The balanced field length problem was "solved" by doctoring the numbers. The rumour I heard was using the 200' clearways on both ends to turn a 3500' runway into a "3900' runway". Then also take credit for a static take-off on gravel as well. The 1900 doesn't belong in the north either. The Metro is...

The ground, airplanes, cars, etc. all radiate their heat out into space at night. Overcast clouds reflect some of that radiant heat back down to the surface. Clear nights are always cooler and cool down much faster than overcast nights. That moisture has to go somewhere, so it sticks to stuff as fro...

Just tell them there's already an axe in the cockpit of the plane you are about to board and watch them go bananas.

You're either PIC or you aren't. Go get a job flying airplanes before you go to the regionals if you want to be an ATP. Except this PICUS thing. Where you are PIC until you need you look left and be an FO again. Then it's all cuddly, you aren't the PIC anymore while the other PIC solves the problem...

That report is garbage. They imply that the higher speed caused the captain to push the nose down at low altitude. They completely ignore the fact that the FO (PM) was likely on the last pairing of his line indoc and the captain would have had his hands full. Shit happens. The passengers and crew a...

I have seen a situation where person X doesn't show up for boarding, and person Y gets on the plane instead. Nobody noticed until several stops later when person X was supposed to deplane yet person Y remained onboard. Ensuring the manifest is accurate can be a big pain in the ass, but it's gotta be...

They're up to 8-10 Dash 8's now so evolution is happening. There has been a 19 seat airplane built in 15 years and nothing pressurized is on the radar. A fast twin otter by Cessna built for fedex 1st and people 2nd (sounds like the caravan) is all there is coming down the pipe and it's using 80's e...

How many bonus points if you keep it on the runway? That includes the clearways...for those that like to backtrack behind the lights

Is the Metroliner such a masterpiece of an airplane that there is nothing else that could do the job? Not at near those operating costs! I hear total operating costs per hour of a 1900D are almost double those of a Metro... That's a tough price to pay for a lifetime of hearing damage and back probl...

Aren't there a bunch of Q400 tanker conversions? Maybe deHavilland can sell a bunch of new planes. As as been said, aren't many lakes in Australia for a scooper. Salt water on the coast is a no-go, 415s aren't like a Beaver you can rebuild every couple years to deal with corrosion.

North Star Air. Worth a shot. They have PC-12 and Baslers running out of Pickle and Red Lake. Elsewhere too. Some of the Baslers are swimming, skating and chopping down trees too. I wouldn't be betting too much on this company unless I had no other offers. 3 crashes in 2 years. How many more until ...

interesting thought. but if all those planes are flying all year round, when will maintenance happen? on the ship? Surely a Waterbomber doesn't need that much maintenance. Jazz flies their Dash 8s year round and with much higher utilization. Waterbombers have different systems, but I can't imagine ...

Depends on how many other job offers you have. Metro would certantly not look as good as some other types. Job priority should go something like this: Safety Schedule Pay City (base) Aircraft type Career progression So does the company have a good safe reputation? Is the schedule compatable with you...

Even if I'm working for somewhere, even for a couple years, it's nice to be paid an actual "Competitive Compensation", instead of lied to about the pay being competetive. 1900 captain elsewhere in Canada is really turning into a 100k/yr job with the average probably being dragged down to 90k (by CMA...

Spin used to be the technique of choice way back before they invented the fancy gyroscopic instruments. I'm talking 20s and 30s. If I'm in a plane that will be stable in a spin, at 10000' and it's 3000' agl overcast, I can't divert to somewhere nicer, I'd probably give it a go. This is also a situat...

Do WJ crews get questioned on diversions? Recently I did a pretty abnormal and expensive diversion (I don't work for WJ). About 2 short simple questions from management was all that was asked. "did you consider the wx at ___insert more typical diversion airport___?" Managers just have to have some e...

Wasaya does. Air Bravo probably does and Skyscare will take anybody.

Bearskin is the same company as Perimeter now, not sure how or if pilots can switch back and forth. However Perimeter has been taking 200hr pilots for quite a while.

Except when there's a nasty solar flare or China/North Korea attack and the orange spray tan to the south turns off GPS for non-military. All the bad guys really have to do is detonate a nuke in the ionosphere and that doesn't take any great deal of accuracy or missile range. Then all the fancy dual...

Did a couple winters in YTH. They were pretty cool, some might even say cold

So it's not regulation to account for runway contamination on takeoff or landing? Surprised we're not running planes off the end of runways daily all winter long. Altitude, temperature, wind and aircraft weight, all good to go. Oh, and there's 2" of slush, lets go flying! Glad TC lives in their own ...

If I'm flying from Middleo-Nowhere SK to Lonepine-Tree MB in my J3 on floats, I'm not too worried about traffic and NORDO is pretty safe. That radio in the "ad" above would cost more than the Avgas for the whole trip. If I'm flying Burlington to Brampton, NORDO is dangerious. I'll have a proper head...

While I generally agree about the degree of work ethic and resiliency instilled in the younger generation, there are also some valid problems they face. My first apartment, at 18, in a major city was $352 a month. Only 30% of a full time pay cheque at minimum wage, and it wasn't a basement hole. Th...

Bring the pay rates up to match those in the US and I bet much of the Canadian pilot shortage will be gone. Oh, adopt the US fatigue rules too. The executives need to send their managers to the negotiating table with much more money. The union and management are deciding how to divide up the table s...

Wouldn't the parents be aware of the child's health? Mild anxiety or excitement isn't unfit to fly as a pax.

Not every aviation issue should be solved by more engines, more crew, more radios, more checklists and more regulations. That's why airliners have 2, 3, 4, or 5 of everything? The 747 is unquestionably a safer airplane than the 172. I'm not arguing NORDO can't be done safely, just don't fly NORDO i...