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Forum: Canada
15th Apr 2024, 20:11
Replies: 1
Views: 1,154
Posted By +TSRA

Have you tried asking over at AvCanada? A little...

Have you tried asking over at AvCanada? A little more foot traffic there for Canadian content.

With that said, I'll ask around at work. There are a few ex-C3 guys I come across on my pairings -...
Forum: Questions
3rd Apr 2024, 20:10
Replies: 8
Views: 771
Posted By +TSRA

Embry-Riddle (ERAU) in the United States will...

Embry-Riddle (ERAU) in the United States will convert a CPL or ATPL towards credits for a Bachelor's of Science Degree, but it was not even close to being worth 2 years' worth. I seem to recall I was...
Forum: Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 23:14
Replies: 4
Views: 607
Posted By +TSRA

Hello again Ben2000, So, yes you're making...

Hello again Ben2000,

So, yes you're making sense. But, you're adding a lot of unnecessary information which tends to confuse the issue.

Before I go too much further, remember that in any...
2nd Apr 2024, 20:13
Replies: 16
Views: 7,722
Posted By +TSRA

I should think that if their initial observation...

I should think that if their initial observation was that they hit a drone and not, as seems to have happened, a bird, then I should also think they were more concerned about those parts of the...
Forum: Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 16:29
Replies: 4
Views: 607
Posted By +TSRA

Hi Ben2000, I've typed up a response a few...

Hi Ben2000,

I've typed up a response a few times in answer to your post, only to delete it, mostly because I'm only somewhat sure of where your misunderstanding is, and every time I type a...
Replies: 574
Views: 376,625
Posted By +TSRA

I tend to agree. More education is never a bad...

I tend to agree. More education is never a bad thing, and you never know where you can put your degree skills to use in aviation. Many pilots end up in the office at some point in their career, where...
Replies: 3
Views: 926
Posted By +TSRA

Exactly. There are extremely good reasons why...

Exactly. There are extremely good reasons why most regulators require Line Indoctrination/Operating Experience to be conducted in the airplane. In fact, I'm not specifically aware of any who do...
18th Mar 2024, 21:57
Replies: 17
Views: 1,516
Posted By +TSRA

This depends on where we are in the training...

This depends on where we are in the training program:

PPL and in the first few flights before any thought of solo? I'd call for the go around and get instructions to rejoin the circuit. In fact,...
Replies: 2
Views: 690
Posted By +TSRA

Hello Satamanster. Setting up a GoFundMe or...

Hello Satamanster.

Setting up a GoFundMe or something similar is not the silliest idea I've every heard for paying for ones licenses. There are people who have successfully raised a few thousand...
18th Mar 2024, 15:26
Replies: 11
Views: 1,764
Posted By +TSRA

I wholeheartedly disagree. I met a girl...

I wholeheartedly disagree.


I met a girl two months before I started my PPL. She was an exchange student and I didn't expect the relationship to last beyond her program. I completed the PPL...
Forum: Questions
15th Mar 2024, 18:53
Replies: 4
Views: 706
Posted By +TSRA

I'm not sure why you think the airplane would be...

I'm not sure why you think the airplane would be unfit to fly. Aircraft certification, airport certification, and navigation certification are very different things. Just because you've lost VNAV PTH...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Mar 2024, 18:44
Replies: 5
Views: 1,333
Posted By +TSRA

Yes, you are correct. Here in Canada we would: ...

Yes, you are correct. Here in Canada we would:



Advise ATC and request a traditional or visual approach.



This depends. In radar and non-terrain critical cases, you can continue with the...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2024, 15:38
Replies: 15
Views: 2,747
Posted By +TSRA

I've never worked for a company where pilots were...

I've never worked for a company where pilots were prohibited from refueling the aircraft. On the Dash-8 we routinely refueled on our own (granted this was never through a single point, always...
5th Mar 2024, 18:41
Replies: 20
Views: 10,222
Posted By +TSRA

I'm not sure what my airline would pay per liter...

I'm not sure what my airline would pay per liter of deice fluid, and I wonder if, like gas, a hedged cost. But, a quick search showed a 55-gallon drum of Type 1 runs US$1,930 and Type 4 runs...
27th Feb 2024, 22:19
Replies: 20
Views: 10,222
Posted By +TSRA

Apples and oranges my friend. When WestJet...

Apples and oranges my friend.

When WestJet started operations in 1996, the price of jet fuel was US$0.56/gallon. Adjusted for inflation, that same barrel in 2024 would cost US$0.82/gallon. Except,...
26th Feb 2024, 16:51
Replies: 20
Views: 10,222
Posted By +TSRA

Before I begin, I wish everyone at Lynx the best....

Before I begin, I wish everyone at Lynx the best. I was rooting for them to be successful, but the ULCC business simply does not work in Canada right now. It could work in an individual province or...
30th Jan 2024, 02:42
Replies: 23
Views: 1,812
Posted By +TSRA

Nice and easy here in Canada. There is no such...

Nice and easy here in Canada. There is no such thing as P/UT when building towards the CPL (or any other license or rating below the ATPL). It's either PIC or Dual.

PICUS (the same basic thing as...
Forum: Canada
25th Jan 2024, 16:50
Replies: 5
Views: 2,268
Posted By +TSRA

My thought: no they won't. This is for two...

My thought: no they won't. This is for two reasons.

The first is that even though there is a pilot shortage, there are enough pilots in Canada with a PR card or citizenship who can fill the vacant...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jan 2024, 07:11
Replies: 16
Views: 2,790
Posted By +TSRA

Is the maximum daily FDP based on flown or...

Is the maximum daily FDP based on flown or scheduled sectors in the EU? Here in Canada, max FDP is based on our scheduled sectors and time of report.



Look at this another way. According to the...
Forum: Canada
18th Jan 2024, 15:02
Replies: 39
Views: 13,005
Posted By +TSRA

Check here...

Check here (https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/licensing-pilots-personnel/flight-crew-licences-permits-ratings/flight-crew-examinations). In short, you contact your regional TC centre
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Jan 2024, 22:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,178
Posted By +TSRA

Can't speak for Europe, but that happens here in...

Can't speak for Europe, but that happens here in North America with enough regularity that no one is surprised by it. Sometimes, it's more than one instruction - speed, heading, descent and contact...
Forum: Canada
15th Jan 2024, 02:27
Replies: 1
Views: 775
Posted By +TSRA

1. Yes, you book everything with the number they...

1. Yes, you book everything with the number they gave you as the 9xxxxx number is your license number. The 5802 number is best thought of as an accounting number the government uses to quickly...
11th Jan 2024, 16:48
Replies: 73
Views: 28,290
Posted By +TSRA

I was told my first time to JFK that I was going...

I was told my first time to JFK that I was going to be yelled at for something at some point, so don't make excuses, just roll with it. It doesn't matter if it's good R/T or not. It's the way it is....
11th Jan 2024, 16:15
Replies: 17
Views: 1,061
Posted By +TSRA

I'm not trying to be rude here so forgive my...

I'm not trying to be rude here so forgive my bluntness, but they are stated very clearly in 421.30, because to properly interpret 421.30, you have to know how Transport Canada defines things, which...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2024, 18:00
Replies: 17
Views: 3,209
Posted By +TSRA

I've not seen it myself (yet), but I'm told it is...

I've not seen it myself (yet), but I'm told it is happening during day flights on our network in the area of the US/Mexico border on tracks south of Phoenix, AZ, and east across to the TCS VOR. I'm...
5th Jan 2024, 05:00
Replies: 17
Views: 1,061
Posted By +TSRA

So, it depends. In the easy cases, it would be...

So, it depends. In the easy cases, it would be the Chief Flight Instructor or, in the case of an Air Operator, the Chief Pilot. TC is only about 30 years or so behind the FAA in the way they do...
4th Jan 2024, 21:39
Replies: 17
Views: 1,061
Posted By +TSRA

Correct, but also incorrect. CAR 405.33...

Correct, but also incorrect. CAR 405.33 (https://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-96-433/FullText.html#s-405.33) requires that a flight training unit in Canada maintain and then submit a...
Replies: 9
Views: 652
Posted By +TSRA

Genghis (as always) has hit the nail on the head....

Genghis (as always) has hit the nail on the head. You don't have enough information. But, having used Aerostudies myself, you seem to have left out a lot of the information that is provided in the...
Forum: Canada
3rd Jan 2024, 16:38
Replies: 5
Views: 671
Posted By +TSRA

Lots of great flying schools, of which Harv's is...

Lots of great flying schools, of which Harv's is one. So too are Mitchinsons, the Victoria Flying Club, Spectrum Airways, and the Moncton Flying Club.

So the first question is not the school, but...
Forum: Canada
3rd Jan 2024, 16:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,731
Posted By +TSRA

I won't get into the Airbus v. Boeing debate, but...

I won't get into the Airbus v. Boeing debate, but I will point out that it doesn't matter as you're assuming you have a choice.

While Air Canada has an Airbus fleet, you don't get to decide what...
30th Dec 2023, 16:41
Replies: 72
Views: 55,819
Posted By +TSRA

The recommended compliance date is 10 January...

The recommended compliance date is 10 January 2024.

The media is playing the 'Max bad, Max evil' narrative again. Since the MOM was published, the original operator has inspected the remaining...
Forum: Canada
27th Dec 2023, 19:58
Replies: 5
Views: 2,268
Posted By +TSRA

I'm not at AC, but I came across this...

I'm not at AC, but I came across this (https://pionairs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Pension_Update_2019_EN_Final.pdf). It's a little dated, but given what you're asking for is back in 2012, it...
Forum: Canada
22nd Dec 2023, 16:05
Replies: 1
Views: 1,067
Posted By +TSRA

Hi Kyle_07, Before you do anything else, go...

Hi Kyle_07,

Before you do anything else, go to a Transport Canada Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/came-meac/l.aspx?lang=eng) for the Category 1 medical. Do...
Forum: Canada
21st Dec 2023, 16:21
Replies: 2
Views: 581
Posted By +TSRA

Hi glideslope alive, Congrats on getting the...

Hi glideslope alive,

Congrats on getting the process done to work here. Almost every company in Canada flying turboprops and jets has some form of bond, even the airlines (through reduced wages)....
Replies: 2
Views: 663
Posted By +TSRA

An interesting way to put it. Different countries...

An interesting way to put it. Different countries have different requirements, so perhaps it is not an issue in the United States. Unfortunately, monocular vision north of the border is invalidating...
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