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Missing Pilot Family Support Eyed
The families of pilots lost on flights through B.C.’s Rocky Mountains in the past couple of years are hoping to establish a support network for the loved ones of missing people. Tammy Neron was a […]
Month: September 2018
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Search Called Off For RV-6
The search for an unidentified couple missing on a flight from Edmonton to Chilliwack last week has been called off. The RCAF and CASARA covered 14,000 square miles in the search for the RV-6, which […]
TSB Incidents
Flex Air Services – Cessna 340A – Suspected Engine Failure – Pilot Killed
2018-09-05 C-GLKX, a Cessna 340A operated by Flex Air Services, was conducting a private flight from St. Thomas Muni, ON (CYQS) to Port Huron/St. Clair County Intl, MI (KPHN) with a single pilot on board. […]
TSB Incidents
Privately registered Ayres S-2R – Collision with Tractor
2018-09-06 C-FPOS, a privately registered Ayres S-2R agricultural aircraft, was on a local flight near Cupar, SK with only the pilot on board. After completing a pass over a wheat field, the aircraft was slow […]
TSB Incidents
Privately registered Cessna 180 – Fuel Exhaustion – Force Landing
2018-09-05 C-GODA, a privately registered Cessna 180 aircraft, was conducting a flight from Toronto/Oshawa Executive, ON (CYOO) to Richmond Intl, VA (KRIC) with only the pilot on board. During the approach to KRIC, the aircraft […]
Recent Videos
Back In The Air
About 18 months after a training accident that left her with a disability, Victoria Flying Club flight instructor Kristen Ursel returned to the right seat on Sept. 3 for a flight around Victoria. She took […]
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Bearded Pilots Cleared
Air Canada pilots can now wear beards “to a maximum length of 12.5 millimetres and neatly trimmed,” thanks to a Simon Fraser University study that determined facial hair doesn’t get in the way of a […]
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Billy Bishop Keeps Growing
More travellers are taking advantage of the convenience of Billy Bishop Airport in downtown Toronto. The airport is now the ninth busiest in Canada and set traffic records for June, July and August and is […]
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Arrow Model Under Restoration
A bent and corroded hunk of what looks like scrap metal is getting the undivided attention of a team of restoration experts at the Canada Air and Space Museum as a link to one of […]
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Loud and Proud
Most airshows thrive on speed and loud aircraft speed and the London Air Show really cranks up the volume.
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Aurora Hits the Road
Canada’s CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft are no strangers to long trips, but the final journey of a recently retired airframe will no doubt make a big impression on a lot of people. The four-engine turboprop, […]
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Air Shows Scare Some People
To those who have known peace their entire lives, the loud aircraft at an air show are the sound of freedom but for those who have fled war they can trigger panic and terror. With […]
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Go-Around Prompts Concern
A routine go-around by an Encore crew turned into a breathless account of a near-death experience by a Saskatoon passenger who told the CBC he may never fly again because of it. Desmond Short was […]
TSB Incidents
Air Canada – Airbus 330-300 – Engine Vibration – Flight Diverted
2018-09-01 C-GFAJ, an Airbus 330-300 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA301 from Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL) to Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR) with 10 crew members and 291 passengers on board. […]
TSB Incidents
Privately Owned – PA-23-250 Aircraft – Engine Failure – Forced Landing
2018-08-23 N63886, a privately operated PA-23-250 aircraft, was taking off from Runway 06 at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy, NS (CYQY) for a local flight. On departure, exhaust gas and cylinder head temperatures dropped suddenly on the […]