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Welcome To Our Newsletter

Aviation is a dynamic industry and pursuit and while we do our best to provide readers with interesting and though provoking articles in our bi-monthly magazine, we also want to give a snapshot view of […]

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Helicopter Training Mishap

Feb. 21/14-The Remote Helicopters Ltd. Airbus Helicopters AS350-B2, C-GRHL, was conducting a training flight at the Slave Lake, AB airport (CYZH). During a hydraulics off landing exercise, control of the helicopter was lost and the […]

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Smoke, No Fire

Feb. 18/14-The Chartright Air Canadair CL60 (C-GXPZ) was operating on a flight from Toronto LBPIA (CYYZ) to Reno-Tahoe Intl (KNRO). Prior to departure the aircraft had been de-iced with Type 1 and 4 fluids. During […]

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Multi-Crew Pilot Licence Established

The federal government has taken the first legislative steps to establish the multi-crew pilot’s licence in Canada. Changes to the Aeronautics Act were published in the Canada Gazette on Wednesday and will become law in 60 days. […]

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02-2014

Viking Sells Two More Twin Otters

  Viking Adds Two Series 400 Twin Otters to Singapore Airshow Sales Total    CAVU Aviation Finance Becomes Largest Twin Otter Series 400 Customer to Date      Singapore, February 14th, 2014:  With the bustling […]

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02-2014

Too Cold to Fly

Feb. 8/14-The Discovery Air Fire Services Cessna 337G, C-FBNX was in cruise flight near Dryden, ON, when the pilot noticed the rear engine (Lycoming I-0360-G) oil pressure begin to drop. The pilot shut down the […]

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Pitch Problem Prompts Landing

Feb. 4/14-The EVAS Beechcraft 1900 (registration C-GAAT) aeroplane departed St John’s Airport (CYYT) enroute to Deer Lake Airport (CYDF). In the initial climb the first officer, who was PIC, was having difficulty in keeping the […]

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Low Fuel Prompts Runway Change

Feb. 8/14-A B737-800 operating as Sunwing Airlines (SWG) 675 was en route to Vancouver, arriving from the east. The parallel runways 08R/L were active. The flight crew requested the terminal controller to coordinate their landing […]

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02-2014

AeroVolo Nominated for Collier Trophy

The Canadian AeroVolo team led by Todd Reichert that won the elusive $250,000 Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight last June has been nominated for the Collier Trophy, one of the most prestigious aviation awards. […]

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Students Have Problems

Feb. 4/14-The Brantford Flying Club Cessna Cessna 172 (C-GJNN) was operating on a local flight at Brantford Municipal Airport (CYFD) with a student pilot. During the takeoff roll on runway 23, the pilot lost directional […]