It has actually been law since december 15 2006. My inspector told me that they were not going to enforce it untill it changed on the website.
We were doing well inexcess of 80 hours since since this change has been in the works since 1999.

If it is anything like Alberta it only affects your provincial status for programs like OSAP. You can offer the training and remain in the Canada Student Loan program and stay out of the provincial scheme. The only problem is the provinical loans are usually the one that get forgiven. Fee Payers as ...

We had a student who recently wrote the INRAT who told us they are asking how you prepared for the exam and if you tell them that you used aerocourse they give you the exam with the GPS questions. He said that they asked just as he was going into the room. They then had him go back out and they chan...

I have a buddy working there and he has no complaints about pay or accomodations. Says both rotary and fixed wing CP's are good guys. spends a lot of time on he road but he is single and doesn't mind too much.

I would check into your provincial labour codes. For example in Alberta if the uniform is Personal Protective Equipment the employer is on the hook for it since saftey equipment has to be provided by the employer. I know that shell Aviation requires all fuelers to wear nomex when working with fuel. ...

Check your PM's

Sight your source

if anyone else knows mikegtzg, he flies an open cockpit plane even in the dead of winter. far more adventuresome than I. explains the great kit though

Several Buckets and a hose.

The tradition came from the airforce. Kind of baptism of a new aviator, I guess.

You are right the exams seem to test your knowledge of english.
if the knowledge exams are a test of english can you imagine what the english language testing is going to be like.
I have also heard it takes transport 52 man hours to produce one question. Seems like a waste of time.

here is a new part of the TC website.
It list weak knowlege areas by exam.
Seems to be fairly accurate.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/gener ... s/Weak.htm

Yes the X-11 looks like DC finally released a headset with all the feature people want. But here is my two cents on this subject. If you are going to make this a career get a good noise cancelling headset. By protecting your hearing very well from the start you will extend the length of your career ...

My Passport dried out just fine. Certianly better than my TC Licence or my cell phone. Anyway if you have not noticed Transport's recent motto is "ICAO Compliant". So most of the changes you see now are to become ICAO compliant and align with the JAA-JAR-ICAO way of doing things. That means differen...

Just going back to the original topic yes they do exist in Canada. If you want to read a great book about it. Try Web of Hate by Warren kinsella.

You can get new helmets at flightsuits.com They are a bit steep though. And here is my two cents on surplus helmets. The military only ever surpluses something when it no longer meets design specifications. So do you really want a helmet that no longer meets design specifications protecting your noo...

It is not George Carlin. It is a spoken word piece done by Baz Lurhman. in 1999. I Have also read that it was an actual grad address give in 1997 but I cant find the source article any more.

Yup I have vonage and nothing else it works just fine. it is true that if the powers out you lose service but most cordless or phone that are integrated with other devices do as well. If you are worried about this vonage has a feature that allows you to designate a phone number for it to ring if you...

Most schools would prefer to hire an instructor that their class one has trained. This way they already have completed 25 hours of ground and 30 hours of flight with this person so they have a pretty good idea of how this person is going to act with your customers. Very rarely do flight schools ever...

My copy of The NCM manual under history and traditions says the bird on the RCAF crest is an albatross. just my two cents

The tc office in Winnipeg has an excellent procedure for this ICAO chart ruler that Aviation Publisher made non compliant by putting conversions on the back. They simply put a piece of duct tape on the offending conversion chart. Also remeber That as of April 1 2006 you will no longer be able to wri...

There are stc's for these harness we have them in our 172'2 and the medics are getting them for the king airs on the bench seats. I think for the most part it's just a lack of knowledge where to get better equipment. Or if operators know where to get it its an attitude of if it aint broke dont fix i...

It was a BCAS (westex) that hit the deer in these photos. This is the third service that has been credited with this strike. It has a BC Ministry of Health logo on the plane. I'll add the rest of the photos to the gallery later.

If you get a German passport that also means you will need to do your compulsory military service. The requirement is dependant on age. Just something else to consider.

Embrear and Bombardier have been long time competitors for the same market on regional jets. The most probable reason for the use of the ERJ vs the CRJ is Embrear had the best deal. Air Canada is a company that is just out of bankrupct protection so buying a more expensive airplane for restructing p...

Brandon seems to have more than its fair share of ghosts. There is the lady you talked about. Then there is the fat guy and the tall guy that my wife saw down by the ramp door one night when I was closing up. She actually asked who the guys that were with me were when I got back to the other end of ...