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Canada’s ‘Craziest’ Helicopter Pilot?
Vancouver-area pilot Brad Friesen is making a name for himself on YouTube with his helicopter flight videos.
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Bearhawk Canada Opens
A Saskatchewan man will head up Bearhawk Canada as the Texas planemaker expands its sales network for the popular bush plane. Mike Silvernagle will use a private air strip in Saskatchewan as headquarters for Bearhawk […]
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TC Says Feces Didn’t Come From Planes
Transport Canada says whatever fell on the cars and property of 18 people in southern B.C over the last month didn’t come from airplanes. Those who have had far-too-personal experiences with the foul-smelling substance consistently […]
TSB Incidents
Lancair IVP – Suspected Aircraft Engine Turbulence Topples Aircraft
2018-03-28 C-GSQQ, a privately operated Lancair IVP aircraft, was conducting a flight from Fort Myers/Buckingham Field, FL (FL59) to Sebring Regional, FL (KSEF) with one pilot and 3 passengers on board. The pilot-in-command reported that, […]
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WestJet – Boeing 737-700 – Cargo Fire Warning
2018-06-14 C-GWJT, a Boeing 737-700 aircraft operated by WestJet, was conducting flight WJA113 from Calgary Intl, AB (CYYC) to Vancouver Intl, BC (CYVR) with 56 passengers and 5 crew members on board. During the initial […]
TSB Incidents
Air Canada – Boeing 787-9 – Engine Failure
2018-06-04 C-FNOE, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight ACA043 from New Delhi/Indira Gandhi Intl, India (VIDP) to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ) with 14 crew members and 297 passengers […]
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Cessna 140 – Engine Failure – Ditched in River
2018-05-25 C-FEKR, a privately registered Cessna 140 aircraft, departed from Deep River/Rolph, ON (CPH2) for a local flight. The aircraft was approximately 5 nm East of CPH2 when the engine (Teledyne Continental C-90-14F) began to […]
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Cessna A150L – Engine Failure – Forced Landing – Nose Over
2018-05-21 C-GWQH, a privately registered Cessna A150L aircraft, was on a VFR flight from Ottawa/Carp, ON (CYRP) to North Bay, ON (CYYB) with 2 persons on board. As the aircraft was flying at an altitude […]
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Porter Airlines – DHC-8-402 – Hydraulic Leak
2018-05-07 C-GKQE, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 aircraft operated by Porter Airlines, was conducting flight POE388 from Chicago/Midway Intl, IL (KMDW) to Toronto/Billy Bishop Toronto City, ON (CYTZ) with 4 crew members and 41 passengers on board. […]
TSB Incidents
Georgian Bay Airways – Cessna 180K Float Plane – Takeoff Mishap
2018-05-28 C-GYZK, a float-equipped Cessna 180K aircraft operated by Georgian Bay Airways, was taking off from Parry Sound Harbor, ON (CPS1) with one pilot and three passengers for a sightseeing tour. During the take-off run, […]
TSB Incidents
Edmonton Soaring Club – L-23 Super Blanik glider – Landing Mishap
2018-05-27 C-GKDX, an L-23 Super Blanik glider operated by Edmonton Soaring Club, was doing a solo training flight at Chipman, AB (CFU3). Since the aircraft was high on the downwind leg, the student-pilot activated the […]
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MAC CUB M1 – Float Plane – Lost Power – Crashed in Lake
2018-05-27 C-FOTX, a float equipped, amateur built, MAC CUB M1 aircraft (Piper PA18 replica), was departing Lake Huron, near Bruce Mines, ON. After take-off when the aircraft was about 200 feet AGL, the engine (Avco […]
TSB Incidents
Cessna A185E – Float Plane – Landing Mishap – Flipped, Submerged
2018-05-25 C-FWXJ, a privately registered, float equipped Cessna A185E aircraft, was landing at Crooked Lake, ON. During the flare, it was reported that a violent wind shear occurred. The aircraft touched down in a nose-down […]
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Electric Aviation
James Douma, of Pitt Meadows, B.C., is one of the first North Americans to put an electric aircraft into regular service. He spoke with Canadian Aviator’s Russ Niles for this video posted on AVweb.
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Volunteers Resume Plane Search
The families of a missing Alberta couple are resuming the search for them and their Mooney aircraft seven months after the aircraft is believed to have gone down in the mountains of B.C. Dominic Neron […]