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- Tue Jul 22, 2025 7:53 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Butch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1061
Butch
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/retired-fighter-pilot-selling-hand-built-p-40-warhawk/vi-AA1IWPEH?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=efead2a4b47c406aa53e4a7e05fd3706&ei=64 Came across this today randomly. I knew him from MRC days, (back before it was a U) and good to see he is still kicking. Does an...
- Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Which US airline would you join if Canada merges with America?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 22914
Re: Which US airline would you join if Canada merges with America?
Carbon tax and other taxes. They don’t do that sh1t south of the border. I saw gas for 2.89 a gallon. That’s a lot cheaper than we pay. But that's not everywhere. I've seen it also close to $4.00 USD/gallon in places. The thing people are forgetting when they cheer Canada joining the US for lower t...
- Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:40 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Jeju Air
- Replies: 56
- Views: 17945
Re: Jeju Air
A different medium of storing data that prioritizes survivability over volume of data. If i remember correctly, these still use a metal tape. Mechanically they're still more similar to an 8track player than your iphone.rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:18 pm
So why can’t we store 25 hours of voice and data on a CVR?
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
- Replies: 88
- Views: 12214
Re: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
Canada should join the Russian federation and China for it's defense, the americans want our country so they can steal our natural resources like they are stealing oil in Syria for the last ten years or more. The americans now have a criminal as president,he should be in jail not in the white house...
- Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Which is Better for Aviation:
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1272
Re: Which is Better for Aviation:
Depends on who you are. If you own a FBO, you'd be getting some of that sweet, sweet government money from a military fuel contract. If you're anyone else like a working pilot or AME it would turn out worse when you have to renegotiate your wage when you have to lose part of it to pay for a health p...
- Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
- Replies: 88
- Views: 12214
Re: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
The term ‘51st state’ is getting used a lot, maybe as part of the beginnings of a sell job, but I can’t imagine we’d be anything more than cold Puerto Rico. Hard pass. Indeed. I couldn't imagine a lot of Americans would want 8 new blue states to the union (and two possible red states) I can't see e...
- Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
- Replies: 88
- Views: 12214
Re: Would you vote for Canada to become part of the US
The term ‘51st state’ is getting used a lot, maybe as part of the beginnings of a sell job, but I can’t imagine we’d be anything more than cold Puerto Rico. Hard pass. Indeed. I couldn't imagine a lot of Americans would want 8 new blue states to the union (and two possible red states) I can't see e...
- Wed Nov 27, 2024 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Trump threatens immediate 25% tariffs on Canada
- Replies: 352
- Views: 129337
Re: Trump threatens immediate 25% tariffs on Canada
And when it comes to defense, the Americans need us... I'm still laughing out loud Bob. Please, give us some more. I hate to tell you this, but they do. Canada being a stable country saves the US a ton of money, and while they defend us to a good degree, that's also because we provide a ton of buff...
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 6:21 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Low time hiring slowdown
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9294
Re: Low time hiring slowdown
Seasonal slowdowns are only for seasonal work. Seaplanes, tour operators, skydiving, summer based charter work (lodges), wildfires, etc. To be fair though, the seasonal jobs are a large chunk of low time entry jobs, especially when you throw survey work into that group. There is a general slowdown ...
- Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: AIM RAC 4.5.2
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2501
- Fri Sep 13, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Navajo on YYC golf course Aug 16/2024
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6692
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Cost of Training to Become a Commercial Pilot in Canada?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3772
Re: Cost of Training to Become a Commercial Pilot in Canada?
If it flies, floats or f@#*s, its cheaper to rent.‘Bob’ wrote:
Better to borrow someone else’s airplane.![]()
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Navajo on YYC golf course Aug 16/2024
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6692
Re: Navajo on YYC golf course Aug 16/2024
Case closed. In case some one is wondering, thats the wrong position for the selectors if you wanted both engines to feed from the right side. Side note, the fuel in the outboard tank suggests the pilot either wasnt aware of how to manage the navajo fuel system or was careless. Generally you run the...
- Fri Aug 16, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Navajo on YYC golf course Aug 16/2024
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6692
Re: Navajo on YYC golf course Aug 16/2024
Not a good year for Navajos. Plane is registered to Airborne Energy Solutions. Knew the guy who used to own it, but he passed on a few years back.
- Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
You presume the autopilot was on. Maybe a 777 in the clag, but a Ho on clear day? The other option would be then that the pilot rolled the trim in. That would indicate supreme incompetence. There exists fhe possibility the pilot had a lapse in attention, stalled the airplane, didnt recognize the st...
- Sat Jul 27, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
and frankly lack of muscle… . No way she couldn’t outmuscle a Navajo. No one can handle the airplane at full trim forever and have a hand free. I dont care how big or strong you think you are. Go try it next time you're flying, trim it full and see how long you can keep it level. Now try to take a ...
- Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:55 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
Squaretail, I blew this up for you and added the slope line. I think this seat has been modded to get it out of the way for entry through the pilot door. I don't think it was shot in the middle of maintenance. It's parked on a ramp, not in a hangar. The airstair isn't down. https://i.postimg.cc/bdt...
- Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:18 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
I can accept that a seat malfunction, or mishandling may contribute, but if it did we should have seen auto roll the wheel to full nose down if she didnt let go of the yoke. The auto doesnt need to malfunction to get a bad aircraft state, and yes it can be turned off, you would be surprised at how m...
- Fri Jul 26, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
I don't know if this happens to anybody else here, but when I make a reply or reply in a quote, and hit Submit, it says I have to log in to do that. I'm already logged in. My reply disappears and can't be found. What the...? Is it time to go exclusively to PPRune? There is some fairly key new info....
- Fri Jul 26, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
You know a whole lot bud. Blow that photo up. Have a look at the seat back. I never noticed that before, i didnt zoom in. However, the seat backs in the navajo pilot seats do not recline. If i was to guess, though is too hard to tell from the photo, thats a seat sitting in there not installed. Henc...
- Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:38 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
Here's another photo that gives some insights. https://i.postimg.cc/nXbtxK86/C-GKSI.jpg Squaretail, is there anything you see that might assist this discussion? By the photo it looks like that aircraft had the panther mod, which among other things, has vgs which make its low speed handling better. ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
You guys have no clue and are just desperately grabbing at straws. How much navajo time do you have? Still say that you guys are just making wildass guesses as to how the trim got to its final position with no evidence to back it up. Just because something happened to you is not a guarantee that it...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
You guys have no clue and are just desperately grabbing at straws. How much navajo time do you have? Here's a little secret. Ive taken off with a mistrimmed navajo before. A couple of times for that matter, each time because maintenance was fucking with stuff and a weak point in the system is the n...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:58 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
Many moons ago when I flew a PA31-350, I did a maint flight where an avionics tech attempted to fix the autopilot. With it engaged, it started oscillating in pitch, in increasing severity. It got to the point where it was going from 20-30 degrees nose up to same nose down. It doesn't explain the ba...
- Sun Jul 21, 2024 7:43 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
- Replies: 123
- Views: 21413
Re: Canadian Survey Plane Accident Albany, NY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89eUKcEZxgM Juan Browne Video I think the explanation that checks all the boxes is seat slide back or seat back failure. I am not sure that the typical seat slide back also results in electric trim operation at the same time. I suppose anything is possible. First a s...