When flying mountain valleys, cruising altitudes is certainly on the list of considerations but I can't think of anything lower priority. It has no bearing once weather starts to be a factor. For experienced pilots, absolutely cruising altitudes is just one of many considerations, low time pilots f...

I always try to fly Odd altitudes when going East and Even when going West even if the patch of ground directly under me may not be 3000 ft below. On one not great day I met a guy going West bound at 5500 ft right in the middle of the narrowest bit near the slide. There was room for the guy to be at...

digits_ wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:46 am

Big Pistons Forever wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:32 am
After you have all your licenses and ratings there is no CAR's requirement to keep a log

Don't you need to be able to prove recency/currency?

A journey log book entry will suffice

Yes traffic will return at some point but it’s likely to be a slow go; Nav seems to be betting that they will be able to train and qualify controllers as needed. I have no comment as to whether that is a good decision or not. 3 weeks ago I was flying VFR in Southern Vancouver Island and was denied ...

The older I get the bigger the yellow stripe down my back gets. Back when I was young and dumb I pushed weather in the Hope Princeton area more than a few times. One flight in particular had a satisfactory conclusion that was more a result of luck than skill. I would wager that more airplanes have b...

Personally I log all my flights in a paper log book. With 43 years of flying I am now on book number 5. Occasionally I browse my old logs and even the brief entries brings back old memories some good, some bad, some funny and some scary. I keep a picture album with a date on the pictures so I can cr...

Interesting dynamic at play. I get why the airlines want to conserve cash by offering travel vouchers over refunds but it I wonder if the unintended consequences have been fully thought out. Specifically how are the airlines going to grow back if no one is willing to make a forward booking because t...

Several pilots I know that started flight training right after the 2008 melt down did quite well riding the leading edge of the wave as things pick up.

Canadian Transportation Agency has sample tariffs on their website+

I feel for cabin crew. In many ways I think they are in an impossible position when dealing with “guests” that don’t want to go along to get along when dealing with what is wholly a public health issue, not an aviation safety issue. There are always 2 sides to a story but the media usually doesn’t d...

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I would suggest "failing" an i-pad on a ride could be considered a legitimate action by an examiner. Ideally the student should have a back up on his/her phone or a second tablet. If they don't then an acceptable response would be to get the required information from ATC. The Flight Test Guide requi...

When I was an Instructor I had a student retract the gear instead of the flaps on a touch and go landing. I was a half second too slow stopping them as only the right main gear folded but the airplane still ended up wrecked. The only good news was talking to the CFI the next day ( the day of the acc...

Not a big fan of CAP 3000 floats. Good in rough water but a pig to takeoff with in calm water. They are also very unforgiving in a crosswind. You need to touch down with absolutely no drift or the ride will get very exciting. I think the 180 is a bit under floated with 2870's. I would vote for the P...

My 01 cents 4 of my PPL students ended up buying Ultra lights with 2 stroke engines. Every single one had a least one engine failure. 3 went back to flying certified GA airplanes and the other gave up all flying after sustaining major injuries in the crash of his ultra light after an engine failure....

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How much are you willing to pay for an instructor ?

Cruise speed and range figures seem to me to be the most optimistic. I don"t think I have ever seen a piston powered airplane give me the book TAS

Also don't forget the average light airplane is 40 + years old so it is unlikely to perform as well as it did new

I agree the sweet spot for ownership is a 2 person partnership. I was in a 2 person partnership for 15 years. Over that time I could count the number of times we both wanted the airplane at the same time on the fingers of one hand, but all the fixed costs were cut in half. The challenge is to find a...

At 50 hours a year owning an airplane will almost always be more expensive per hour. For a C 150 flying 50 hrs a year Annual Inspection Minimum $ 2000 Insurance $ 1400 Tie down $1000 Fuel and oil ($ 45/hr) $2250 misc (Nav Canada fee's etc) $ 100 total $ 6750 Cost per hour $ 135 Note this does not in...

The upgrade from 4 to 3 is not by "by means of a flight test". it is a paper work exercise you use to prove you meet the prerequisites for a Class 3 rating. It does not renew your rating it simply extends the validity of your flight Instructor rating for a year. If you do not meet the requirements t...