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by DirtyDashDriver
Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:01 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Medical Certificate Restrictions
Replies: 7
Views: 1118

Re: Medical Certificate Restrictions

CAR 421.30(2) only requires that you hold a Category 1 Medical for a CPL. CAR 421.30(6) describes what happens to your CPL if you cannot complete the night flight time requirements. So, yes, you can still obtain a CPL with your medical, albeit restricted. You can also obtain an Instrument Rating, gi...
by DirtyDashDriver
Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Recording PICUS in your logbook
Replies: 2
Views: 835

Re: Recording PICUS in your logbook

The later. PICUS is not PIC, so it does not go in the PIC column. You can either make a remark in the comments section that it was PICUS or you can use one of the spare columns. You'll also follow whatever company procedures are in place. If they use a form, fill that out too. A couple of things to ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Fri May 21, 2021 9:44 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Countries better than Canada for flying?
Replies: 118
Views: 16216

Re: Countries better than Canada for flying?

To the OP: 1. I've obtained licences in four countries and each required their pilots to pay for their training. Yes, there are a few where pilots get subsidized, but I'd rather better wages and conditions than subsidized training. 2. Good career opportunities are few if you stay within 100km of a ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pilot in Waiting or Flight Instructor
Replies: 17
Views: 4471

Re: Pilot in Waiting or Flight Instructor

The choice is not between loading bags and instructing, it is do you have the skills and desire to be a good instructor or not. This I agree with. Bad instructors breed bad students, and I hate to say it but there are a few pilots who want to be paid a lot of money because they're "professional", b...
by DirtyDashDriver
Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:12 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: Encore Recalls
Replies: 85
Views: 35306

Re: Encore Recalls

But it’s the time it takes for 200 + pilots that’s the issue. With 1 sim how many can they possibly push through in a month? 40?maybe 50 pilots? To be clear, sim time is not what will cause the delay in training for anyone bumping down from mainline to Encore, it is the lack of flying. Let's say on...
by DirtyDashDriver
Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:30 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Unusual traffic in Canadian skies?
Replies: 27
Views: 2956

Re: Unusual traffic in Canadian skies?

I'm currently looking to talk to pilots who have encountered odd traffic in Canadian airspace, such as unusual drones/UAV/lights/objects/etc. My goal is to show that 1) events like these happen in Canadian airspace, and 2) find out if Canadian officials take the flight safety and national security ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:06 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT
Replies: 30
Views: 4243

Re: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT

This is what I could make out (I was bored today). It sounds as though the instructor was hoping to get in one last exercise before heading back to the airport, which is why he seems fixated on the weather in Fielding (the home airport). The student points out where Pohangina is, and the instructor ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:19 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT
Replies: 30
Views: 4243

Re: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT

I wonder what the cloud clearance requirements are in NZ, and when they were violated. Same as Canada, and yes. 5km visibility, 2km from a cloud, and 1,000' vertically. If below 3,000' ASML, 5km visibility and clear of cloud. They were Class G where they were, but the eastern CTA for Palmerston Nor...
by DirtyDashDriver
Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT
Replies: 30
Views: 4243

Re: Glider Loss of Control and Near CFIT

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zea ... se-control

NZ CAA is gunning to talk to them. Gotta love kiwi understatement when he says "We're in trouble mate"
by DirtyDashDriver
Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Commuting, Acclimatization and new Flight Duty Regs
Replies: 38
Views: 8799

Re: Commuting, Acclimatization and new Flight Duty Regs

Will these rules apply to sims as well? It's only 4 hours - 6 with the briefs, but I work a lot harder there than on the line.....well back when that was reality. The new rules apply to any type of company assigned duty period, so yes, sim too. That's what the new 2,200 hour per year maximum duty i...
by DirtyDashDriver
Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Instructor trying to get real-world experience
Replies: 49
Views: 2739

Re: Instructor trying to get real-world experience

I would not be to concerned about the real world implications for teaching students. The objective, at their level is to instil them with a solid grounding in knowledge and flight fundamentals. When they finish up, regardless of the path they choose, if they have the fundamentals, they will easily ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Electric powered Dash 8 is coming
Replies: 30
Views: 5994

Re: Electric powered Dash 8 is coming

It'll still land like a shopping cart...
by DirtyDashDriver
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: New Bottom Feeder's
Replies: 59
Views: 12397

Re: New Bottom Feeder's

+1 I've flown with enough guys near the top of the list who are not in a position to retire because they have the likes of Royal, Greyhound, and Canada 3000 on their resume. Lots of guys zigged when they should have zagged. Don't assume that just because they're making over $200k that they're well o...
by DirtyDashDriver
Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What is "lift"?
Replies: 72
Views: 7017

Re: What is "lift"?

Lift can also produce a sideways force, and then what would we call that? The horizontal component of lift. That way it keeps it nice and simple. You're either talking about induced drag during climbs and descents, yaw (as digits_ pointed out, and why I came back to add this), or both. I'm going to...
by DirtyDashDriver
Sat May 16, 2020 5:19 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level
Replies: 115
Views: 24182

Re: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level

I wonder what will be the thing to stick after this (after 911 it was of course all the extra security). Will it be everyone has to wear a face mask on an aircraft, temperature checks at the airport. Somethings going to change for sure. Remember: individuals are smart and groups are stupid. Tempera...
by DirtyDashDriver
Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: A "NEW" One List?
Replies: 133
Views: 49937

Re: A "NEW" One List?

The game is afoot.

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by DirtyDashDriver
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:19 pm
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: MOA2
Replies: 64
Views: 18242

Re: MOA2

Maybe. Or, maybe they spread the training cost over the number of months it would take Encore to realistically train 250-or-so pilots. Given social distancing rules, you'd not be able to train a class of 20. 6 to 10 at the most. So you're looking somewhere around two years to train everyone. Very, v...
by DirtyDashDriver
Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: MOA2
Replies: 64
Views: 18242

Re: MOA2

This $625 compensation that only goes to a select group of Encore employees, can you explain what compensation the laid off WJ pilots who bump into Encore get? Why don’t they get $625? They are not coming as beggars, with cap in hand. They agreed to sell out the seniority of their fellow bargaining...
by DirtyDashDriver
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: MOA2
Replies: 64
Views: 18242

Re: MOA2

You know how much it’s going to cost the company to train everyone on the Q?? You think the company wants/need to be spending money on training right now?? Use your brain and step back and look at this from a larger scope. No, the company doesn't want to spend money on training right now, but that ...
by DirtyDashDriver
Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:32 am
Forum: WestJet Encore
Topic: MOA2
Replies: 64
Views: 18242

Re: MOA2

Let's take the foot off the brake here. No one wants to sewer a mainline pilot or voted for reduced wages to stop mainline pilots from bumping down. I want mainline pilots to be able to bump down with decent conditions as that's what I voted for with the PTA in order to be able to move up in good ti...

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