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- Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Hornet is out as option for Canada's replacement
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6009
Re: Hornet is out as option for Canada's replacement
well crazy as a fox , eh if you want to have the best defense and solid offence for Canada's airspace. having and buying both fighters platforms compliment each other . you don't use a saws-all to cut marble counter tops or a router to remove a wall in a house if u can accept that analogy. the mesop...
- Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Hornet is out as option for Canada's replacement
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6009
Re: Hornet is out as option for Canada's replacement
Well do both, pure aerial dog fighter j39e Grippen. higher sortie rates, lower operating costs , gravel road capable. In peace time over home soil stealth not such a priority . Just deny the airspace access to the enemy. In a wartime footing ,stealth and the sensor suite much more important. so buy ...
- Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:39 pm
- Forum: Corporate
- Topic: Mandatory Vaccine for corporate jets
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6557
Re: Mandatory Vaccine for corporate jets
molecular test is required before boarding wj and even if you are fully vaccinated present letter quoting the regs chapter n verse the exemption from the requirement .on wj or ac // cost of test is 200-250 usd so if you traveling and on then returning from sim . be prepared to be denied if no molecu...
Bid Air?
yxc based hard to find any history ,company info. is 85000 to 100k year reasonable ask for capt
- Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:27 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Hybrid dash8
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4915
Re: Hybrid dash8
my question is battery efficiency at. -30c in a hybrid application, doesn't that negate any real or perceived gains in aircraft use?
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:13 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR Take Off Considerations
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3073
Re: IFR Take Off Considerations
did my first ifr ride over 30years ago with ernie pool tc inspector great guy full of tips on ifr. during the ground portion of my ride gave me a scenario of the rutland one departure out of ylw, which was. it's 200ft 1/2 mile can you depart in your twin Comanche. I knew the answer was yes ernie the...
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: 737-900 carrying a college football team stands on tail
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1749
737-900 carrying a college football team stands on tail
usa united Airlines 737-900 carrying the usc trogans to a match with Washington state tips back on its tail while unloading in Lewiston. according to flight aware squawk. no injury
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:11 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Aviation and the 2021 Election
- Replies: 86
- Views: 9581
Re: Aviation and the 2021 Election
digits. you are forgetting 1 very important fact which is: there are 550 million tax payer in Europe to pay the tab on their programs. vs. 15 million in canada additionally you know that the entire western Europe landmass would fit into province ontario and a bit of quebec. European model of deliver...
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: hr depts/ mgr. could you post.your ads with
- Replies: 0
- Views: 571
hr depts/ mgr. could you post.your ads with
With all the delays in career progression, layoffs , recalls, early retirements. due to Covid. Talking with co workers both past n present about the current state of the job market>one big item of frustration for those with experience and looking for a position or seeking upgrades internally They wa...
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:23 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: New Airline, No Contact Info?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3966
Re: New Airline, No Contact Info?
just speculation. , 3. possibilities 1/ nolinair in july 2020 they announced new sun destination division using 737's . 2/ porter airlines . up to 80 new jets. suspect don't want their website to crash with pilot applications. lol //the flow thru to capt for ejets from the q400 for the senior captai...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:44 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Chief Pilot in Toronto job
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3228
Re: Chief Pilot in Toronto job
I believe it is swoop. there was ad posted on indeed 2 days before avcanada
- Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:17 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Beaver Down near KTN, AK / ex BC Aircraft
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1040
Re: Beaver Down near KTN, AK / ex BC Aircraft
Very sad indeed, with a name like misty fjords you think that would trigger a more cautious approach to operations when the weather turns /deteriorates? that low pressure system could be seen on satellite and the gfa . nav can site for the area had the wx going into the toilet with 500ft ceilings mi...
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:57 pm
- Forum: Covid
- Topic: Their world is shrinking
- Replies: 101
- Views: 9264
Re: Their world is shrinking
As I've stated in other threads. It's is your right to choose to get the vaccine or not 1) however my fellow citizens shouldn't get the million $ tax bill for you being moronic when you end up. in an icu. now here is where it gets very interesting: 2). I spoke with lawyer friend that practices liabi...
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:24 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Caravan Trys to Eat Otter Tail on Saltspring
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8115
Re: Caravan Trys to Eat Otter Tail on Saltspring
? with this recent incident n the otter flip over on a lake near ft smith how many dhc3 are left . there was one lost in manitoba in 2019. Alaska lost a couple in 2019. if my memory is accurate there were 416 built
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Competing Union
- Replies: 114
- Views: 49083
Re: Competing Union
they can face hefty fines or potential time in the crowbar hotel. but if the membership sticks with the reps or if the reps covering their ass say go back to work and membership defy s the union reps with 100 percent solidarity in support to stay out. what is govt going to do? answer posture and be ...
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 2:38 pm
- Forum: WestJet
- Topic: Competing Union
- Replies: 114
- Views: 49083
Re: Competing Union
in 1999 the Saskatchewan nurses union went on strike the govt of the day ordered them back to work under essential services act . the union refused and defied the back to work order. then filed a constitutional charter of rights challenge. govt quickly went back to the negotiating table and hammered...
- Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The Borg assimilates another one. EIC + Carson Air
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4444
Re: The Borg assimilates another one. EIC + Carson Air
id suggest that alkan, tindi nwa bulk up or start thinkn of consolidation . before eic swallows another in the not to distant future. with canwest likely on the merger eic horizon .
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:38 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The Borg assimilates another one. EIC + Carson Air
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4444
Re: The Borg assimilates another one. EIC + Carson Air
You think somebody would pick up the phone and call the competition bureau ? to quote a line in the 1993 movie with Harrison ford and tommy lee Jones." that company is a monster with 8 billion in sales". becoming monolithic. in scope don't ya think?
- Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Air travel will suck this summer -blame airlines short sighted layoffs
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6027
Re: Air travel will suck this summer -blame airlines short sighted layoffs
FIRST to all on the forum HAPPY Canada day !!! this DAY is to celebrate the history good And not good TO RESPECT OUR ELDERS AND VETERAN S WHO FOUGHT AND DIED SO WE CAN> debate /argue And PONTIFICATE ABOUT THE FUTURE. to those that say cancel my country day of independence GO @#$! YOUR SELF , thou we...
- Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:40 pm
- Forum: Helicopter Forum
- Topic: Helicopter appraisal?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5436
Re: Helicopter appraisal?
if there I company and a couple of really sharp rotor ame's that. I would trust to give. a honest pre buy to a 1950's -1980s piston heli's. it would be Darren and the crew at valley helicopters in hope bc. they have done rebuilds on several Bell 47's hiller 12's. Darren is one of the few ame left ty...