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- Sat Jun 21, 2025 11:58 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Initial Ground Radio Call
- Replies: 4
- Views: 669
Re: Initial Ground Radio Call
If you are talking to ground control then you are at a controlled airport. The first thing you need to know is what part of the airport pavement is controlled. Ramps, Aprons and taxiway's may or may not controlled. If the taxiway is identified by a sign eg "A" then you must contact the ground contro...
- Sun May 25, 2025 4:44 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Is it slower in your school?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3539
Re: Is it slower in your school?
All the schools in my area on the West Coast have waiting lists for new students. They is still a significant instructor shortage seriously ??!! I only see a overwhelming new instructors and not enough students. You may want to check the date of the post you are responding to, this is an old thread...
- Sun May 25, 2025 4:41 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Aviation Booklet - Flight Test ??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1467
Re: Aviation Booklet - Flight Test ??
If you don't have a valid ADB then you don't have a valid license. You need to apply for a temporary license to hold you over. E-mail your regions general inquiry email address and request a temporary permit. The service staff can email you one and if the delay in getting a new ADB is TC faults you ...
- Wed May 14, 2025 10:11 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Flight Test Examiner Requirements
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1168
Re: Flight Test Examiner Requirements
The Pilot Examiner Manual details the requirements and can be downloaded for free. The first consideration is that TC identifies a need for another PE in your area. I would start by sending an email to your region indicating you would like to be considered for the PE accreditation PE's tend to fall ...
- Sun Mar 09, 2025 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?
- Replies: 144
- Views: 35548
Re: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?
What is everyone's thoughts? My guess is things will slow down by Christmas. And now for something completely different, an on topic post reply :roll: . I was talking to a pilot I know who works for a major Canadian Airline. He said loads to US destinations are consistently down 30 % over expected ...
- Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:30 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Ultralight Instructor Rating - is it worth it?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8425
Re: Ultralight Instructor Rating - is it worth it?
Nope, everything that was previously posted still IMO applies, especially why it is a bad idea to use the instructor rating to get around the passenger carrying restrictions of BULA's
- Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:42 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Frozen ATPL?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2508
Re: Frozen ATPL?
The "Frozen ATPL" is a European program. It is offered by several major training facility with ties to major airlines. Candidates will graduate with a CPL MEIFR Multi Crew Coordination training course and a airbus or Boeing type rating and usually will have already been hired by an airline. As was n...
- Sun Dec 29, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: PAL Broken Landing Gear in Halifax
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7264
Re: PAL Broken Landing Gear in Halifax
"Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said the plane experienced a "suspected landing gear issue" after arrival Saturday night. The aircraft was unable to reach the terminal and the crew and 73 passengers were off-loaded by bus". The aircraft was unable to reach the terminal. Hey Air Canada tha...
- Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:03 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Encore DHC-8-400 tail strike report
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2236
Re: Encore DHC-8-400 tail strike report
A Captain with what used to be new hire FO hours and an FO brand new to big airplanes and with sub ATPL minimums. What could possibly go wrong…..
- Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: NavCanada's stupid satelite ADSB mandate
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4065
Re: NavCanada's stupid satelite ADSB mandate
We will never see space based ADSB in low level airspace. The inconvenient fact that Nav Canada won’t publicly acknowledge is that the space based system is already at full capacity with the existing high level mandate. For a variety of practical reasons increasing the capacity isn’t really doable.
- Thu Nov 07, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Fire resistant clothing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1043
Re: Fire resistant clothing
The chance of being in an accident in a light Cessna or Piper where full fire proof clothing was going to make he difference in surviving or not is pretty low. If you still want to increase your odds, then the most bang for the buck is Nomex gloves and leather boots. Having you hands and feet protec...
- Sun Nov 03, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Flair birdstrike
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2473
Re: Flair birdstrike
Great job by the crew. This is why you don't want zero to hero 250hr wonders is 705 airplanes.
- Sun Nov 03, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: To upgrade or to not upgrade?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3804
Re: To upgrade or to not upgrade?
The stages of a pilots career
1)Chase the Tin
2)Chase the money
3)Chase the life style
Sounds like you are firmly at stage 3. Congratulations. It took me a little too long to realize that stage 3 is the only one that matters.
1)Chase the Tin
2)Chase the money
3)Chase the life style
Sounds like you are firmly at stage 3. Congratulations. It took me a little too long to realize that stage 3 is the only one that matters.
- Wed Oct 30, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: When are swoop planes getting painted?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8610
Re: When are swoop planes getting painted?
That airplane looks like it has a nasty skin condition.CaptDukeNukem wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:32 pm They could at the very least pull a couple bigger stickers and make it look like they are trying…, kinda like bonza and flair.
- Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Failing CPL Flight Test
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1775
Re: Failing CPL Flight Test
My experience with test failures as a pilot examiner is that they fall into 5 categories 1) Test-itis. Candidates have all the necessary skills and knowledge but fail themselves due to nerves. An effective pre flight test review and full mock flight test is vital for these candidates. 2) The brain ...
- Mon Oct 14, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Failing CPL Flight Test
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1775
Re: Failing CPL Flight Test
My experience with test failures as a pilot examiner is that they fall into 5 categories 1) Test-itis. Candidates have all the necessary skills and knowledge but fail themselves due to nerves. An effective pre flight test review and full mock flight test is vital for these candidates. 2) The brain f...
- Mon Oct 14, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: AIM RAC 4.5.2
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2500
AIM RAC 4.5.2
FYI, procedures for operating at uncontrolled airports have been substantially updated in the October 3 AIM edition.
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Is it slower in your school?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3539
Re: Is it slower in your school?
All the schools in my area on the West Coast have waiting lists for new students. They is still a significant instructor shortage
- Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
- Topic: Summer Ground School
- Replies: 222
- Views: 59510
Re: Summer Ground School
One of the unfortunate features of Canadian flight training flight is the content of the CPL course. It does almost nothing to prepare pilots for flying commercially in the real world. This has two deleterious effects. One is obviously to the CPL student, but the other is also to the instructor. Bec...
- Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: When do operators hire new pilots?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3240
Re: When do operators hire new pilots?
My 02 cents Finish all your training. When you get a flying job offer with a course start date ask for a LOA from your current job again. Things can change rapidly so you may get it, if you don’t then if you want to make a move you will have to quit. The advantage of getting all you training in whil...
- Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: TC Ontario office
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1438
Re: TC Ontario office
Even better put Attn: Aviation Flight Crew Licensing under the address block
- Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Latest ADB processing times
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2017
Re: Latest ADB processing times
One caveat to using the exemption. If you go to another country you may be asked to present a valid pilot license. Since the book will show as expired you should also print a copy of the exemption to prove that the license is still valid.
- Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: ATPL: Multi-engine "class" rating?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2419
Re: ATPL: Multi-engine "class" rating?
If the OP already has a ICAO Multi Engine rating from a contracting state then CAR 421.38(3) (c) (i) 0r (ii) should apply. (3) Multi-engine Class Rating - Requirements (a) Skill An applicant for a multi-engine class rating shall successfully complete a flight test as pilot-in-command of a multi-engi...
- Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:21 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Preliminary findings on number of VFR days in CYXX
- Replies: 5
- Views: 781
Re: Preliminary findings on number of VFR days in CYXX
Number of good VFR days in Abby from Nov to March ? That would be both of them. :wink: Seriously though, I second the above post. The reality is that the lower mainland has pretty consistent low clouds and rain in the winter, so it is a struggle to train manoeuvres that require good ceilings and vis...
- Sat Aug 17, 2024 2:30 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Are fuel gauges considered engine instruments?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2154
Re: Are fuel gauges considered engine instruments?
I am personally mystified why some many pilots accept US fuel gauges as acceptable. I compare what the guages say vs what the dipsticks or fuel slip say. You will pretty quickly get a feel for how accurate the gauges are. My personal experience with light aircraft fuel gauges is that if they are wor...