Funny you mention Capt Abend....picked up a copy of Flying magazine the other day and it contained an account of his last line flight. Used to get a chuckle of watching Delta operate their 1011s in LGA as well..taxxing around at 20 kts!!!

I am not actively commuting right now, but used to use the TL as well [stayed there the day before the rate hit $129]..there doesn't seem to be any hotels willing to accommodate commuters anymore..Hotwire might be to blame for this.

"but they were operating F27 and Twin Otter, in the northeasern US, circa 1980-1982."

Would that have been Pilgrim Airlines??? They used to fly in to YOW,based in Groton, Conn

how much math is used before, during, and after the flights?

Mostly, it is used when inbound to Newfoundland stations, trying to give accurate eta in local time

This is ridiculous...why would anybody try to justify non residents coming to this country to take jobs that could be filled by residents?!!!! Doesn't anybody remember how hard it was breaking into the next level of flying?? This industry is tight enough for pilots trying to gain experience without ...

I always get a chuckle when the complaints start re:AC service- it goes something like "I had a bad flight with them in 1984..I'll never fly with Air Canada again"

Possibly something like a military area went hot [offshore area restriction] or activity at Cape Canaveral. I have had departures out of MCO delayed due sequencing for northbound traffic from the south...very high density, lots of airports, lots of traffic.

Hi guys...this question deals with speed after leaving the hold. Not sure if this varies from one terminal to another but lets use YZ. With 33 ops, we sometimes get issued a hold. After slowing to clean speed and holding, do you expect us to maintain the holding speed or revert to 250 once cleared o...

I had heard from a person in the management structure at Air Canada that the co. was not involved in the program anymore. This conversation was around the first week of December.

So the foreign guys are already type rated and do a short course for Sunwing's operation. Sunwing could hire Canadian pilots and train them but it is cheaper because the foreign guys are already endorsed on the specific aircraft type. I am not sure how this complies with the TFW program [supposedly ...

I know, here we go again, but if the training for the FLVC is the same as a Canadian guy off the street, what is the advantage for Sunwing?? Is the pay for the FLVC pilots that much cheaper than the regular line guys??

This has probably been discussed before, but what training do the FLVC pilots and wet lease pilots undergo before they start flying in Canadian airspace with Canadian passengers?? Do they have ground school, simulator training and a validation ride with Transport Canada? I am curious wrt to SMS and ...

"Have any of the TFW pilots for Sunwing arrived yet ? Anyone know ?"

Judging by the foreign accents with Sunving callsigns on YUL Atc, I'd say yes.

Sorry, I had left the predecessor company by the time the -7's had arrived, so the info was 3rd hand.

I believe City Express brought over some pilots from Arkia [Israel] to fly the Dash 7 as there weren't any endorsed Canadian pilots on type. This would be 1984. One is now a TC inspector.

Thanks...see you on the radio

Why does it take upwards of 10-14 mins to issue an Atis that is based on wx. that is taken on the hour??? Tks

Re: 3 hour call out....I always thought it was but according to art 29.04.04 of the newly assigned work rules, "must be avail for flt duty no later than 2hrs after a call frm CS". And I take it that would mean....be at the airport. And for my 2c on commuting...it ain't for everybody...if I was joini...

Happy and relaxed..no paranoia about being on an open ramp around an a/c..I remember arriving at the yqt aiport,cutting through the ticket counter, out onto the ramp and up the airstairs or when the commisionaire would open the bypass door for you without even batting an eye at your mot pass. Anothe...

So does Mikey have a license/endorsements???

"They aren't flown the same in a fully automated aircraft. ILS is a non-event, where as a LOC or NDB has a lot of elbows and armpits adjusting the FMS/guidance panel trying to keep the aircraft on profile." Actually, in the Airbus, a "fully managed" approach has all the similarities of an ils.Ottawa...

I had heard it was a medical emergency...not sure when the decision was made to divert but the weather in yow was better than yz...I'll bet the crew had not done a non precision approach in a while as the only ils in ow was shut down du construction..ytr probably did not have logistics/customs to ha...

McGuinty, Smitherman say they didn't see memo on Ornge TORONTO — Premier Dalton McGuinty says he never saw a memo from a government lawyer who sounded the alarm about Ornge almost eight years ago. The lawyer warned in 2004 that there were problems with the original agreement that the government ende...

“It must have been political interference.”

Where is Georgey Smitherman hiding??? He has some splainin' to do..

Back in the day.. some US carriers [dc9-727]would power back rather than use a tug -quicker and less manpower/equip req'd - very noisy though and not fuel efficient to say the least.