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182 in a Snowbank

Jan. 19/15-The privately registered Cessna 182N, C-GWMN, was operating on a VFR flight from Rocky Mountain House (CYRM) to a private runway (1400 feet in length, compacted snow and ice over gravel) located 20 nm […]

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Turbulence Injures FA, Damages Plane

Jan. 18/15-The Air Georgian B1900D, C-GAAR, was operating as flight GGN7226 from Cranbrook, BC (CYXC) to Calgary, AB (CYYC). During the descent into Calgary, GGN7226 encountered severe turbulence passing through 14 000 feet. GGN7226 landed […]

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Flashlight in the Nosegear

Jan. 16/15-The Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ 705 (AC8903, C-FTJZ) was in climb after take-off when the crew retracted the landing gear and received a nose landing gear unsafe light. The crew decided to return […]

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Wind Pushes Buffalo Over the Edge

Jan. 7/14-The Summit Air Charters Ltd. de Havilland DHC-5A, C-FASY was operating on a cargo flight from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Ekati, NT (CYOA). After landing at CYOA on Runway 02/20T, a gust of wind […]

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Smoke in the Cabin-Twice

Jan. 8/14-The SkyWest Airlines CRJ200, N975SW, was operating as flight SKW5530 from Winnipeg, MB (CYWG) to Denver, USA (KDEN). Immediately after takeoff, smoke was detected in the cabin. The flight crew advised ATC and returned […]

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Sandhill Crane Ingested

Dec. 24/14-The Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319-100 aircraft (AC1865, C-FYNS) was on the takeoff run from Runway 17R at Orlando Intl airport when the #2 engine ingested a Sandhill Crane at a ground speed just […]

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Runway Excursion

Dec. 31/15-The PZL-104 Wilga aircraft, registered as C-FAEM, with one pilot on board was returning from a local flight at St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil airport, QC (CSB3). Upon touchdown in a 15-20 knot crosswind, the aircraft bounced off […]

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Citation Brake Fire

Jan. 2/15-The Provincial Aerospace Cessna S550, registration C-FABF, was conducting high speed taxi runs on Runway 29 at St. John’s, NL (CYYT) as part of a post-maintenance burn-in procedure carried out following the replacement of […]

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Tire Comes Apart on Q400

Dec. 31/14-The WestJet Encore de Havilland DHC-8-402, C-FHEN, was operating as WEN3256 from Calgary International Airport (CYYC) to Grande Prairie, AB (CYQU). WEN3256 experienced a #3 tire cap separation on the take-off roll and once […]

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UAS Licencing Urged

A Winnipeg man who wants to start a “national” pilot school for unmanned aerial systems operators is asking Transport Canada to licence UAS pilots. Dale George, CEO of Buoyant Aircraft Systems, a company trying to […]

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First Air, FLYHT in Spotlight

First Air earned some world media attention this week after the Toronto Star reported that its fleet of aircraft are equipped with a flight tracking system made by FLYHT, of Calgary. In the three days […]

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Canada Buys Fifth C-17

  Canada has bought another C-17 and increasing the fleet by 25 percent will add exponentially more capability to the RCAF’s transport command. Defense Minister Rob Nicholson made the announcement early Friday at CFB Trenton […]

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Evette Sintichakis

Flight Date: 11/02/2014 Flight School: Spectrum AIrways Flight Instructor: Chase Elliot Message:I didn’t grow up wanting to be a pilot, but now I’m so glad I’ve had the opportunity. Flying has been one of the most amazing experiences […]