I'm looking to do some practice on my laptop, and had a bad run with the last software I bought for a desk top with constant crashes. I'd like to use a usb stick controller with a throttle on it, that hopefully shows a Garmin430 and or a similar display to the Redbirds. I'd like to try out the softw...

Watch out, the censor is rampant again tonight

You need to think a little further ahead unless of course you have a job guaranteed before you get your licences and ratings. The USA may be a little cheaper but you have a good selection of cheap used aircraft in which to buy and then sell after you do your hours, thats the cheapest way, or take a ...

Hi Brown Bear,
Did you work for Sabourin and Frontier?

Did not see the name Jetall up yet...got to be a lot of guys around
that flew for Jetall.

N879QS is another example of a head on collision with high closing speeds making it difficult for both aircraft to see each other. These accidents will continue and there is not enough emphasis on maintaining a good look out, instructors teach their students how to play Russian roulette. Here is the...

Hell No. There is a large number of kids with silver spoons protruding from their rear ends who for lack of academic ability in other areas, decided to buy themselves some white shirts, gold braid and become excess weight in Aeroplane. I have met lots of pilots who started late and had not trouble g...

First Air, I recall getting a phone call from the chief pilot of First Air to start ground school the next week that required I give short notice to a non-flying job. That employer promptly screwed me out of a final paycheck. While I passed the ground school, First Air at that time decided cancel a ...

Talk about a lack of a sense of humour.
WJ hosties need to be congratulated on "Making an attempt" at humour,

If you don't like it pull out the ear plugs.

I notice practice INRAT questions have two types, Cold Weather corrections for say IAF FAF PT MDA MA etc, that are HIGHER than 5,000 when RAC 9.1 only shows up to 5,000. What do you do when you have altitudes that are far higher? Then there is the classic Question of Cruising at 9,000 crossing a mou...

It's amazing how the details of the radio calls have not made it into the press. Now, I read here that both surviving passengers were bearskin employees which coincidentally is most probably why we have not heard any thing from them in the press. Their jobs are on the line if they do. Then we have e...

The unofficial word is that the 29 year old male passenger was a co-joe for Bearskin which would explain why he has not spoken to the media. Officially there appears to be two stories, one of an approach and the other approaching from descent. The flight data computer and the data recorder have been...

slam-clicker
People who upon checking into a hotel with others remain in their rooms instead of socializing. Used by airline crew to describe those who don't go out.

Slam - as in closing the door
Click - as in locking it immediately

Good Question. Duel hours for a ppl and cpl can be done duel by any instructor that is kosha in that country. For example, you do 10 hours duel and one hour solo in Florida, and with your log book stamped and preferably a certified copy of your student training record, you show up at your GTA Flying...