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Forum: Canada
16th Dec 2015, 01:55
Replies: 12
Views: 5,346
Posted By Wolfdog

Well, not only am I well versed in the way of the...

Well, not only am I well versed in the way of the Caravan, I have 3000 hours in the things. I've flown the actual aircraft in question.
Caravans and ice. Do a one-eighty right NOW. I don't know...
Forum: Canada
28th May 2015, 17:05
Replies: 11
Views: 6,607
Posted By Wolfdog

If it's to "job hunt", in Canada, you'll crash...

If it's to "job hunt", in Canada, you'll crash and burn! Do not do it. Everybody who operates Q400's here trains their own people. You'd be wasting money. If you absolutely MUST go buy a type...
Forum: Canada
4th Jan 2015, 17:22
Replies: 16
Views: 6,409
Posted By Wolfdog

I don't fly transport jets, and I don't fly...

I don't fly transport jets, and I don't fly floats. I've always felt that if a pilot truly NEEDS a warning system to prevent him from from forgetting the bloody wheels, he should really seek some...
Forum: Canada
25th Nov 2014, 01:10
Replies: 18
Views: 5,407
Posted By Wolfdog

Really nice. Thanks for sharing it with us. WD

Really nice. Thanks for sharing it with us.
WD
Forum: Canada
18th Sep 2014, 17:57
Replies: 4
Views: 5,030
Posted By Wolfdog

Now that airlines like WJ are charging for...

Now that airlines like WJ are charging for checked baggage, the holds will become virtually empty as these moronic passengers will attempt to ad more crap in their carry on luggage.
WD
Forum: Canada
11th Jul 2014, 12:19
Replies: 8
Views: 3,233
Posted By Wolfdog

Whatever he paid, he's working on a 737.....it's...

Whatever he paid, he's working on a 737.....it's a better way to go than the Canadian way of paying giant bonds, and slaving on a ramp for two years.
WD
Forum: Canada
10th Jul 2014, 00:20
Replies: 15
Views: 5,136
Posted By Wolfdog

Contact your auto insurer. Coverage for borrowed...

Contact your auto insurer. Coverage for borrowed or rented cars is REALLY cheap. Certain credit cards cover you automatically as well
WD
Forum: Canada
9th Jul 2014, 19:05
Replies: 15
Views: 5,136
Posted By Wolfdog

Seriously, check travel sights like Hotwire.com....

Seriously, check travel sights like Hotwire.com. Never go to the rental company. Travel sights are way better. I had a Golf in Vegas for 14$ a day!
WD
Forum: Canada
9th Jul 2014, 19:01
Replies: 14
Views: 6,926
Posted By Wolfdog

The "s" after aircraft is no real biggie. But...

The "s" after aircraft is no real biggie.
But as the PP states....NEVER PAY UP FRONT FOR TRAINING!!!! EVER!
WD
Forum: Canada
8th Jul 2014, 15:05
Replies: 20
Views: 5,534
Posted By Wolfdog

I always ask for a seat between two 300 pound,...

I always ask for a seat between two 300 pound, unwashed, breast feeding women with twins!
Forum: Canada
8th Jul 2014, 15:02
Replies: 5
Views: 2,620
Posted By Wolfdog

If you can't afford to train your pilots, you...

If you can't afford to train your pilots, you can't afford to be in business.
WD
Forum: Canada
8th Jul 2014, 15:00
Replies: 14
Views: 6,926
Posted By Wolfdog

To the OP. If you're coming from India to Canada...

To the OP. If you're coming from India to Canada for flight training take a look at Harv's in Steinbach Manitoba.
WD
Forum: Canada
3rd Jul 2014, 14:06
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

Clunk, my biggest beef with the day to day use of...

Clunk, my biggest beef with the day to day use of written checklists is the blind dependence on them, obviously taught by FTUs and the puppy mills alike. If it ain't written down, these slaves to the...
Forum: Canada
2nd Jul 2014, 21:33
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

Further to that, we are all advocating the use of...

Further to that, we are all advocating the use of written check lists in any abnormal situation. It's just J.O.'s reading comprehension skills are lacking in this area?
WD
Forum: Canada
1st Jul 2014, 18:45
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

Pre take off briefing in a Cessna 150????? ...

Pre take off briefing in a Cessna 150????? Release the HOUND?
WD
Forum: Canada
23rd Jun 2014, 01:48
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

J.O., why the harp? I do not use a checklist day...

J.O., why the harp? I do not use a checklist day to day. I don't need one. If ANYTHING breaks/becomes abnormal, I pull one out. I don't fly an A380! I'd venture a guess, you don't either. Do you...
Forum: Canada
21st Jun 2014, 21:01
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

ExpatBrat Think I might have qualified my...

ExpatBrat
Think I might have qualified my statement. Pity you didn't see fit to read all of it. BTW, all these "God's Gifts" to aviation will swear up and down, that they use a written checklist....
Forum: Canada
25th May 2014, 17:24
Replies: 30
Views: 4,939
Posted By Wolfdog

If we could teach common sense, most of the other...

If we could teach common sense, most of the other stuff we have to teach would be redundant.
WD
Forum: Canada
25th May 2014, 15:04
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

777....just tossing this out there. I don't...

777....just tossing this out there. I don't believe in written checklists. Not talking airline jets here. Oh, if something is amiss, by all means, pull out the checklist! I find, pilots miss things...
Forum: Canada
25th May 2014, 13:51
Replies: 48
Views: 11,969
Posted By Wolfdog

Gear Up Landings

In our little corner of the world, North Western Ontario, an area about the size of France, we seem to have a rash (at least one a year!) of guys just forgetting to put the gear down.
And, the...
Forum: Canada
21st May 2014, 00:47
Replies: 30
Views: 4,939
Posted By Wolfdog

Your clearance would read "copy your emergency,...

Your clearance would read "copy your emergency, approach at your desecration..." Or something to that effect.
Chuck and I have obviously done GCAs. Do they even exist any more Chuck?
On the...
Forum: Canada
19th May 2014, 23:39
Replies: 21
Views: 5,975
Posted By Wolfdog

Frankly I like to be UNDER them. Let the MK1...

Frankly I like to be UNDER them. Let the MK1 eyeball guide me. Far more accurate than any radar or strike finder on the market. Not always practical of course....but it's the best level when...
Forum: Canada
19th May 2014, 23:32
Replies: 30
Views: 4,939
Posted By Wolfdog

Weather forecasting, careful flight planning,...

Weather forecasting, careful flight planning, taking enough fuel to complete the mission and common sense, have pretty much illuminated the threat of a zero zero landing.
WD
Forum: Canada
19th May 2014, 23:26
Replies: 14
Views: 6,926
Posted By Wolfdog

News flash to their web designer. The plural of...

News flash to their web designer. The plural of aircraft is NOT aircrafts! Personally, I'd stay well away from any flight school who dresses like the "Catch Me if You Can" cast! Can you say TACKY? ...
Forum: Canada
13th May 2014, 19:04
Replies: 35
Views: 7,577
Posted By Wolfdog

I don't have an instructor rating, but I'd be...

I don't have an instructor rating, but I'd be willing to bet I could take the man off the street and make him/her as good a pilot as an FTU.
The hoops are there to justify somebody's employment.
WD
Forum: Canada
13th May 2014, 18:57
Replies: 55
Views: 18,881
Posted By Wolfdog

Indeed you should, Chuck. I got hoofed off that...

Indeed you should, Chuck. I got hoofed off that other place for taking an equally hard line on stupidity! And, for comparing the hourly rental rates of airplanes to the price of Las Vegas "working"...
Forum: Canada
10th May 2014, 12:50
Replies: 35
Views: 7,577
Posted By Wolfdog

Zaphod, are you suggesting these regional...

Zaphod, are you suggesting these regional airlines actually pay a livable wage? Give your head a shake, man!
WD
Forum: Canada
5th May 2014, 00:25
Replies: 35
Views: 7,577
Posted By Wolfdog

I don't see how this would benefit a Canadian...

I don't see how this would benefit a Canadian airline. Where's the $$ saving? The airline would still have to SIM train the candidate. Just like now. I know European airlines are using a cadet...
Forum: Canada
4th May 2014, 15:13
Replies: 21
Views: 8,410
Posted By Wolfdog

The more seats they stuff on, the better chance I...

The more seats they stuff on, the better chance I have of getting a seat when I jump seat. I'll ride to Sydney a bit cramped for $50! Could it get any more selfish than this? LOL
WD
Forum: Canada
4th May 2014, 00:38
Replies: 35
Views: 7,577
Posted By Wolfdog

We have young pilots in Canada willing to work on...

We have young pilots in Canada willing to work on ramps for Alpo! Chances of having a hard time finding fools to work for peanuts are a LONG way off!
WD
Forum: Canada
3rd May 2014, 16:29
Replies: 35
Views: 7,577
Posted By Wolfdog

I'd far rather have a German Shepherd in the...

I'd far rather have a German Shepherd in the right seat than some ninny with an MPL!
WD
Forum: Canada
2nd May 2014, 21:31
Replies: 45
Views: 11,072
Posted By Wolfdog

Of course, for $8 an hour, poor Chuck had to...

Of course, for $8 an hour, poor Chuck had to saddle up his own pterodactyl!
WD
Forum: Canada
2nd May 2014, 21:28
Replies: 7
Views: 2,711
Posted By Wolfdog

Haven't instructed for decades. Thought about...

Haven't instructed for decades. Thought about getting back into it. Nope. The product turned out by the colleges today is, for the most part...CRAP. No airmanship. No common sense. The willingness to...
Forum: Canada
1st May 2014, 20:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,711
Posted By Wolfdog

At least, my good Cat, after instructing for a...

At least, my good Cat, after instructing for a year or two, jobs IN airplanes are available. We need more PROFESSIONAL instructors as well. Too bad it's never been considered a career position! The...
Forum: Canada
1st May 2014, 18:09
Replies: 7
Views: 2,711
Posted By Wolfdog

Ramp Jobs

We seem to be entering a sad time in aviation in Canada. Okay, it's been going on for a while now, and I just think it's wrong.
Young pilots are searching for "the best ramp jobs". Companies are...
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