Weight and balance is only a part of the reason the manifest needs to be correct. The major reason is search and rescue if something happens. Flight tracking is something TC cracks down on very often as well, especially in the northern area where nobody might know you went down unless the company c...

Does anyone know if the aircraft in question had one of the upgross kits? I don’t think it would have been overweight on this flight but I’m more curious about the effect of years of an upgross kit applied to a plane and it’s effects. I'd be more concerned about the Otters flying around at 9000 pou...

iflyforpie wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:22 pm

Turbine Otters cruise at Vne. Can’t exactly be healthy for the airframe.

The current Vne's are the former top of the green arc. Vne used to be 192 on wheels, 183 on floats.

You could also correctly say they cruise just a few mph above Va.

On call hours don't count as duty time in the eyes of TC. Perhaps you should count yourself lucky to get even 8 hours per day.

It references ch 551 of the airworthiness manual for the standard for pfd's, as long as it meets those standards. It must be maintained as per the same instructions, life vests still have to be sent away for recertification to the manufacturer or approved facility. Inspections will also need to be ...

Appologies if this point has been discussed; I browsed the thread quickly but didn't see anything about what I'm about to ask. According to the recent gazette; 1 (1) The definition personal flotation device in subsection 101.01(1) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (see footnote 1) is repealed. Th...

Heliian wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2019 4:14 am

If it's an LSTC then it'll be whomever owns the aircraft as they are aircraft specific.

They're almost exclusively LSTC's, but the owner or the LSTC can sell the data and a DAR can submit an application to copy the existing LSTC and have it issued to a different registration.

Hello, does anybody know of any external load LSTCs to allow carrying 3 canoes on a Vazar Otter at 9000 pounds?

This is smart marketing as it helps Harbour Air lock down the eco-consious consumer on the coast, of which there are many. It's going to be a long time before this airline is completely electric but it seems conceivable that they can play around with some prototypes in the near term. Vancouver - Vic...

Alkan posted an ad a little while ago fro BE30/20 medevac drivers. 87k I think it capped out at. Not at all. You're confusing the top starting wage with the top of of the pay scale. The current top end is at close to $140k, and the schedule is moving from a 10 and 5 to a 9 and 6 (on call/on reserve...

The more complicated they can make it, the more money they can keep from you. But ya, I would guess it's just a fancy way of saying day rate... But i'm going to hazard a guess that you don't get full rate if you don't get a call out. This is not the case. The day rate is the same regardless of if y...

FYI guys, the work formerly being done by Black Sheep Aviation with the Garrett powered Otter and Caravan out of Whitehorse and Mayo is now under the banner of Alkan Air. This is hands down some of the most spectacular and challenging float flying in the world. They've just posted a position in the ...

PilotDar, have you stalled a beaver in a steep turn at 5600 lbs? I ask because the stall is much more aggressive than a Beaver at 5090. By necessity you're also pulling a lot more power to maintain a level turn at a higher weight. It's a completely different animal 500 pounds heavier.

Foreflight all the way. If your aircraft profiles are set up properly in foreflight it had all your equipment codes. Put in departure and destination, pick a suggested route, make adjustments for mandatory routing and it creates a navlog based on the manufactures performance specifications. Proceed ...

Alkan Air is operating out of the Nanaimo Airport now with a Beech 1900, King Air 300 and King Air 200 and can do Palm Springs direct from Nanaimo.

PM sent.

PointyEngine wrote:Take a few at a time, plus a F.A!!
"Toulouse, June 21, 2017 – ATR is finalising the evaluation for the launch...

"Finalising the evaluation for the launch". Lol That's quite an ambiguous statement. I'd pay money to see the average ATR pilot try and and take a loaded ATR into an 800m runway.

No, we're the strongest link because a brain is still required during normal ops to tie everything together and make intelligent decisions encompassing more than rote responses. During abnormal ops 100X so. Even with current technology levels I'd probably rather send my family on the computer drive...

You need to be reminded to change power and drop landing gear during approach?! Jesus. Nobody said anything about being reminded. You've got to put the gear down at some point... It's simply method of using the additional drag of the gear to transition from level flight into decent on an approach w...

Why would you deliberately fly one dot off the on glide slope scale? That is just plain stupid, if you are unable to fly accurately get another job. The center dot is there for a reason. He's referring to the rule of thumb as to when drop the landing gear, capture the glideslope and start downhill ...

First of all, you signed a bond and left early, presumably for a better job that I hope paid more than you were making before. You agreed to a prorated bond. You entered into a contract. The company is not being unreasonable by asking you to pay up. Somebody mentioned the company isn't in existence ...

fixedpitch wrote:
So no icing conditions were present in the area at the time?

Nothing of any significance.

GTNT took off from YLW five minutes after I did yesterday; I doubt it was weather related. My condolences to those affected.

Months after TC issued a waiver for the Blackhawk conversion with that allowed IFR ops with pax they did the same for both the Texas Turbine and Aero Twin TPE331 conversions.

Has anybody created one that they would be willing to share? PM me please.

The Caravan with a -12 beats the Kodiak in every way so there's that. Oh wait I lied; the Kodiak has a lower stall speed by about 2 knots.