News
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 […]
Year: 2018
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 […]
TSB Incidents
CargoLogicAir – Boeing 747-400 – Fuel Filter Issue – Flight Diverted
2018-08-20 G-CLBA, a Boeing 747-400 aircraft operated by CargoLogicAir, was conducting flight CLU817 from Houston/George Bush Intercontinental, TX (KIAH) to Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, Germany (EDDF). Shortly after reaching cruising altitude out of KIAH, the flight crew received […]
Recent Videos
Long EZE Aerobatics
Fresh from his appearance at AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Kyle Fowler, of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, will perform at the Canadian International Air Show this weekend in his Long EZE.
News
CIAS This Weekend
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will make their only appearance outside the U.S. this weekend as they open the Canadian International Airshow for the first time in 15 years. The country’s largest and one of […]
News
Swiss Air Anniversary
It’s been 20 years since the peace of picturesque Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia was shattered by Canada’s worst aviation disaster. Swiss Air Flight 111 hit the shallow waters off the community so hard on the […]
News
Modern Cockpit For Old Workhorse
Innovators keep finding new ways to increase both the longevity and utility of the Boeing 737-200 and Mid Canada Mod Center has brought one of the classic airliners into the modern age of avionics. The […]
TSB Incidents
Piper PA-31 – Landing Gear Not Extended – Belly Landing
2018-08-26 The privately registered Piper PA-31 aircraft (C-GTEW) with the pilot and a passenger on board was on approach to runway 34 at Midland / Huronia, ON (CYEE), and the landing gear had not been […]
TSB Incidents
Murphy Elite on amphibious floats – Float strike – Cartwheel
2018-08-24 C-FDYF, a privately registered amateur-built Murphy Elite on amphibious floats, took off from Runway 25 at Vancouver / Boundary Bay, BC (CZBB) for a local flight. The aircraft became airborne early and a gust […]
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Brad Hodder
Flight Date: 07/08/2018 Flight School: Moncton Flight College Flight Instructor: Ryan Esch Comment: My first solo flight besides being a huge reflection of my characteristics as a pilot before taking the leap into the career […]
Recent Videos
Arrow Model Tests
Some nice vintage footage on the test program that put scale models of the CF-105 on the bottom of Lake Ontario, the first of which were raised from the depths earlier this week.
TSB Incidents
Air Canada – Boeing 777-300 – Oil Leak – Engine Shut Down
2018-08-24 C-FIVS, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA001 from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ) to Tokyo/Haneda, Japan (RJTT) with 15 crew members and 365 passengers on board. During […]
TSB Incidents
Superior Airways – Cessna P210N – Engine Failure – Fuel Starvation – Forced Landing
2018-08-01 C-GLML, a privately registered Cessna P210N aircraft operated by Superior Airways, was conducting a flight from Thunder Bay, ON (CYQT) to Red Lake, ON (CYRL). Prior to departing from CYQT, the fuel gauges indicated […]
TSB Incidents
Canadian Helicopters – Bell 407 Helicopter – Water Bucket Inadvertent Release
2018-08-01 C-FAVT, a Bell 407 helicopter operated by Canadian Helicopters, was conducting forest fire control operations and was on approach to release a load of water from the suspended Bambi bucket, when the long-line was […]