Is there much of a difference on your end if there's a short SID to 30 miles out of YYZ plus multiple prefe...

121.22 is "Killaloe" sector. It will be separate/stand alone during mid day, partially combined morning and late evening, combined with all 3 on midnights.

http://theairlinewebsite.com/forum/5-ai ... ion-forum/

That link works for me.

How does it work internationally, or in East Asia?

We don't clear for the arrival here in YYZ, but every once in awhile an Asian carrier asks "are we cleared the XXX arrival?

Either the prescreening needs to be overhauled, or you need somebody else teaching your courses? Over the past 20 years there have been 3 different prescreening programs. Transport Canada, then it was contracted out to SHL and then internal people again. If there is an effective way to screen peopl...

I would say my center has a 35%+ success rate from people starting the school, and 50%+ success rate from people who advanced to On the job training since I've been here. Success rates seem to have been improving quite a bit lately and the numbers are probably much better recently. My own course wou...

There are a number of controllers both Tower and Centre (terminal and enroute) on here. Perhaps you could add a general topic on what you need? (operational question, recruitment, etc)

twinpratts wrote:There is no Westjet fuel surcharge.

Using MatrixITA it shows YQ charges for Westjet flights. Is that not a fuel surcharge?
The westjet site shows it as "Other Air Transportation Charge"