Like most of them, Gilmore is quick if you're healthy. He's the guy you want to go to if you have an issue however. He knows all the right people at TC and the FAA and I guarantee you'll have your medical back faster than any other doc in Canada. His speed dealing with the FAA is remarkable (respons...

So sims are booked up in Montreal as well eh. damn. Well that's a great idea to try the USA. Going to fire off some emails across the border. Hopefully there are some not too far from T.O. Anyone know if the IPC actually requires a GPS approach? If I end up doing this in a light twin I'd rather jus...

Thanks for the reply guys. Had the redbird thought but TC confirmed it’s not enough. Must be level C or D. I’d prefer to do it in the sim cause I can show up and bang it out in an hour or so. With the light twin I need to do a couple prep flights and learn how to get my fingers around that Garmin 4...

Encore is always in the way YUL-YYZ.... I think they routinely slow down without letting ATC know. No other way I'm 60 knots faster on the same type.

I used a Bose A20 at work and my personal headset is a Lightspeed Zulu 3 which I use regularly in a Cessna (Bose in a Dash). I like both, but I prefer the Zulu. It's comfortable, its quiet, the batteries last forever, and I believe it's less expensive. The customer service from the small company in ...

How difficult is it to jumpseat with AC? Any Porter pilots commute from the States? It's as easy as most airlines, Myidtravel. Porter doesn't authorize commuting except on their own metal to a few select destinations. None of them are in the US. If you have the right to live and work in the US, you...

I don't believe you can just selectively close Canadian Airspace. There are ICAO agreements covering this kind of thing. Probably why Emirates wasn't banned after the UAE threw out the Canadian Military. You sure can. Canada isn't a member of the International Air Services Transit Agreement which g...

How many pilots actually manually fly to minimums on an imc day let alone raw data. Companies just don't allow it. The catch 22 that automatics are taking over to the point all flight regimes will but done by the computers and even things like wind shear will be left to an autopilot mode. It will b...

Am I to understand that the competency of some foreign airline pilots may have some effect on the possibility of having an accident in a Boeing Max? When 7 pilots ride in the simulator, 2 in the front, one instructor, and 4 standing in the back logging the time like at Lion Air, and when they put 2...

A flight training device is what most flight schools use, it replicates instrument conditions and it's a tool to learn procedures. a simulator is what you find at flight safety. it replicates all phases of flight, uses full and accurate motion akin to the actual aircraft, can only represent one airc...

I wonder if by the time it's mandated in Canada, someone might make some kind of ADS-B repeater for a top antenna installation that would just retransmit the signal from the bottom antenna... might make an upgrade path a lot more feasible for people who already have a bottom-mounted ADS-B transpond...

7 legs on a Dash. That's a long day (even for short legs).

non-precision. definition hasn't changed. only precision sat based approach is a GLS approach, however there are none in Canada. they have them in the UK and some airports in the US, possibly elsewhere.

feel free to join however you want at an MF or any other uncontrolled field. Decision is yours if its safe or not. That being said, it's advisable to join a standard traffic pattern at an uncontrolled field (and you could be violated for causing an unsafe situation especially if there's other traffi...

Don't forget that Keith used to sell his "aviation mentorship services" on Avcanada before he got banned. Probably wasn't a good resume padder and he got PFO'd from big red.

Can't get a type rating for a type that doesn't exist in Canada, unfortunately.

I'm assuming WestJet? Just put anything in the box it doesn't seem to make a difference.

I have my doubts about that. They can't fill 74 out of the island for takeoff performance issues in the summer. I don't see why they'd go to 78 New seats are lighter (carbon fiber), apparently TOW is actually lower with 4 extra standard males than with 74 old seats. I doubt they will be more comfor...

It's Air Nun. Have to pay them a hefty cash bond to work there, that should say enough.

That's why it's called theatrical security or the illusion of security. I get most of my crap confiscated on the return trip, be it toothpaste, or otherwise. One of my coworkers (non pilot) has a back pack that he uses for carry-on. One day they found a .22LR (small rim fire bullet) in his bag, the...

I heard a good rumor that there's a September course and an October course. again, just a rumor.

up to you. i have an electronic book and i use C-F or C-G. I've flown US planes so those are Nxxx, but I see guys just use 1234AB too. overall it doesn't really matter.

I would recommend the Gleim online course. It will set you up nicely for both the Commercial Conversion Exam and the IFR Conversion Exam. Both exams are 40 questions. You also have to complete a form giving the FAA authorization to have your license credentials verified by Transport Canada. Once ev...

Porter has a base in HZ, you could probably hold it as a new hire or within 2-6 months, but its very senior, expect a long time on reserve.

Have you tried a flying club in your area? I'm not even sure you could legally rent a private aircraft. Sure, if your "friend" let you "borrow" their plane and you covered the "expenses" AND were insured on the aircraft you could. it's perfectly legal, people do it all the time. http://m.flyblockti...