Hearing the stall warning while they are still a few hundred feet up on a gliding final approach means that when they arrive to the ground, they likely will have no reserve of speed with which to flare.

I quite liked the PA-30, very nice to fly, and in my opinion not the devil it is reputed to be on one engine. I did lots of single engine work, including stalls (I was flight testing for a prop change approval). It behaved politely for me all the time. I did find that it demanded being landed with t...

'Had an excellent dinner at Tailwinds this evening with my wife, daughter and friends, while I watched other friends come and go on a very nice evening for flying!

From a fellow pilot out of Lindsay airport, said they were closed I'm confident that whether the restaurant is open or closed can be easily determined first hand, rather than relying on third hand speculation. We in aviation owe it to support others who serve our industry, so let's give the benefit...

Winter flying can make renting more attractive than owning in some cases. Unless you are keeping your plane in a hangar, and preheated as required, it can be very convenient to be handed the keys to an airplane which has been warmed up, and has no ice and snow on it! I own two planes, and I fly prac...

I have always found it worrisome that our aviation regulatory structure puts a limitation on just about everything we may fly in a plane, except the weight of an individual person. I once discussed this with TC, after being a commercial passenger on a Canadian airline, as was told by TC that: "We're...

I had to hand prop my 150 while parked on ice once, I had an ice screw, so tying it was no problem, but good footing was a problem. So I walked to shore with a plastic bag I had in the back. I found a spot of excess where the highway sander had sanded the road, and scooped up a few handfuls, which a...

Correct, ethanol must not be present in Mogas. So far, at least in Ontario, premium auto gas does not contain ethanol. Each time I have my tank filled, I check, so far so good.

no one goes online to tell everyone how great the job is Yeah, I have to keep some things secret! A person who earns a Class 1 trucking license after 2-3 months of training can start of earning 48k and then slowly progress to earning up to 100k over the years Apples to oranges. The learning curve i...

Mogas use is applicable (or not) to the engine, and airframe independently of each other, so the certified aircraft type, and certified engine installed must both be expressly permitted to use Mogas, before you can. That expressed authority will be found in one of three places only: The type certifi...

A few thoughts; Yes, oil on the windshield can be a problem, 'done that a couple of times. Loosing the prop is going to result in an aft C of G, though that did not seem to be a factor, and you're going to glide further than you expect based on regular idle approaches. Gliding farther did seem to be...

i am sure my hurtful post will be deleted by the moderators

Yeah, I was thinking that too - though I'm not a moderator here. Where I do moderate, what I read would be far over the line, but here, that's up to someone else...

C'mon.... To each their own, and honest wisdom to someone who wants to learn and asks.... Would a group of like minded pilots chat over coffee like that? It's rather embarrassing!

I don’t believe a newly qualified pilot can reach or maintain a safe standard of pilot skill with only one or two hours a month. Absolutely true, in my opinion! Though a parallel topic to the question asked. And the "newly qualified" element is the pivotal point. With many thousands of hours, I ask...

You've got to price out the options and how you benefit from either. Yes, renting, you can fly a greater number of types, with much less investment. But generally, extended use of the plane is less likely for you. If you own, you take it where you want to, when you want to, and there is no schedule ...

This accident was profoundly preventable. Insurance should be there for accidents which are much less preventable. Though this pilot meant no malice to our industry, non the less, he was unable to manage an entirely manageable situation, and we will all see an insurance rise because of that. Happily...

to know the importance of the red thingy. When I have time during the emergency, I would move the red thingy. However, assuming that the throttle was still functioning as design, closing the throttle would reduce the effective power by enough to allow the plane to slow. And moving the mixture to id...

Yeah, as startling and worrisome as this video is, I have more sympathy for this pilot, than desire to laugh at the event. This is partly on an instructor who sent this pilot solo. For the few times I have sent a pilot solo, I've sat, watched, and sweated, have I really impressed all of the importan...

Hi Mom, Aside from the financial factors, I will suggest that there are some foundation steps for your son at this early age. If he takes to model airplanes, building and flying them can ingrain many piloting basics at an early age. I'm not talking expensive, store bought radio control planes, but r...

The size of the operation is not a factor, if they are providing the service which is needed. If the airplanes are suitable and well maintained, that's fine. Guelph Airpark is a fine place to learn, and having Waterloo close for controlled airport work is great. But, a company's website is like a pe...