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industry

New Zealand Buys T-6 Trainers

Beechcraft Signs Contracts with Royal New Zealand Air Force for 11 T-6C Trainer Aircraft and Fully Integrated Flight Training Solution WICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 27, 2014) – Beechcraft Corporation today announced that its Defense Company has […]

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New Videos From SmartPilot

SmartPilot.ca – New Videos on Upset Training and More. Date:   January 27, 2014     Queensville, Ontario, CANADA – Canada’s single source web portal for all things related to flying safely has just added […]

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incidents

Helicopter Blown Into Trees

Jan. 23/14-A Kluane Helicopters Bell 206B, C-GNMU, had just been started with an ground power unit (GPU). The pilot exited the aircraft in order to disconnect the GPU, when a gust of wind pushed the […]

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incidents

Snow Topples 152

Jan. 25/14-The Cessna 152, C-GZLF, was on a flight from St. Andrews, MB to Lac du Bonnet, MB. The pilot conducted a low pass before landing to inspect the runway. On touchdown, the aicraft encountered […]

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News

RCAF Student, Instructor Eject

An RCAF student pilot and his or her instructor ejected from a CT-156 Harvard II training aircraft near CFB Moose Jaw Friday. The aircraft apparently had a landing gear problem and, after an aircraft was […]

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Wheels Up Picks Skyservice

A new membership-based private aviation company that uses King Air 350i aircraft will be represented in Canada by Skyservice. Wheels Up was launched last year in the U.S. by Marquis Jet founder Kenny Dichter. Wheels […]

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Uncategorized

Prop Catches Fire on Beech 1900

Jan. 13/14-The Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900D (C-GORC) was at the gate with no engines running and one pilot aboard completing the flight’s paper work. An aircraft maintenance vehicle from another operator was driving by C-GORC […]

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Gear Collapses on Homebuilt

Jan. 23/14-The ski-equipped amateur-built Martin Canadian Cruiser aircraft (C-GUSL) was on the take-off run from a snow covered runway. Directional control was lost when the left main gear collapsed. As the aircraft slowed it veered […]

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incidents

King Air Slides Into Gate

Jan. 10/14-The Beech 200, registration C-FCGW, operated by Air Nunavut Ltd was taxiing to the fuel pump after landing at Sanikiluaq. While in a turn on the apron, the crew lost directionnel control of the […]

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Propwash Upsets Cessna 150

Jan. 19/14-The Millenium Aviation Cessna 150M, registration C-GCOT, was taxiing for a local training flight at Saskatoon, SK. The aircraft was taxied behind an ATR completing an engine runup. The instructor extimated the distance to […]

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News

CSeries Delayed Again

Bombardier has pushed the first delivery date of the CSeries airliner back by several months to sometime in 2015 because it says the aircraft needs more testing. Bombardier’s CSeries airliner took its first flight in […]

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newpilots-2014

Rayna Smith

Flight Date: July 5, 2013 Flight School: Mitchinson’s Flying Service Flight Instructor: Lee Martins Message: It was a cloudy day, wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to fly or not. Turns out that was a […]

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incidents

182 Overrun

Jan. 13/14-The Border City Aviation Ltd Cessna 182N, C-FAKL, had departed Lloydminster airport (CYLL) for a local maintenance flight. During the take-off phase of a touch and go procedure, engine (TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL, O-470-R) power was […]