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by enbt
Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes
Replies: 80
Views: 15337

Re: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes

DAR, I appreciate your perspective as someone who has been through a real life situation. I don't know the specifics of your incident, but I am interested to know how you came to be ejected. Did a seat belt fail, or was the event just that violent? I presume the ejection path would be forward? On mo...
by enbt
Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:26 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes
Replies: 80
Views: 15337

Re: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes

In a floatplane accident, you are statistically much, much more likely to be trapped upside down in a cabin full of water than you are to be ejected. No doubt that in the rare ejection situation having the jacket already on is going to help. My issue is that they are using the many examples of peopl...
by enbt
Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:08 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes
Replies: 80
Views: 15337

Mandatory life jacket wearing coming for most seaplanes

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/life-jackets-mandatory-seaplanes-transport-canada-1.5044938 It’s been a long time coming, so not a total surprise. Still, I don’t see how life jackets would have helped in the Lyall Harbour example they use in the article, or the many other cases where...
by enbt
Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:34 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Float pilot pay
Replies: 32
Views: 18527

Re: Float pilot pay

I want to hear more about this $12,000/month Beaver job in Atlin.
by enbt
Mon May 01, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: EIC Stock Market Price
Replies: 19
Views: 4315

Re: EIC Stock Market Price

It's because North West Company, a major cargo customer of Calm Air in particular, bought North Star Air and will be cancelling their cargo contracts with Calm and other EIC carriers.
by enbt
Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: West Coast Goose
Replies: 5
Views: 2317

Re: West Coast Goose

FIOL, GDDJ, FHUZ and FUAZ.
by enbt
Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:40 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Superior Airways
Replies: 384
Views: 293925

Re: Superior Airways

Very interesting to hear what the flying was like in those days and the histories of some of the planes. Things sure are different now. You are right about MXR, it is on the coast. I have a few hours in it from when it worked out of Port McNeill. I had a passenger on board one day, a former pilot wh...
by enbt
Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:17 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: 763 Gear Up landing in Warsaw
Replies: 5
Views: 1756

763 Gear Up landing in Warsaw

http://avherald.com/h?article=4456bd6b&opt=0 A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration SP-LPC performing flight LO-16 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Warsaw (Poland) with 230 people on board, was on approach to Warsaw's runway 33 when the crew aborted the approach at 3000 feet reporting an unsafe g...
by enbt
Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:12 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: NT Air King Air Accident - Pilot Discussion Thread
Replies: 233
Views: 53379

Re: NT Air King Air Accident - Pilot Discussion Thread

I found this statement from one of the survivors interesting.
In a telephone interview with CBC News, passenger Loralie Sobolik said the first sign of trouble was a leak she spotted as she was boarding the plane, but said the pilot told her there was nothing to worry about.
by enbt
Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

Pasco Gooses lined up outside the museum in Port Hardy. I mean hangar. Hangar! The airplanes are lined up outside the hangar. My goodness, how embarrassing.
by enbt
Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

A little air to air fun earlier today.
by enbt
Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

A few Beavers getting ready to do morning skeds.
by enbt
Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:24 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

Nice! Shots on and off the water are much harder to come by. Nice B+W effect. Where and when and which machine?
by enbt
Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:43 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

One last goose shot then I'll stop.
by enbt
Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:59 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Photography Questions and Tips
Replies: 229
Views: 199508

Re: Photography Questions and Tips

I've got a couple of bags which I can choose from, depending on the mission. A big backpack which holds everything - nice to have everything in one place, but not always so portable or convenient. If space is limited or I'm on a day trip I'll take a smaller bag which can hold a body with a telephoto...
by enbt
Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:11 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

Another shot of the goose from Bella Bella, in action this time.
by enbt
Tue May 31, 2011 11:21 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Seair Passenger Sues
Replies: 6
Views: 1791

Re: Seair Passenger Sues

It's part of the STOL kit and the 5600lb upgross, both of which this plane had.
by enbt
Mon May 23, 2011 10:17 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Photography Questions and Tips
Replies: 229
Views: 199508

Re: Photography Questions and Tips

Rowdy wrote:
Image
My coffee mug:
by enbt
Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
Replies: 2153
Views: 579689

Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell

Nice shots! I love the air to air ones especially.

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