iflyforpie wrote: This is a good case of where the nearest airport was not the best one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbm8xzLVgQ4

Tense!!

As for interest in trades... I never thought about and didn't have any interest in them. I don't mind learning a skill or two, but I'd rather go into post-secondary and get a degree because it's a more enjoyable journey. I'm also interested in Computer Science's, programming in high school was quit...

More leg room can be had by booking an exit seat for not much more money. I wish it were the same for seats with shoulder room...

The only people who think YYZ is the "centre of the universe" are those who don't live there. Indeed, and for good reason: the vast bulk of the Canadian media sphere is centred around the GTA. If you live here you probably don't notice the bias, but if you live anywhere else in the country the "nat...

I don't know why Bombardier doesn't host anything at downsview. Might help in selling some planes. Something like a mini MAKS, Paris and Dubai Airshows. It would be a lot nicer to be able to walk up to the aircraft From a pure flying perspective..YZD is too close to Pearson to have any aerial displ...

longjon wrote:Trades in Ft.Mac can earn $700 to $800 per day.

Which just about covers your hotel

$NotEnough

Some people say the north end of Hanlan's Point Beach is good, but birds on the tarmac and birds with feathers might not be the only birds you see.

You can make 80k+ working as a conductor for CN. They pay you during training, too, last I heard. The hours are somewhat random, however.

I guess taking short cuts and chances caught up to them...

trey kule wrote:I would guess the roll was uncommanded. This is what an insipion spin looks like.

Ahh, okay. Thanks!

Justjohn wrote:'Cause maybe you can't hold a class 3 medical, but love to fly. There is a well known Canadian singer in this situation currently.

Ahh, makes sense.

This is the kind of thing though that I wish TC would sort out. They're behind the times since ultralights aren't just kites with a Briggs and Stratton anymore, there's some that perform like airplanes. They need to sort that out, its not like the old kites that are somewhat performance limited and...

Hey, careful now. NavCan management will heed your advice and do away with all FSS and controllers. "Pearson traffic, this is ACA001, tail GABC, crosswind over midfield for downwind left, 24L, we have the numbers." Lol, would be cool to watch and listen. :mrgreen: DCA went uncontrolled for a bit on...

dirtdr wrote:what happened? Did he hit the fence or something?

It drank all its go-go juice and fell out of the sky.

I have an uncle with a prosthetic lower arm (the original lost to a grenade). One of his favourite tricks would be to leave his fake hand gripped when shaking hands and pull the rest of his arm out.

50 hrs dual was for the retractable gear Mooney. Which I can kind of understand. Pilots often forget to lower the gear. Even ones with ATPL's. Ahh, that makes more sense. Was that 50 hours with no retractable experience? Still, seems a bit ridiculous to me. re: plastic tailwheel ... I was bowing do...

The thing I hate are things that are technically "serviceable" but compared to certified aircraft, are terribly bad ideas. Usually switches, valves and other things that are in bad places, poorly accessible and other such things. See John Denver. The fad these days of course is to squeeze a few yar...

But, wait. You probably want insurance, right? In Canada, the insurance companies are the gatekeepers in this respect. I know a guy, bought a Mooney, had to get FIFTY hours of dual on it, to get insurance, which is far beyond anything the FAA requires. That's nuts! Is because the wings are low? Are...

My first airshows I attended as a kid were there. I really enjoyed them.

Not much else to do in Hooterville though!

The thing to remember is that the classes of instructor aren't indicative of the skill level of airplanes. Class 2 is basically saying one has the understanding to be a CFI, Class 1 is saying that one can teach other instructors. Neither rating confers any other skill, just like it doesn't mean you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DEb0M6wt4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DEb0M6wt4 After watching that, and reading the CANDORS , I have a question: what reason would the pilot have for rolling right so soon after take off? Or was it simply that he knew he couldn't get lift over the cable on the...

Anyways, this lack of fundamental piloting skills is a huge embarrassment to us in Canada. I get crapped on a lot because I point it out - which hurts people's feelings - and I try to do something about it. Feelings are irrelevant when people could get hurt or die. I would want any future instructo...

A more pleasing rush is cruising down winding mountainous highways on my road bike at over 70 km/h, where a tiny rock can make a wheel bounce six inches out on a corner. Personally, the best "rushes" I get flying, occur when I gently and precisely place the aircraft exactly where I intend, and it w...

Take Highway 1 to Cache Creek, then Highway 97 to Dawson Creek. Highway 1 is a little winding and hilly in parts, but is a good road. No need to worry about ice in August. Plus the view are fantastic. Highway 97 is basically wide, flat, and straight (for BC) the whole way to Yukon, except the reason...