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by ericrobitaille
Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:05 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Living in hotel rooms
Replies: 39
Views: 7623

Re: Living in hotel rooms

Actually there has been change of plan. I'm in Greenland Kulusuk (BGKK). Wish I brought more movies. Town aint big, its a 15 min walk around the town... Went fishing a little. ATC guys are friendly. Not much air traffic here.

Anyways, Thank y'all for the advice!
by ericrobitaille
Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:10 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Living in hotel rooms
Replies: 39
Views: 7623

Re: Living in hotel rooms

I've actually been sent to Kulusuk in Greenland... 3 days now and still no fly. Weather looking bad for another couple of days still. Having lot of practice with the RC heli. Should of brought movies :S. No luck in fishing yet.
by ericrobitaille
Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Living in hotel rooms
Replies: 39
Views: 7623

Re: Living in hotel rooms

I'm probably going to arrive right in the muskito season, so yeah got lots of bug spray and a face net. No sure how bad its going to be. I'll make sure to get some tv show dvds, thanks for the tip. And sincerely hope the beds are ok. Actually mabe I should bring an inflatable on with a sleeping bag ...
by ericrobitaille
Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Living in hotel rooms
Replies: 39
Views: 7623

Re: Living in hotel rooms

-Bring a laptop to browse the net. -Bring study material -Mabe get a RC Heli -Clean the plane -Explore -Biking and running -Cooking -Video Games -Bring TV shows on hard Drive -Get out and socialise -Bring fishing rod -Drink (on days off) -Read books -Help out the mecanic I'm actually going to YVP fo...
by ericrobitaille
Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:21 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Living in hotel rooms
Replies: 39
Views: 7623

Living in hotel rooms

Going to fly a contract in northern canada for a about 2 months, living in a hotel room. I'm thinking :

-Bring a laptop to browse the net.
-Bring study material
-Mabe get a RC Heli
-Clean the plane
-Explore

Trying to make a longer list.
by ericrobitaille
Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:58 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Counting 'Block time' hours
Replies: 28
Views: 3187

Re: Counting 'Block time' hours

Just got my CPL on a private 172 (not mine) a few months ago. There was a mix up in the CARs not being well tranlated from english to french. Talked with TC they said they'd get that fixed-up. Basically in english it says that the instructor needs to own a part of the plane for it to be ok. In frenc...
by ericrobitaille
Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:01 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: First Jobs
Replies: 24
Views: 2530

Re: First Jobs

By the way, no pilot is depending on a DZ for food on the table. Regardless, pilots flying in unsafe conditions on purpose should of course be warned or else. Espescialy since no one is inssured on theese DZ planes. I can just imagine customer comes in for 1st jump, and before you know it, signs tha...
by ericrobitaille
Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:38 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: First Jobs
Replies: 24
Views: 2530

Re: First Jobs

Just don't be over cautious. Sometimes you might make a bad call and go up they back down with the skydivers on board. It happened to some of my co-workers. I also just got PIC on the 182. I always liked the saying : << It's better to be on the ground wishing you had gone up, then being up in the ai...

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