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Forum: Canada
16th Dec 2015, 04:08
Replies: 9
Views: 3,605
Posted By pigboat

I'm not too worried. 10,000 years ago CYZV was...

I'm not too worried. 10,000 years ago CYZV was covered by 5000 feet of ice. In the 1970's the same gang who's now preaching Climate Change were calling it Global Cooling, and by the year 2000 we were...
Forum: Canada
16th Dec 2015, 03:45
Replies: 12
Views: 5,347
Posted By pigboat

I've got some time on the Hawker with the TKS...

I've got some time on the Hawker with the TKS system. Both Hawker-Siddeley and FSI used to emphasize that the system is anti icing and not de icing, i.e. arm it before you entered icing conditions,...
Forum: Canada
28th Nov 2015, 18:39
Replies: 9
Views: 3,547
Posted By pigboat

Not to worry, Boy Trudeau will sort that out...

Not to worry, Boy Trudeau will sort that out quicker than you can say "25,000 refugees." :p
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2015, 20:15
Replies: 0
Views: 1,477
Posted By pigboat

Plane Landing In Cobourg

Wonderful little story from 1951.

Plane Landing in Cobourg - 1951 - Cobourg History (http://www.cobourghistory.ca/stories/plane-landing-in-cobourg-1951)
Forum: Canada
31st Mar 2015, 20:09
Replies: 19
Views: 6,697
Posted By pigboat

Yeah, it's a real bitch to taxi with the gear and...

Yeah, it's a real bitch to taxi with the gear and one engine back in the approach lights. :p
Forum: Canada
26th Mar 2015, 22:31
Replies: 13
Views: 2,686
Posted By pigboat

Except BC. It becomes British California. :p

Except BC. It becomes British California. :p
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Mar 2015, 02:21
Replies: 69
Views: 17,262
Posted By pigboat

Welll... Leaving On A Bristol Freighter doesn't...

Welll... Leaving On A Bristol Freighter doesn't have much of a ring to it. :p
Forum: Canada
5th Mar 2015, 00:47
Replies: 10
Views: 6,744
Posted By pigboat

A cousin of mine who has been in the aviation...

A cousin of mine who has been in the aviation management business for 40 years had this to say when Bombardier announced the C series: "They're gonna bankrupt the :mad: company with that thing."
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Feb 2015, 19:13
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

om15 another operator of the Dart Herald was...

om15 another operator of the Dart Herald was Eastern Provincial Airways. They had a total of four, one was lost on March 17th 1965. The airplane came apart in the air because of corrosion in the...
Forum: Canada
20th Feb 2015, 03:35
Replies: 19
Views: 6,910
Posted By pigboat

It's St. John's NF and any fule know it's...

It's St. John's NF and any fule know it's pronounced Sin Jawns. :p
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2015, 13:30
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

Chevron! That's the one. I42 the only other...

Chevron! That's the one. I42 the only other operator in Canada I can think of is/was Wasaya, but here again I'm not sure if they still do. They lost a 748 freighter at some strip in Northern Ontario...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2015, 01:06
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

Great demo by the F-27. I was shooting the breeze...

Great demo by the F-27. I was shooting the breeze with one of the F/O's on that demo one day. He told me the PNF would switch #2 VHF to an unused freq and begin a 10 count. The #2 antenna was on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2015, 23:26
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

The F and J model Fairchild F-27's and the...

The F and J model Fairchild F-27's and the FH-227's - RDa 529's and 532's respectively - had a two stop propeller. In addition to the flight fine pitch lock there was a cruise pitch lock that engaged...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2015, 19:54
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

om15 thanks, that's the mod I was thinking of. I...

om15 thanks, that's the mod I was thinking of. I seem to remember a 748 that had it incorporated.

I'm pretty sure CF-CSE was the first 748 in Canada, imported by an oil company ..Shell?.. It had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2015, 14:32
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

The worst noise from the Dart came from the...

The worst noise from the Dart came from the compressor section. Rolls had a mod ...1560?? .. that applied an acoustic lining inside the intake and extended it by a couple of inches. It made for a 10...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2015, 01:51
Replies: 135
Views: 42,794
Posted By pigboat

Only ever heard 'em called The Whisperliner on...

Only ever heard 'em called The Whisperliner on this side of the water. Nice pic of a First Air 748 turning final to R07 at Pangnirtung on Baffin Island.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2014, 01:57
Replies: 91
Views: 29,095
Posted By pigboat

Wheeler Airlines Pacific Western Airlines ...

Wheeler Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines
Nordair
Eastern Provincial Airways (Who also flew Carvairs and Dart Heralds.)
Quebecair (One of the few North American airlines to operate the Bac1-11.)...
Forum: Canada
3rd Dec 2014, 01:41
Replies: 3
Views: 3,482
Posted By pigboat

Clunk didn't they seize that thing on a drug bust...

Clunk didn't they seize that thing on a drug bust or something?
Forum: Canada
25th Nov 2014, 00:08
Replies: 18
Views: 5,407
Posted By pigboat

A fine tribute John, have a happy retirement. :ok:

A fine tribute John, have a happy retirement. :ok:
Forum: Canada
24th Nov 2014, 17:33
Replies: 21
Views: 8,021
Posted By pigboat

Same black hole here off R09. Three people were...

Same black hole here off R09. Three people were killed in a Mooney about a mile off the end of the runway in 1987.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Nov 2014, 01:07
Replies: 13
Views: 3,581
Posted By pigboat

The airplane has since been taken off floats I...

The airplane has since been taken off floats I believe, and has either been sold or mothballed. Pity.

A brief anecdote. Back in the 1960's the elder Folsom, who started the company, used to own...
Forum: Canada
15th Nov 2014, 15:17
Replies: 21
Views: 8,021
Posted By pigboat

Geez clunk, do you still believe in Santa Claus...

Geez clunk, do you still believe in Santa Claus too? ;)
Forum: Canada
29th Oct 2014, 12:17
Replies: 1
Views: 3,074
Posted By pigboat

Budapest Air Show 2014

Some highlights from the 2014 Budapest Air Show. Caution: Contains clips of aircraft flying under bridges.

Budapest Airshow 2014 Highlights...
Forum: Canada
20th Oct 2014, 13:14
Replies: 30
Views: 19,009
Posted By pigboat

Did anyone see the voice from the grave on this...

Did anyone see the voice from the grave on this thread? :(
Forum: Canada
18th Oct 2014, 01:48
Replies: 17
Views: 5,572
Posted By pigboat

Ok, I sit corrected. I had been under the...

Ok, I sit corrected. I had been under the impression KLM was in front of AF. :O
Forum: Canada
13th Oct 2014, 14:57
Replies: 17
Views: 5,572
Posted By pigboat

There's a bunch of lessens to be learned from...

There's a bunch of lessens to be learned from that AF accident, not the least of which is the example of the KLM crew flying the 747 on the approach preceding the AF flight. They took a look at the...
Forum: North America
9th Sep 2014, 20:07
Replies: 80
Views: 24,776
Posted By pigboat

You make some very valid points chuks. I see...

You make some very valid points chuks. I see those single engine/single pilot t-props like the Malibou, the Pilatus and the TBM as today's version of the Beech Bonanza. The Bonanza wasn't called the...
Forum: North America
8th Sep 2014, 22:55
Replies: 80
Views: 24,776
Posted By pigboat

If they were serious about the whole thing the...

If they were serious about the whole thing the checklist would read:

1...Oxygen..................Mask On 100%

All the rest of them goodies like bleed air, dump valve and ram air are worth...
Forum: North America
8th Sep 2014, 00:39
Replies: 80
Views: 24,776
Posted By pigboat

A loss of cabin pressure checklist that lists...

A loss of cabin pressure checklist that lists supplemental oxygen second? :confused:
Forum: North America
6th Sep 2014, 16:06
Replies: 80
Views: 24,776
Posted By pigboat

Precisely, and at this point the only thing he...

Precisely, and at this point the only thing he should have to decide is whether the descent should be clean or dirty. Either way he'd probably be coming downhill at around a mile a minute.
Forum: North America
5th Sep 2014, 18:09
Replies: 80
Views: 24,776
Posted By pigboat

NORAD Aircraft following Unresponsive Aircraft...

NORAD F-15's following TBM700. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/norad-fighter-jets-unresponsive-plane-atlantic/story?id=25267369)
Forum: Canada
3rd Sep 2014, 18:57
Replies: 55
Views: 18,884
Posted By pigboat

In my exalted opinion, any landing where the...

In my exalted opinion, any landing where the overhead bins stay closed is a greaser. :ok:
Forum: Canada
20th Aug 2014, 03:47
Replies: 40
Views: 9,033
Posted By pigboat

I'm the go to guy for odd jobs around our local...

I'm the go to guy for odd jobs around our local curling club. Recently I painted the stairs that go from the downstairs locker rooms onto the ice, including the door that leads onto the ice. At the...
Forum: Canada
11th Aug 2014, 02:34
Replies: 40
Views: 9,033
Posted By pigboat

Back in the day when telephones didn't take...

Back in the day when telephones didn't take videos and were black and hung on the wall, I flew under a bridge in Ottawa. I had landed on the river in a Super Cub, in the wrong place, and had to go...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2014, 20:06
Replies: 0
Views: 1,217
Posted By pigboat

It's been 40 years...

Buffalo 9. (http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/30/language/en-CA/The-Buffalo-Nine.aspx) :(
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