I would say a mix of training. Some things are great to learn in a sim, but some things you can only learn by doing the real thing.

As AF447 has suggested, there is no guarantee that the "traditional" method of training and experience building will result in the pilot-flying recognizing stall symptoms and applying a correct stall recovery technique either. The real-world experience method is unbalanced-- it teaches some people ...

Wrong, the best stayed in country and became instructors.

You're right, so in effect they would have been the third cut.

We used to fly cantankerous, unreliable, complex, overloaded, and underpowered four engined bombers single pilot at night into war zones with 400TT. Pretty sure a 441 is a piece of cake in comparison.

And those guys wheren't even the top of there class (the best being moved on to fighters).

I came across this report yesterday and read through most of it. I agree that the TSB's probable version of events is by no means certain and has some contradictory evidence. What you people need to understand though is that the TSB does not assign BLAME. To say that the TSB shouldn't be allowed to...

Or you could study online, lots of universities offer distance learning programs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -Show.html

At the "home" airshow of Airbus no less. Don't they have a camera on top of the vertical stabilizer so that they can see the clearance of the wingtips?

In Soviet Russia, Bearing Straight cross You!!

As an owner of an aircraft myself, I would say the experience of owning and maintaining an aircraft is valuable experience to have.

First nobody starts off at an airline. Second after a while for a lot of people the romance of being a pilot wears off and it becomes another job. The realities of life with the kids, morgage payments etc... makes flying for $30 000 less interesting. Saying all that there are other avenues in the av...

Sad news.

Hope this doesn't end badly, met the pilot this fall in Magdalen Islands.

Videos like this encourage stupidity.

Remember that "incident" in Fort Good Hope not too long ago?

OH, won't somebody please think of the children!!!

Maybe he has a slim shot in Northern Canada. Flying in southern Canada sooner or later you'll be crossing the border. On the other hand if I was doing the hiring why would I hire a felon when I have so many other pilots applying for the same job?

Of course you are allowed to fly multi aircraft below 12 500 for commercial operators single pilot. The only way you aren't able to is if the flight is IFR and the pilot has less than 1000 hours total, then there must be a second pilot onboard.

What would be a good electronic logbook for a PC? I do have an iphone but my laptop and desktop are PC and I'm not about to change them for Macs. So is there a electronic logbook that will work on an iphone and a pc?

Thanks for the replys, I'm gonna use one of the blank columns and I should start lookin into an electronic logbook as well.

Have a quick question for you guys, Cross Country I have three columns: Dual, P.I.C. and night. Would I put Cross Country time as a first officer under dual? Thanks.

If anybody tries the link it should be .ca not .com.

There is also some luck in getting your first job in this industry to be shure, right place right time or you have a friend of a friend or a connection.