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by single_swine_herder
Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:29 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Shepherd
Replies: 7
Views: 1081

Re: The Shepherd

I think the first time the link to this well done production was posted was by one one of our more entertaining posters,(now banned) .... The Old Fogducker.
by single_swine_herder
Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Shepherd
Replies: 7
Views: 1081

Re: The Shepherd

Good on you for doing so woxof38
by single_swine_herder
Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: Aviation Videos & Photos
Topic: Interesting Spitfire mod....
Replies: 6
Views: 2887

Re: Interesting Spitfire mod....

OK ... sure.

But just how commercially viable is it? The real question in the minds of every northern operator is "How many Moose quarters will it haul?"

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:21 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: "It's who you know"
Replies: 8
Views: 2129

Re: "It's who you know"

Yup. Its the old concept called "networking" and is exceptionally important in all business (or personal) situations. The time to start that process is the day you decided to get a Commercial Pilot Licence. Back when the earth's crust was still cooling and I was a newbie looking for employment or ca...
by single_swine_herder
Sun Dec 24, 2017 12:04 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Shepherd
Replies: 6
Views: 1753

Re: The Shepherd

Here is a link to "The Shepherd" read by one of the CBC's best announcers of all time, the late Alan Maitland.

Merry Christmas to all, and a safe year to everyone.

https://youtu.be/j2_bLEqmBi0
by single_swine_herder
Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Left seat helicopter pic
Replies: 12
Views: 1747

Re: Left seat helicopter pic

It's called a "Practical Flight Test" to see if you can control the aircraft properly. These tests used to be done by Transport .... who knows what is up with that now. The aircraft may need to be temporarily modified in some way, for example an interconnect between one control and another such as s...
by single_swine_herder
Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Large order for Bombardier Q400 program
Replies: 7
Views: 2315

Re: Large order for Bombardier Q400 program

In the short-lived BBC comedy series "Come Fly With Me," there is a segment where the slimeball company president and owner had recorded a video rebuttal to passenger complaints about a recent change in seat pitch causing extreme passenger discomfort. It was quickly exposed as being a bit of corpora...
by single_swine_herder
Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:47 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: CBC Called Out by Air Canada Social Media
Replies: 83
Views: 10112

Re: CBC Called Out by Air Canada Social Media

Cat Driver wrote:The CBC is the place to go if you are into the alternate life style.
What a wonderfully succinct summary!

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:37 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cherokee partner yqt
Replies: 9
Views: 1736

Re: Cherokee partner yqt

I'm not a candidate, but can say the 151 was a sweet flying airplane. When it first came out, I was running a flying school at Pitt Meadows and one of my renters said it perfectly ..... "Piper has made it a nice airplane by putting a Cessna wing on it."

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Ryanair screws up pilot leave requirements, and cancels hundreds of flights
Replies: 25
Views: 5276

Re: Ryanair screws up pilot leave requirements, and cancels hundreds of flights

"Come Fly With Me" is a superbly done parody of the world of aviation. Unfortunately poor ratings caused the BBC to cancel the series after only about six episodes. There are a few outtakes from various episodes on youtube.com be sure to add BBC to the "Come Fly With Me" in the search window. Here's...
by single_swine_herder
Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:47 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Northwestern Air Lease
Replies: 7
Views: 3505

Re: Northwestern Air Lease

They gave me a free pen. Therefore, they seem like nice people ..... you know how much pilots like free stuff.

Joking aside, I've seen infinitely far worse places for a new to the business person to start a career.

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:40 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Northwestern Air Lease
Replies: 7
Views: 3505

Re: Northwestern Air Lease

I was there doing some on-site work a few weeks ago and spoke to quite a few of the staff. Summed up, ... "If a family member was a low-time pilot looking for a workplace that is a safe environment, has an overall system in place to take pilots from low time to a Captaincy on a turbine powered, pres...
by single_swine_herder
Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:59 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: TV Series .... Botswana Newbies Looking For A Job
Replies: 9
Views: 2901

TV Series .... Botswana Newbies Looking For A Job

Just finished watching a video series done about 5 years ago about pilots from various far-flung places trying to get "a first seat" with air carriers operating out of the town of Maun, Botswana. Reminds me of times when newbies would flock to Yellowknife, La Ronge, or other aviation hot spots at th...
by single_swine_herder
Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:35 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: DC-3 Airframe at YWG
Replies: 5
Views: 2790

Re: DC-3 Airframe at YWG

This aircraft is slated for partial restoration in RCAF markings and placed on display as a Gate Guardian at 17 Wing.

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"
Replies: 30
Views: 5949

Re: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"

Yes, Inspectors that had been conducting PPCs and seeing how a company actually functioned were chained to their desks, all enforcement files or investigations were closed. Inspectors were "disencouraged" to even phone an Ops Mgr to correct a typo in an Ops Manual amendment that was submitted. It wa...
by single_swine_herder
Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:06 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"
Replies: 30
Views: 5949

Re: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"

Confusedalot properly makes the point of an SMS for the likes of Air Canada being applied to a Mom & Pop being totally inappropriate .... and that's exactly what was behind my mention of an "SMS-like" program. In the King Air example, a properly functioning reporting and analysis system would have a...
by single_swine_herder
Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:55 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"
Replies: 30
Views: 5949

Re: "Weak aviation oversight making skies less safe: Opinion"

As an FYI, many large companies or customers require an AOC holder to have some form of SMS structure if the operator is going to get the contract for the work. Its a good system in the right hands. For those operators who are in the "Our people have lots of experience, just leave 'em alone and ever...
by single_swine_herder
Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RAIC Processing time.
Replies: 12
Views: 3722

Re: RAIC Processing time.

One of our guys just went in for a renewal (3 months before expiry) and was told processing time would be 4 months!

If the previous one gets close to expiry, drop in and they would process a temporary to bridge the need.

SSH
by single_swine_herder
Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:03 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Climate change and air travel
Replies: 9
Views: 2434

Re: Climate change and air travel

Wow ..... this is huge news! I'll bet nobody in the aviation journalism world has any idea that sometimes loads are reduced for WAT limits...... I suppose that with runaway global warming, that 30% of the world's fleet won't be able to get airborne because it is so hot and performance so adversely a...

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