Ah YWG, jewel of the prairies. Not enough seating area at the departure gates you say, well how about them toilets! Two urinals and two toilets in a little cubicle spaced about 5000 feet apart from one another! Lets not forget those check-in kiosks, placed strategically in the middle of floor on the...

Thanks for posting this Coop. I grew up in Schefferville and seeing those pics brought back some great memories!
Turd

You can also check out For the Love of Flying a book by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail. It is the story of LAS and there might be some info in there.
Turdo

I've been hearing about the impending arrival of Electronic Flights Bags when I was flying the Fokker. Those Spey powered WHISPERJETS have been parked since 2002. Yup that's 11 years. For over a decade some muckie muck management type has been giving ole Turdo the same song and dance. Now we're told...

What a surprise! I'm dumbfounded! Had a look in the "impartial" Calgary Herald and found no articles related to an emergency with a WestJet flight. How can this be?
The Calgary Horrible usually sugar-coats any WJ accomplishment though. Westjet farted! Smelled like Roses! Pictures on page 3.

Any idea what the individual legal bill tally was for the each of the AO pilots involved in this lawsuit?

Citation75. No you are not out to lunch. Southern Frontier which was purchased by KI had a Citation 2. This is probably the aircraft you are talking about.
Turdo

You're right. Per diems are not to be considered when calculating child support payments no matter what your ex and her lawyer tell you.

It'll be interesting to see if the Calgary Herald -the mouthpiece of Westjet- picks up this story.

I think it is 480 Nanjing Road, There is also a market below the Science and Technology Center in the Metro Station.
Turdo

Air Canada was the ONLY flag carrier in the world that operated a 50 seat airplane. Why because only those who have had the chip implantation procedure done are smart enouigh to fly jets. Yup thats right you heard it here, everybody just doesn't measure up. See, you need a certain je ne c'est quoi, ...

Sure might be some 25 year Dash guys bidding the Boeing ( if it REALLY shows up) but ole Turdo hasn't flown anything with props for 20 odd years. What's the difference, taking some old fart who spent his life flying a DC-9 Whisperjet at AC or say NWA and then have him bidding onto the 75? Pull back ...

Send this kid to YYC!!!
Turd "Holding at Opale" Ferguson

So Turdos sitting on the ramp in YLW, FO calls for the clearance and we get a flow time for YYC. So its SNAFU as usual in YYC. Next ground advises us that we will be held enroute even after waiting on the ramp for 45 minutes. Now Turdos no brain surgeon but isn't the whole idea of a slot time suppos...

Hold the bus. Turdo's gonna be flying a Boeing!! Calling Aviation World right now, ordering those 737 manuals! Uncle Turd's eyes aren't what they used to be so hopefully they come in Braille. Look we're dealing with a department that couldn't find charter work if it was handed to them on a silver pl...

This is a pipe dream. Don't know how many times Ole Turdo watched as those pulp mills on the approach to RWY 15 turned the place WOXOF in a hurry. Yup airlines will be lining up, gonna stop at YXS, get some gas and a shine, in and out in 45 minutes. Its crazy I tells ya, crazy!
Turdo

I saw part of an e-mail from ALPA yesterday saying that they will no longer support the lawsuit by the Air Ontario pilots against ACPA ( re Picher Award. 242 Squadron etc). Again, I only saw the first part of the message in the YYC crewroom, soooo Turdie wants to know the rest of the story. Is this ...

I know this thread somehow got off on a Per Diem tangent, but this guy WANTS TO FLY A DASH 8??? Listen to an grizzled ole skipper grasshopper, give your head a shake. There feel better, no? Look, this is the plane for the guys that lose the lottery in Groundschool. Yeah, sit down there at F200 pokin...

I have one of these "Maxwell Smart" metal cases and I wouldn't buy another one. This thing is frankly a pain in the ass. It barely fits into the CRJ and deadheading with it is a exercise in patience. Can't fit under your seat and try finding space in the overhead for your RollerBoard and this metal ...

If your are referring to a CRJ 705. Checking the oil is as simple as pushing the menu function on the synoptic page. The quanity will be displayed is a percentage of the oil quanity remaining ie. 85%. Soooo. Seen some of my colleagues checking the oil in YWG with the engine dipstick. Whassup?
Turd

Mel: Knowing a couple of you "Tin Pushers", I know that some of you guys and gals are doing a great job, but sometimes I just have to shake my head. The other day I was number 17 for take-off in YYC. Rwy 16 was the active and rather then blast the Northbound oilfield traffic off Rwy 10 (which was al...

Had the pleasure of meeting "The Giver" a few years ago when my F/O, a former Bearskins Pilot and I were having breakfast in YWG. I had no idea who the hell this was and my F/O hadn't clued me in, so if first impressions count,well this guys an idiot. Only afterwards did I get the dirt,so to speak.U...