News
Hirose Webster Winner
Canada’s best amateur pilot for 2013 is Takashi Hirose, an Algonquin College student who flies out of the Ottawa Flying Club. He was one of nine finalists taking part in the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition, […]
Month: August 2013
News
Air Canada Interested in CSeries
Air Canada is considering buying Bombardier CSeries aircraft to replace its aging fleet of short-haul planes. During a ribbon cutting at Air Canada’s new operations centre in Brampton, Ont. Tuesday, Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu […]
incidents
Homebuilt Crash Kills Pilot
Aug. 18/13-The privately operated Kitfox V homebuilt aircraft was carrying out low and over flights on the pilot’s newly constructed airstrip near Barss Corner NS. During the third flight, the aircraft was on a left […]
industry
Pacific Avionics Gets Brazilian Air Force Contract
August 19, 2013, Vancouver, B.C…Pacific Avionics & Instruments, a Division of IMP Group Ltd (Pacific) has won a contract to support avionics, instruments and components from the Brazilian Air Force fleet of UH-60 BLACK HAWK […]
industry
FLYHT Gets 767 STC For AFIRS
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (“STC”) for activation of its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (“AFIRS(TM)”) 228 on the Boeing 767 – 200/300 series aircraft from Transport Canada. FLYHT had […]
incidents
Landing Accident at Stanhope
Aug.18/13-The privately operated Cessna 172R (C-GTAZ) was landing on Runway 08 at Stanhope (CND4) after completing a flight from Brampton (CNC3). While aborting the landing after touchdown the aircraft struck a bush at the end […]
incidents
Pitts Damaged in Forced Landing
Aug. 8/13-The privately operated Pitts S1S (C-GEWW) was returning to the Brampton Airport (CNC3) after a local aerobatic flight when the engine began to run roughly before quitting. The pilot performed a forced landing in […]
incidents
Wheels-Up Landing for Amphib
Aug. 17/13-The Superior Airways, Cessna 208 Caravan, C-FYMT was operating on amphibious floats from the runway at CYRL, Red Lake. The aircraft had departed Red Lake and was en route to South Trout Lake. The […]
News
No Injuries In Buffalo Airways DC-3 Crash (Updated)
A Buffalo Airways DC-3 made a belly landing short of the runway at Yellowknife Airport on Monday afternoon and it appears no one was injured. The flight to Hay River is known as “the sked” […]
incidents
Cropduster Brushes Ground
Aug. 13/13-The Provincial Airways Cessna 188A AgTruck, registration C-GZCB, was spraying about 5nm north of Indian Head, SK. While manoeuvering, a wing tip entered the crop and the aircraft flew into the terrain. The aircraft […]
incidents
Balloon Pilot Killed
Aug. 11/ 13-The Aerostar S55A hot air balloon, registration N25QL, had landed without incident after a 35 min flight from an area close to the CYJN Saint-Jean airport to a field 6 nm east of […]
incidents
Ag Plane Flips Over
Aug. 13/13-The BP Airspray Air Tractor AT401, C-FEKO was departing Quill Lake SK, on an application flight. Durng the takeoff run, the engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1340) sputtered and lost power. The pilot rejected the […]
News
PT6 Honoured at AirVenture
A Canadian company took centre stage at the biggest airshow on earth Wednesday. It’s the 50th anniversary of the PT6 turboprop engine and Montreal-area manufacturer Pratt &Whitney occupied Phillips 66 Plaza at AirVenture 2013. The […]
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Between us and home.
Dodging mountains and thunderstorms just south of the Okanagan in Washington. Might not make it the last hour. Sent from my iPhone Show Full Size Photo
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Cooperstown ND
Heading home. We’re the only plane for miles. Sent from my iPhone Show Full Size Photo