I came across this -- interesting reading. All I know about Kenting , other than their survey stuff is that mid 70's they were likely the first attempt and scheduled service on Baffin Island. The operated DC-3's out of Frob and I believe they might of had a DC4 as well.(I have a recollection of seei...

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*everyone runs to the boarding line*

Every damn time.

And why is that - because no one wants to stow carry on under the seat in front (especially in commuter a/c) and now everyone has carry on -- air travel has turned into sadistic torture

Unless you are experienced and can hold a job at a level 2 carrier it will be difficult to find an entry job that will allow you to commute. Unless you are a captain most small companies you commute on your own dime and most do not have any travel benefits, means you are paying full fare tickets. Co...

It took just over 20 years for westjet to truly turn into a level one carrier. A 20 year honeymoon -- not bad ---

Having been there and done that I always find it a little sad when people start pointing fingers and complain about their working conditions. You have jobs and are getting paid and if you want to improve on that get proactive. No tools if you are non-union except how you work and possibly negotiate ...

It's simple -- it's too easy to get an instructor's rating, it brings to mind the phrase "babies having babies" - instructing should be a career and paid well not a conduit to build time, which until recently was dismissed as next to useless. In the past looking for a job with instructor time would ...

Not sure where the 900 hours came from but in my experience a 900 hr ho captain has barely enough knowledge to get from a to b and instructors in this day and age are so low timed I can't believe they are allowed teach. In my humble opinion an instructor should not be allowed to start teaching until...

ru f'in kidding me -- neither --

Could there have been another engine mod in mind. I was on the fringes of the deal, Barney lent me to Harrison for a cpl weeks and I can remember the husky being in gimli and the bottom line was they were getting together for an engine mod, this was circa 1974, maybe it was a conversion to replace t...

I believe there was a plan to retrofit the husky with Leonides engines. Barney Lamm was in partnership with Harrison Airways to do the work in Gimli but it faded and never really happened. I think there were a couple converted but never was a success. There were never any thing but good said about t...

We sit hear and complain but at the end of the day pilots need to take on some of the responsibility for conditions in the industry. I know one simple solution, increase the requirement for an ATP in right seat of 705 aircraft. The present situation makes no sense to me. Reality check for pilots and...

Well it could be my dodge is better than your ford but the point made in the video is that there was a lack of training. It was mentioned above but I will repeat it. Training a pilot today on conventional gear is all together different than 30 to 40 years ago. Back then almost every one flew nothing...

I'm thinking there is some confusion over this issue - most "heavy" aircraft are rotated with 2 hands and power levers, throttles or thrust levers are guarded by the non flying pilot. Having said that there are different techniques for different circumstances such as gravel ops. I personally have fo...

the tail is already coming up as the airspeed comes alive Basler conversion Not the case with a 30,000 lb take off - while you can wait for the tail to fly and chew up runway in a drag attitude(DC3T accelerates best with a negative angle of attack) it won't be in the air at 60 kts with 11,000 lbs i...

So let me understand this, Because they don't do VFR check rides anymore this is what happens because it's now an IFR check ride. I'm old and confused but my understanding is that training is training and checking is checking and why would you do a PPC if you are not trained properly, type of flight...

Fuel line broke causing ghe initial power loss and the resulting fire damaged the oil system that in turn prevented the prop from feathering. This is the Achilles heel of hydromatic props - they need oil to feather. A few DC-3's have crashed for the same reason. That's why we just went for the butt...

it's an issue only if it's ws on speed on profile

it's an issue only if it's ws on speed on profile

Nothing has really changed, I remember telling a group of pilots back in the late 70's to cool it and get rid of their grow op in the basement. Like I said nothing really happens until the shit hits the fan and then you find yourself kicking stones because your brain went into neutral and you didn't...

It really does not matter what is legal and what is not. Companies can adopt a zero tolerance if they choose. Most have gone to 12 hours for the consumption of alcohol and certainly have the right to demand no drinking at all on company time (meaning anytime except a GDO or holidays) With the 12 hou...

Plans are certainly creeping up again. Fantastic calling plans but gouging data costs. The last good deals were about 5 to 6 years ago and of course Manitoba/Sask plans are still the cheapest. I use a duel sim phone and have both rogers and bell -- combined I have 11 gigs, unlimited canada calling w...

"Tech savvy" has nothing to do with age. I'm actually surprised of the number of 20 something pilots who have no "tech savvy" - they are "users" . Most people fall into this category. Turn it on and it spits out what you want but have no idea on how it works or why. To the latest generation even com...

One can afford to fly, one can perhaps afford a handheld, for safety.... Maybe the problem is that more people stop relying on radios and look out the window -- I personally think that Ab initio pilots learn to fly initially without the use of a radio. People simply don't keep a good watch anymore,...

An NDB isnt getting you down below a 50 foot decision height within the airport environment -- really !! :mrgreen: I can remember when Timmins got the ILS and the joke was the minimums increased by 100 feet -- LOL In the discussion on who's "dick" is bigger - it is much easier to be a pilot now. At...