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Summer Papple
Flight Date:09/26/2015 Flight School: Stratford Air Services Flight Instructor: Brian Rouse Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Summer.
Month: September 2015
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Mark Jacobson
Flight Date:09/24/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flying Service Limited Flight Instructor: Randy Kerney Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Mark.
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Cole Friesen
Flight Date:09/24/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flying Service Limited Flight Instructor: Matthew Kirzinger Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Cole.
News
Ex-RCAF Starfighter For Sale
A former RCAF CF-104 in flying condition is for sale in Arizona for $1.9 million USD. The owner identifies it as “the nicest and best Starfighter manufactured by Lockheed for Canada” noting it spent some […]
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Young Pilot Walks Into Propeller
A private pilot in his twenties is in hospital in Quebec City after he inexplicably walked into the rotating prop of the Cessna 150 in which he was a passenger. The young man, who had […]
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Misfueling Eyed In Manitoba Crash
The president of Keystone Air says a misfueling error may have caused the crash of one of the airline’s Piper Navajos last week, in which all eight occupants walked away with minor injuries. Cliff Arit […]
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WestJet Eyes Asia
A day after it made headlines announcing spring flights to London Gatwick, a WestJet executive told investors Wednesday it has its sights set on Asia, too. Candace Li, the company’s interim head of finance, told […]
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Eight Injured in Manitoba Crash
The Keystone Air Service Piper PA31-350, registration C-FXLO and operating as flight KEE208, departed Thompson, MB (CYTH) on an IFR flight to Winnipeg, MB (CYWG). Shortly after takeoff on Runway 06, the crew experienced a malfunction and […]
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Corn Causes Ground Loop
The privately owned Luscombe 8A aircraft (C-FAEU) was landing on a private strip nearPeterborough, ON. After touchdown, the left wing contacted mature corn adjacent to the runway and the aircraft ground looped to the left. […]
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Floatplane Flips
The Amber Airways Ltd. float equipped Cessna 180B, C-FJOD, was departing Keele Lake, YT to return to Whitehorse, YT. Shortly after lift off, the pilot evaluated the winds coming down the valley towards the lake and felt […]
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Porter Announces Florida Flights
Porter Airlines will stretch the legs of its Q400 aircraft with a weekly flight to an Orlando-area airport that doesn’t normally see much international traffic. The airline will fly from Billy Bishop Airport to Melbourne, about […]
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Wheelchair Pilot Opens Flight School
A 20-year-old pilot who uses a wheelchair has opened a flight school at Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston. Zach Elliot was paralyzed in a car accident two years ago but in August he took delivery […]
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Flight Diverted To Save Dog
An Air Canada pilot is being praised for interrupting a long-haul flight to make sure a dog survived the trip. The aircraft was part way through its non-stop from Tel Aviv to Toronto when flight […]
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Lane Simonson
Flight Date:09/13/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flying Service Limited Flight Instructor: J Singh Comment: Congratulations on your first solo Lane.
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David Diaz
Flight Date:09/14/2015 Flight School: Mitchinson Flying Service Limited Flight Instructor: J Singh Comment: Congratulations on your first solo David.