newpilots-2018
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newpilots-2018
Jacob Frank
Flight Date: 12/10/2017 Flight School: Victoria Flying Club Flight Instructor: Laura Van Buskirk Comment:I started flying lessons when I was 11 years old. We scheduled my solo flight for November 6th, the day I turned […]
TSB Incidents
Jazz Aviation – Bombardier DHC-8-400 – Engine Fire Warning
2018-04-12 C-GGCI, a Bombardier DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight JZA8982 from Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Intl, ON (CYOW) to Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL). After the passengers had deplaned after the arrival […]
TSB Incidents
PAL Airlines – Bombardier DHC-8-300 – Fuel Imbalance
2018-04-15 C-GVPA, a Bombardier DHC-8-300 aircraft operated by PAL Airlines, was conducting flight PVL928 from Gander Intl, NL (CYQX) to St. John’s Intl, NL (CYYT). As the flight prepared for the descent into CYYT, the […]
TSB Incidents
Air Canada – Airbus 319-100 – Break Fault Indicator
2018-04-21 C-FZUG, an Airbus 319-100 aircraft operated by Air Canada rouge, was conducting flight ROU7097 from Tampa Intl, FL (KTPA) to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl, ON (CYYZ). While inbound to CYYZ, the flight crew received […]
Recent Videos
Pilot Reality
As with any other career, aviation has its less-than-glamourous moments. A young couple from Northern Ontario showed a typical day flying for a small airline in the Northern Ontario winter.
News
Air Transat Re-Instating Arrested Pilots
Air Transat says it’s re-instating two pilots after Scottish authorities dropped charges against them for being under the influence of alcohol while preparing for a flight. Scottish prosecutors said blood samples that were to be […]
News
Rudimentary De-Icing Equipment At Fond-du-Lac
A CBC report suggests that even if a West Wind Aviation crew had tried to de-ice their ATR 42 before a fatal crash in northern Saskatchewan last December, it may not have done them any […]
News
WestJet Pilots Vote On Strike
WestJet pilots are taking a strike vote but the airline and the Airline Pilots Association are also sitting down for 14 straight days of negotiations while the voting is under way. The two sides have […]
News
Forced Landing on Calgary Street Surprises Commuters
A small twin engine aircraft (Piper Navajo) surprised commuters in Calgary on Wednesday morning as it was forced to make an unscheduled landing on a busy Calgary Street. The pilot had radioed the control tower […]
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Spatial Disorientation Likely Cause of Fatal Crash
The crash that killed former Alberta premier Jim Prentice and three others in 2016 was mostly likely caused by a disoriented pilot the Transportation Safety Board concluded in its report on the incident. Investigators could […]
TSB Incidents
Boeing 737-800 – Possible Bird Strike
2018-04-22 C-GYQW, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Air Transat, was conducting flight TSC369 from Orlando Intl, FL (KMCO) to Halifax/Stanfield Intl, NS (CYHZ) with 6 crew members and 184 passengers on board. As the […]
News
Unplanned Landing on Quebec Highway
A small Cessna aircraft made an unscheduled landing on Highway 5 near Chelsea, Quebec on Sunday. (April 22). The pilot was not injured. The landing took place at around 4 p.m. on the northbound lane […]
Recent Videos
CF-18 Over Long Beach
A little raw video from our photo flight with the RCAF over the west coast of Vancouver Island April 19.
News
WTO Rejects Bombardier Challenge
The World Trade Organization will continue its review of Embraer’s allegations that Bombardier is unfairly subsidized by Canadian governments. The WTO panel rejected Bombardier’s argument that the Brazilian planemaker’s review request goes beyond the scope […]