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- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The adds are killing this forum
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2427
Re: The adds are killing this forum
Rookie is right, though. The adverts on Air Canada right after the safety announcement are terrible. Literally you're a captive audience. I can't think of another advertising scenario where the audience is literally held captive and forced to undergo being advertised at. You can choose not to buy ad...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: DHC announces DHC-6-300G
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1770
Re: DHC announces DHC-6-300G
Too fussy. Let's see one without all the expensive "wireless" touchscreen junk, and a lightweight short nose. More tie-down rings in the cabin, some better insulation and sound-proofing, a more durable interior and more auxiliary wing fuel capacity. Reintroduce the cabin roof escape hatch. Maybe inv...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:55 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Hatchet Lake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1927
Re: Hatchet Lake
What's the rest of this story? Had a propstrike, and now it's tied up waiting for an engine swap? Or did it fly away? What did you see?
I've always considered the prop sticking way out in front of the floats on the Turbo-Otter to be a major drawback.
I've always considered the prop sticking way out in front of the floats on the Turbo-Otter to be a major drawback.
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:57 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4105
Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
And when that stress, made worse every year by the airlines, combines with someone’s extremely bad day for other reasons, travel related and / or otherwise, and combined with the legion of untreated, severely underfunded mental health conditions out there (I read 7 million Canadians struggle with m...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4105
Re: Who should pay for the extra seat for large passengers?
Interesting debate. I am both quite tall and a bit overweight. I barely fit in a normal economy-size seat; I would say the extra weight makes ME uncomfortable, but hasn't got to the point where it makes anyone else uncomfortable. It's more my height. My knees DO dig into the back of the seat in fron...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ATAC Requests Gov't Suspend Duty Regs
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2777
Re: ATAC Requests Gov't Suspend Duty Regs
I really feel sorry for the little grassroots chicken-shit northern carriers. I mean how hard is it to get these goddamn lazy pilots to do an honest 14 hours for Christ's sake? Next thing you know, they're going to want holidays and regular days off and benefits. How is an employer meant to survive?...
- Fri May 26, 2023 11:46 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Dash-8 Fo or Pic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1916
Re: Dash-8 Fo or Pic
Ugh, I’m going to go against all my previous years of advice here. Do you have the requirements met to claim your ATPL (I.e, do not need PICUS)? If so, then I begrudgingly say go to an airline now as your seniority number in an airline is everything. With your ATPL in hand, you could most likely up...
- Tue May 23, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Mis-set Cruise power
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3602
Re: Mis-set Cruise power
One would think a better design would be a "PEC" that positions the props to a slightly less than overspeed condition. But what do I know. The way it was explained to me it's that AUPC is designed not just for pilot error but for an actual system malfunction. If something weird like feathering of a...
- Tue May 23, 2023 12:24 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Twin Otter Crash May 20, 2023
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5546
Re: Twin Otter Crash May 20, 2023
Oh dear. Sounds like maybe an engine failure with ferry tanks nearly full, unable to maintain level flight due to weight. Hope they're OK.
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:42 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Mis-set Cruise power
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3602
Re: Mis-set Cruise power
One would think a better design would be a "PEC" that positions the props to a slightly less than overspeed condition. But what do I know.
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:34 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Porter Runway Overrun.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11613
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:33 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: PC-12 Engine Failure Glide to Runway
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5404
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Westjet mechs unionizing
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4700
Re: Westjet mechs unionizing
Getting back to the original quote, where they said the engineers deserve distinction and respect. As a pilot, I couldn't agree more. I also empathize with the poster who observed that AMEs are often pressed into service doing rampie and groomer shit. I feel like I have starred in that movie in my c...
- Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Pilot Shirts
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2176
Re: Pilot Shirts
So, where do Canadians wear their wings then? I wasn't aware there were regional differences. You'll have to forgive my ignorance: I've only been flying for 30 years.
- Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:40 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Coulson 737 down in Australia - Feb6 2023
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3610
- Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: AA Crew involved in JFK near miss refuses to talk to NTSB
- Replies: 75
- Views: 5554
Re: AA Crew involved in JFK near miss refuses to talk to NTSB
There is more than sufficient evidence in the form of recorded radio transmissions, clearances that were received and read back, video and ground-radar recordings of the aircraft's route across runways and taxiways, to determine whether a violation occurred and whether or not the commander of the ai...
- Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Air Tindi
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24705
Re: Air Tindi
Gotta love the latest Air Tindi ad. PICTURES!!!!!!!! Truly amazing to see companies trying everything but increasing pay and benefits. I guess they're trying to appeal to IG pilots? Nice pics, though. Do you have access to the Air Tindi pay scale and benefits package? I for one would like to see it...
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:13 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Nepal ATR 72 Crash.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3428
Re: Nepal ATR 72 Crash.
The little video clip makes it look like it stalled.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:48 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Hanger Talk
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1405
Re: Hanger Talk
It just boggles my mind that there are more than a few (alleged) professional pilots who can't spell fucking HANGAR.
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:29 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Day in the life of a Canadian bush pilot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1533
Re: Day in the life of a Canadian bush pilot
I see people are applying the epithet "Bush Pilot" even more liberally and generously than before.