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Howard Pounall
Flight Date: 11/15/2014 Flight School: Brandon Flight Centre Flight Instructor: Markus Seitter Message:Congratulations Howard on your first Solo.
Year: 2014
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Airport Control Issue Ramps Up
The heads of two of Canada’s biggest aviation groups were to appear before a Senate committee to oppose a controversial move that would allow the minister of transport to dictate the scope and terms of […]
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Action Planned on Laser Attacks
Various authorities are planning to create a new system to help track down those who shine lasers at aircraft. At the Air Transport Association of Canada meeting in Vancouver this week, delegates heard on an […]
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WestJet Pilots Have Tentative Deal
It appears there will be labour peace in the cockpits of the country’s two main airlines for the foreseeable future after a tentative deal was struck between WestJet and its pilots on Tuesday. About 1,300 […]
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Dash-8 Runway Excursion
Oct. 3/14- The Sky Regional Airlines DHC-8-400 (flight 7519, registration C-FSRN) was landing on runway 26 at the Toronto/Billy Bishop Airport in light rain. The aircraft touched down approximately 1000 feet from the threshold of runway […]
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Power Loss on Takeoff
Nov. 2/14-A privately operated Cessna 172 (C-GZZG) was departing a private farm strip approximately 4 NM east of Manning AB (CFX4) for a local pleasure flight. Shortly after liftoff, the pilot experienced a momentary loss […]
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Joe Wedge
Flight Date: 10/14/2014 Flight School: Winnipeg Aviation Flight Instructor: Tom Larkin Message:Congratulations Joe on your first Solo.
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Jos Diening
Flight Date: 07/09/2014 Flight School: Durham Flight Center Flight Instructor: Leroy Smith Message:My solo flight took place on a warm summer day, my parents and wife were close by watching from the flight school. I completed my […]
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Ryan Zorgdrager
Flight Date: July 5, 2014 Flight School: Harv’s Air Service Flight Instructor: Jeff Thompson Message:First solo at Harv’s Air on July 5th 2014, in Cessna 152 C-GGPE as part of the Air Cadet Power Pilot Scholarship.
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Engine Failure Causes Diversion
Oct. 18/14-The Helijet S76 (C-GHJL), flight JBA784, from Victoria Harbour (CBF7) to Vancouver Harbour (CBC7) was at 3000 feet over Point Grey when the number 2 engine (Rolls Royce 250 C30) lost power. An emergency […]
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Smoke Evacuates Dash-8
Oct. 10/14-The Jazz Aviation LP DHC-8-102 (C-GJMO), operating as flight 7789, had arrived in Sault Ste. Marie (CYAM) after a flight from Toronto (CYYZ). During deplanement at the gate the ground crew noticed smoke coming […]
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Engine Failure Two Miles From Airport
Sept. 25/14 A Diamond DA 20-A1(C-FPMC) aircraft, operated by the Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club, was on a local flight from Waterloo, ON (CYKF) to Oshawa, ON (CYOO). The pilot reported a rough running engine (Rotax 912 F3) […]
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Homebuilt Loses Prop
Oct. 20/14The privately operated PegaStol amateur built aircraft (C-FYCW) was returning from a local flight to Lyncrest Airport (CJL5) in Winnipeg, MB. While maneuvering for runway 09 at an altitude of 1000 feet agl and […]
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Charles Burkholder
Flight Date: September 11, 2012 Flight School: Red Stewart Airfield Flight Instructor: Joe Smith Message:I soloed in a J-3 Cub after 12 hours of dual instruction. There was a gusty headwind but other then that it went […]
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Mario Loubier
Flight Date: August 21, 2014 Flight School: Grondair Flight Instructor: Nicolas Keller Message:A few days before my first solo, I thought I would be very stressed, excited, concentrated, etc. In fact, I was very calm, smooth, like […]