May want to check out AFC in North Bay. They do tail wheel and ski training as well as floats during the summer. Both of their tail wheel and ski instructors are first rate bush pilots and are both Class 1 instructors.

Trapped Under A Paper Mountain; No. 2 Complaint; Small business bears brunt of costs NATIONAL POST Jim Middlemiss 10/15/2007 Stefan Corriveau knows about government red tape. In fact, his business is at risk because of it. Mr. Corriveau runs Algonquin Flight Centre, a flight training school in Nort...

YYZguy wrote:now 5nm we can usually depart British Airways (slowest plane on airport)

So much for "Speedbird"

In Ontario, operators are only supposed to file medevac if they are carrying or enroute to pick-up a code 1 or 2 patient. The lower priority code 3 and 4 patients should not be using medevac priority. That's actually backwards. Priority in Ontario according to MEDCOM is the same as used for land am...

In Portland trying to get a clearance when I was advised there was a "nation wide ground stop" in effect!!

It can happen and the so called legal stand up with your 4-5 hour rest is the place to lay the blame. My first thought was how easily this could happen. All we can do is hope that something is learned from this accident. In my opinion, these "legal stand-ups", or "illegal layovers" as sometimes ref...

I love it how aerobatics get promoted in Canada!