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- Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:37 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Deregulation in Canada
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4572
Re: Deregulation in Canada
Dear GA MX Trainer; I was merely pointing out that dererulation took place under the Tories and Brian Mulroney, not Pierre Trudeau and the liberals. I will now acknowledge that it was only 95% of deregulation that took place between 1984 and 1993 when the tories were in charge. I am not arguing for ...
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:23 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Deregulation in Canada
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4572
Re: Deregulation in Canada
Just a small correction here from someone who was actually alive at the time. Although the liberals under Pierre Trudeau had been exploring the possible benefits of De-regulation of the the airlines in Canada, it was not until Brian Mulroney and the P.C. party with John Crosbie ( as Transport Minist...
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:27 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: First Nation-owned Wasaya Airways ‘going down’
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8675
Re: First Nation-owned Wasaya Airways ‘going down’
It is interesting that someone asked if there were any native owned airlines that were making money, then when someone named five or six and the discussion changed to proving that they were actually making money. It seems that on this forum "native" owned or run airlines are continually having to pr...
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:38 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Bad dreams
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3588
Re: Bad dreams
I have the under the wires dream too, but I always make it.
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:29 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Interesting reason for a hard landing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3742
Re: Interesting reason for a hard landing
After hundreds of hard landing in a Q400 ( the effing thing lands like a shopping cart ) I only wish I had an excuse as good as that!!!!!!!
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: RCAF TFW Pilots
- Replies: 82
- Views: 5223
Re: RCAF TFW Pilots
I am by no means an expert on the needs of the military. However the question needs to be asked, why are all our qualified , experienced pilots leaving our military ? If a program based on retention was implemented it seems to me we wouldn't have this recruitment problem in the first place. Accordin...
- Fri May 30, 2014 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: "Common Sense, are You Born With it it or Screwed Forever?"
- Replies: 75
- Views: 6032
Re: "Common Sense, are You Born With it it or Screwed Foreve
After reading this entire thread the only thing that keeps smacking me in the face is "I gently passed her off to another instructor, at another school". Why wouldn't you just tell her she shouldnt be flying. I have had to look a hopeless student in the eye and tell them I dont think they can cut it...
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Interesting winds at CYTZ today
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3032
Re: Interesting winds at CYTZ today
Good God!!!! With all the dangers of landing at the island in these kinds of winds ( as explained by pdw ). I am amazed that I survived flying a Q400 in and out of there for four years and doing that treacherous takeoff,approach and landing thousands of times ( in winds worse than those ) ! Thank go...
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:48 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$......
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8548
Re: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$..
Dear Longtimer;
I could say the same about Wasaya.
Sincerely
Chu me
I could say the same about Wasaya.
Sincerely
Chu me
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:16 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$......
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8548
Re: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$..
Dear Crazy_Aviator; You are right........$160,000.00 spent by an indian chief, courtesy of taxpayers money IS a drop in the bucket compared to the BILLIONS wasted away on OIL reserves!! ( read subsidies of an antiquated and evironmentally devastating energy source being mined in the Alberta tarsands...
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:04 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$......
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8548
Re: Wasaya Airways’ VP accused of racking up thousands $$$..
Dear Trey Kule; I think what I ( or me ) and the other "apologists " are trying to say is that far worse scandals take place on a daily basis in life. Think of the banking collapse in the USA in 2008 where almost a trillion dollars of taxpayers money was used to "bail out " the banks to replace mone...
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:34 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: WestJet Captain receives passenger's sexist note
- Replies: 114
- Views: 11405
Re: WestJet Captain receives passenger's sexist note
I like the approach Doc prefers to take......just ignore the problem, then it will go away. I think we should ignore all the problems such as sexism, racism, ageism, etc. If we do this then all the dirty problems of the world will go away. Good stuff Doc!!! Why didn't they think of this during the c...
- Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:31 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Aviation Document Booklet - Expiration
- Replies: 93
- Views: 31002
Re: Aviation Document Booklet - Expiration
I have only one thing to add to this thread. It is politburo not polet bureau.
Have at'er
Sincerely
Chu me
Have at'er
Sincerely
Chu me
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:18 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Problem with JPI EDM930 fuel indications
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3750
Re: Problem with JPI EDM930 fuel indications
Not trying to be an "A" hole here, but this senario just backs up the old adage " never trust your fuel gauges. When I flew in the bush I always checked, either by looking in to see the fuel or by dipping. Now that I have been in the "jet age" for awhile I can no longer do this......or I would. Just...
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:22 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Embraer reveals vision for single-pilot airliners
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8717
Re: Embraer reveals vision for single-pilot airliners
It is interesting to note that we already send people into space and back without the pilot ever touching the controls ( and that includes docking in space ). I would suggest that if we can do these highly complex manuevers with a computer then we can fly a passenger aircraft also pilotless. It is a...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:25 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: RCAF History Forum
- Replies: 595
- Views: 138724
Re: 70 years ago October 25th
The reason that I get off my ass every election day and go out to vote, is to honour these men ( the ones that I knew personally and those that I did not). They made the ultimate sacrifice even if they survived the war. So I vote in honour of that sacrifice made on my behalf.....even if I don't thin...
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:05 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Porter Airlines-Off end of Runway
- Replies: 110
- Views: 14169
Re: Porter Airlines-Off end of Runway
Oh my god it's hot today! I am way up north....should be cooler! Oh wait a minute....I left my computer on.......thats where all that hot air is coming from.
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:53 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: X/Wind corrections.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 7489
Re: X/Wind corrections.
By the way Cat; The best I could ever manage was when I was flying at my old airline and I made a PA saying that we were doing 750 miles an hour because I didn't think any of the pax were listening. That generated a 1 page discussion about whether a Q400 could go 750 mph and only one person caught o...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:43 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: X/Wind corrections.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 7489
Re: X/Wind corrections.
Hey Cat;
What flies are you tying on for this mornings hatch? Are they up and biting yet. AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
P.S. 4 pages that must be some kind of a record!!!!!!!!!!!!
What flies are you tying on for this mornings hatch? Are they up and biting yet. AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
P.S. 4 pages that must be some kind of a record!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:34 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Idiots of the year......................
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10761
Re: Idiots of the year......................
Well .... what can you say about that video....scary sh#t. As for saving the cost of de-icing, in my time up north, I have worked for some cheap ass bush operators who would never pay for de-icing. So.....with a broom, ice scraper, credit/bank card, a cold pisscan of Type 1, even with my bare finger...