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60 Years of Precision Celebrated
George Miller, the former team lead of the Snowbirds and Aviation Hall of Fame member marked his 80th birthday and 60th year of continuous flying on Oct. 6 in a most familiar way. He took […]
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F-35 Becomes Campaign Issue
The re-opening of Canada’s process to buy new fighters for the RCAF became an inevitability rather than a possibility earlier this week with a carefully timed announcement from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Trudeau announced he […]
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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.
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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.
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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 […]