4.lowest price ads-b in out is about 249 USD, a stratus 750, and a garmin transponder with it is 3500(more for during a panel retrofit. I had the stratus and ran it between planes I flew to have on the iPad. The satellite version ties into the system, local stuff is always shown. So no I do not hav...

While I do not know any details of BC air ambulance bid, is it not time to update to newer heli's? Was Helijet flying the S76A on the air ambulance contract? It looks like the newest S76 Helijet has is 17 years old. The S76 is a good machine but, like the Boeing 737, the S76 has roots going back to ...

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/parksville-company-wins-544m-bid-to-operate-air-ambulances-in-b-c-1.6400694 Parksville company wins $544M bid to operate air ambulances in B.C. B.C.'s air ambulance service is getting a major upgrade with the help of a Vancouver Island company. Parksville firm Asce...

Thanks for the link CpnCrunch, interesting read. How to incorporate into flight training? Like VRS, LTS is always there nibbling at the edges of utility work (bucketing, doing log booms pirouette with 25 knots of wind at 20'), you develop a 'feel' for it and never let it fully develop. Wouldn't say...

Iceland B39M at Toronto on Mar 4th 2023, tail strike on balked landing http://avherald.com/h?article=5063b57f&opt=0 An Icelandair Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration TF-ICA performing flight FI-603 from Keflavik (Iceland) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 177 passengers and 6 crew, was landing on Toronto's run...

https://red-aircraft.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqbv6aPiqBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meXa3oaIJmg

In one of the news articles it said that the aircraft was located by burn marks on the ground, if the aircraft burned it would explain why the ELT was not transmitting. The other possibility is that the transponder was removed for service which is also legal, The pilot's flight plan would have indi...

VFR in the valley around CYLW. TCU over the divide I believe. So a good decision to go to Kelowna. Easy single engine miss approach to the south if required but no weather to cause a miss. They departed Kamloops about 2315Z and arrived in Kelowna about 0045Z. TAF CYLW 021840Z 0219/0307 VRB03KT P6SM ...

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/308758 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwognXbUPE&t=570s https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2b33d&lat=39.354&lon=-119.436&zoom=12.7&showTrace=2023-02-25&trackLabels×tamp=1677302035 A Pilatus PC-12/45, N273SM, was destroyed when it crashed about 14 min af...

Link to avharold https://avherald.com/h?article=503c63e9&opt=7680

Sounds like poor maintenance.

Took a few tries but they did get the gear down enough so it did not collapse on landing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVqg-pCb6o&t=149s

NTSB Preliminary report link is in the description.

So please...if you have a significant issue, declare an emergency. But if it is minor stuff that does not significantly decrease the level of safety, fly and land the aircraft in a normal manner instead of worrying about how bored the emergency vehicle drivers are. If they are bored, that is a good...

While the d#%k size is being measured on a previous post, maybe this one can be a bit more civil.

Eva Air B777 got its nose wheel just off the taxiway in a snow storm. They had just arrived from Tiapei.

https://simpleflying.com/eva-air-boeing ... eavy-snow/

While you guys fight over fatigue and truckers, lets get some numbers out there. Chaxterium posted earlier this earlier: I believe they landed around 6am yesterday morning. All times local. 07:00 METAR CYKF 251200Z AUTO 30017G23KT 9SM OVC008 04/03 A2985 RMK SLP118 06:52 METAR CYKF 251152Z AUTO 30016...

One Airbus 320 doing two trips per week YYZ-YYC. They want another airplane to do two trips per week YYZ-YVR?

That has got to be the lowest utilization Airbus 320 in the world!

A clash between two drones, used for observation by Ukrainian and Russian armed forces, has been captured on video. The footage was filmed by a Ukrainian drone and shows it approaching a DJI Mavic, a small commercially available quadcopter, presumably used by Russian forces. An impact occurs and the...

Some pilots report side tone issues with the Bose QC45 and the Uflymike QC45 sidetone echo We have received reports of customers hearing an "echo" in their sidetone audio (hearing your own voice in the headset). To date, the issue seems to affect about 10% of our customers with the QC45. https://ufl...