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by switchflicker
Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:15 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Citation down North of Kelowna
Replies: 188
Views: 46399

Re: Citation down North of Kelowna

It really doesn't say anywhere that the passengers were able to reach the cockpit - and pull on the stick either. So what's the point of your comment?
by switchflicker
Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:54 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Saving fuel any way they can
Replies: 46
Views: 8541

Re: Saving fuel any way they can

I seem to remember the DC4 types telling of shutting an engine down on the empty legs to conserve fuel and also to keep the engine times down.
by switchflicker
Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Final Authorities of the Pilot-in-command
Replies: 15
Views: 5414

Re: Final Authorities of the Pilot-in-command

Tanker299 wrote:The PIC in Canada gets their power from the criminal code.
Have you got a link to verify the above statement? Seems like quite a stretch to me.
by switchflicker
Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:18 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Flying co-captain
Replies: 24
Views: 3962

Re: Flying co-captain

So we have a Pilot in Command, a Second in Command, an Aircraft Commander, a Captain,a First Officer, a Pilot Flying, a Pilot not Flying - oops Pilot Monitoring, a Pilot in Command Under Supervision, a Pilot and a Co-pilot. What the heck is a First Pilot? No wonder we don't know how to address (or d...
by switchflicker
Fri Aug 12, 2016 6:06 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Fatal Peterborough crash
Replies: 38
Views: 9002

Re: Fatal Peterborough crash

Or carrying illegal substances.
by switchflicker
Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:28 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Kakabeka Falls fatality
Replies: 15
Views: 5655

Re: Kakabeka Falls fatality

Well said
by switchflicker
Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:25 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Best Countries/Operations for low time pilots
Replies: 71
Views: 11523

Re: Best Countries/Operations for low time pilots

You know Bede, I was thinking the same thing. How is it that someone who sings such praises for another country is so bitter to what appears to be his own. The reason I surmise that Canada is his own is because just recently he lamented that he couldn't afford health insurance in foreign lands and s...
by switchflicker
Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:48 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Falsifying a commercial aircraft logbook
Replies: 14
Views: 2746

Re: Falsifying a commercial aircraft logbook

What's with the 'Don't Trust TC Enforcement' bit? I'd think not to trust the employer if he wants you to fly an aircraft which has more time on it than the maintenance records reflect. Is this employer also shuffling the revenue to a secret account so as to not pay taxes and loans and such? Is the e...
by switchflicker
Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:05 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Block time build up time - valuable
Replies: 6
Views: 1406

Re: Block time build up time - valuable

cgzro wrote:There is nothing like a cross country with at least an approximate schedule to teach you a whole bunch of important lessons .. some of them even relate to flying!
+1
by switchflicker
Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Block time build up time - valuable
Replies: 6
Views: 1406

Re: Block time build up time - valuable

What's a 'Block time scenario'
by switchflicker
Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Gear issue-This guy was very wise to get towed in
Replies: 30
Views: 5567

Re: Gear issue-This guy was very wise to get towed in

I would think the bicycle chain broke and upon the landing vibration (clunking) it shook towards the lock position, and in the towing ordeal, it shook again but towards the unlock and up area of operation. I don't think any A65 were modified to hydraulics.
by switchflicker
Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:43 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: question on civilian buying aircrafts
Replies: 25
Views: 3369

Re: question on civilian buying aircrafts

That took a bit longer than I would have thought.

So, what's the plural of Kleenex? Smartypants.
by switchflicker
Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:38 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Who does not plan to fly safely?
Replies: 18
Views: 2692

Re: Who does not plan to fly safely?

Are you also offended when a friend advises you to 'Take Care' as his or her parting words? People don't fly in to see me, but when I get a visitor, it's always after a longish drive on the highway. When they leave, they are faced with a similar drive, and I always say 'Drive Carefully' as part of m...
by switchflicker
Fri Jun 10, 2016 6:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Efficient low altitude cruise
Replies: 48
Views: 7829

Re: Efficient low altitude cruise

Also, the RPM is below the green arc which makes me think that it's not an authorized cruise setting. Might be faster and more economical in the short term but how about in the longer scheme of things. Bear in mind I'm not any kind of engineer (design or fixing type).
by switchflicker
Fri May 27, 2016 5:22 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Is an SFOC required for a fly-in?
Replies: 25
Views: 2167

Re: Is an SFOC required for a fly-in?

I'm sure you've thought of this, ahramin, but in case not. Might be a good idea to print the exemption and have it handy to show to those who might not like the fly-in without a SFOC. Those exemptions are nasty to find even for the best of us.
by switchflicker
Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: You might want to think twice before taking Tylenol
Replies: 23
Views: 3961

Re: You might want to think twice before taking Tylenol

Thank you Meatservo. I was trying to understand how the example of a Steep Turn specifically was relevant here. It is. I recall evaluating steep turns also and thinking to myself 'And you're surprised that it descended/slowed/climbed/speeded?' Everyone is a passenger!! Would someone please do SOMETH...
by switchflicker
Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: You might want to think twice before taking Tylenol
Replies: 23
Views: 3961

Re: You might want to think twice before taking Tylenol

Like taking a mixture of Spanish Fly and Tranquilizer. You go looking for it and when you find some, you're too lazy to do anything about it.
by switchflicker
Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:12 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Rewriting the IATRA / ATPL for a higher score ?
Replies: 20
Views: 4959

Re: Rewriting the IATRA / ATPL for a higher score ?

Maybe some current check pilot could step in here, (A Regulator are you there?) but I think in that scene if you failed the renewal you have demonstrated that you no longer have the skill to hold the certificate. Good food for thought though.
by switchflicker
Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:50 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Rewriting the IATRA / ATPL for a higher score ?
Replies: 20
Views: 4959

Re: Rewriting the IATRA / ATPL for a higher score ?

Has anyone ever re-written a TC exam that they already received a pass mark on? I'm having trouble seeing the TC office allowing you to write when you will get no (re)certification as a result of the hopefully successful test. I'm also thinking of PPC candidates that I've tested asking if they could...
by switchflicker
Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:09 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Flight Instructors (job-career?) - why so negative?
Replies: 57
Views: 6368

Re: Flight Instructors (job-career?) - why so negative?

Instructors in places like Flight Safety are very well paid and from what I've seen are respected because most of the time they know of what they speak. Granted, they only deal with pilots and engineers who are fairly experienced but I remember being in class with owner/pilots who were heavy in the ...

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