Kip Powick

recently retired as the lead-in trainer for new fighter pilots Its not the life of the trainer, it's just the fact that initial pilot training is going to the USAF. I am sure that bean-counters figured it was easier to use the USAF rather than keep using planes that did not really fly. or could be used as a prelim trainer for our "new fighter pilots".

Hey, Hey, HEY, Sir, you can't park there !!

When I was stationed at CYOW we had a VIP Cosmo that required a bifold door between two compartments. I was up doing a check ride on a newbee when ops called and asked if I would go to YUL and go Atlantic Aviation and pick up the bifold door which was now shortend about 4 inches to fit in the aircraft. Went to YUL and kept the engines running and went and signed for the door and rushed out to the aircraft and placed it in the rear compartment and away we went back to YOW. After we landed I went back and got the door which was wrapped in bubble plastic and I decided to take it to the Squadron Engineering officer as I had signed the bill for it, $1500.00 and did not want to be responsible if it was "lost" . I had it over my shoulder and as I pushed it forward through the Engineering Officer's office door I saw a amall yellow tag on one of the panels........Beaver Lumber $82.95 I think there was an investigation, but I never did hear the end result.

When I was a real "Newbee" I met a grizzled old jet pilot while on my first posting. Being keen I asked what aircraft he had flown and he was kinda keen to tell me about his experiences on the CF100. He was chuckling when he told me his Nav bailed out once but he had never experienced ejection. "Whaaaat?" How did that happen ?? He had to take a CF100 up for a full test card flight and he had to have a Nav with him because, "I think" there were Circuit Breakers that were in the back seat and naturally things had to be fully checked so the Nav had to be on the flight. They went through the test card and the last items were "G" loading . He asked the Nav if he was ready and the Nav said he was so he went into a steep dive and abruptly pulled max + G. With that completed he had to do a max -G maneuver . He went into a steep climb and abruptly bunted the aircraft over, heard a loud curse, then an explosion, the canopy was gone behind the pilot and the Nav was not there. Apparently the Nav's seat was not locked down and when the pilot applied max -G abruptly his seat slid up the rails and he went through the canopy, seat and him........ He floated down safely and the pilot landed safely.

Many decades ago CF100s, (affectionatly called "Clunks"), were based in RCAF Station St Hubert. One morning, a sullen looking RCAF maintenace tech came into Ops and told the Ops officer that in two different CF100's the ejection seats did not work. The Ops O asked how he knew that . The airman said he climbed into two of them, pulled the safety pins and tried to eject......obviously, he was more than just despondent. He was kept in Ops until the Medical team arrived. I seem to remember that both aircraft had just completed B checks and it was found that the seats had never been armed....BTW, there were 3 CF100s in the hanger...the third was fully serviceable.

I think the hardest maneuver for a pilot is to admit he is not as good as he thinks he is, and now needs help.....ergo...ego

Another wizard report by the Press........ (Couldn't get the gear down so did a wheels up landing...nice landing ) The Press.. Footage shows the plane approaching the runway without its landing gear activated before touching down and skidding along the tarmac until coming to a stop.

Sounds like the pilot let his ego get ahead of common sense.... Remember the Tutor that had an engine problem shortly after T/O at MJ ???

Here you go young fella...... You have to play the video where you found it and copy the link as it is playing and then paste the link into your posting. Sometimes you are given the option of inserting just the link, or the video https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/video/bombardier-opens-its-new-toronto-production-line-global-7500-6500-and-5500-jets Below, the link was copied from You Tube and I chose to show the video.

Toronto Star Saturday 11 May Pilots at WestJet’s western regional subsidiary Encore have rejected a tentative agreement reached with the airline last month. According to a press release from the Air Line Pilots Association, 53 per cent of pilots who voted rejected the agreement. “Despite contract improvements to compensation and scheduling, our pilots held strong in their belief that management isn’t doing enough to address the ongoing pilot attraction and retention issues and low morale that remain at our airline,” said Capt. Carin Kenny, a pilot and chair of the WestJet Encore ALPA Master Executive Council. “In the wake of this vote, we are hopeful management finally understands that more must done to address the issues that clearly remain for our pilots,” Kenny added. In a written statement, WestJet chief operating officer Diederik Pen said the rejection won’t impact airline operations, but added the company was disappointed by the vote results. “We are disappointed to learn that our WestJet Encore pilots have rejected an agreement that is distinctly competitive within Canada’s airline industry and solutioned their unique concerns,” said Pen. “Our tentative agreement represented a robust negotiation process that got us to our final offer, and while we will meet with ALPA to determine next steps, we will hold firm on what is reasonable to ensure we can continue providing meaningful employment and affordable air travel to Canadians.” Despite the reassurance that airline operations won’t be affected, travellers could still be tempted to buy cancellation or interruption insurance. But they shouldn’t mull it over too long, said Martin Firestone, president of insurance brokerage Travel Secure Inc. “Because a strike or lockout hasn’t been officially declared yet, you should still be able to buy insurance and be covered. But once something’s officially declared, it becomes a known cause, like COVID,” said Firestone. Terms of the tentative agreement weren’t released publicly.

Serving a snack on Scandinavian airlines in 1969

Hi Jeff.....been a long time eh !! I still remember when Di and I were passengers on one of your flights and how you made it personal that we were well looked after by your crew when you were flying for Canada 3000. I started to laugh when I read your comment about the type of car I was treating myself to... Back in 2018, a few months after Di passed, my Buick LeSabre was on its last legs so I slipped back to my youth and bought a used 2016 Malibu, fully loaded, (I bought my first car, a 1965 Malibu Model SS,when I graduated from flight school.....cost was $ 2679.00, fully loaded ). Out here we, also had a 2014 Yaris hatchback that was basically Di's car...economical and easy to run around in the city and easy to park. I have been using that car for the same thing and the Malibu is basically only used for long trips to visit my kids and their families. Bought myself and early Birthday present on 01 May.....Found a 2020 Yaris 5 door hatchback in Montreal, so took a train to Montreal and picked it up..The 2020 was the last year Yaris was made, although the frame and other aspects are now incorporated in the Mazda 2.........This was a winner find as this particular 2020 Yaris had 4000 km on it, was part of an estate sale and was in show room condition as the previous owner just kept it in a garage .......so anyway, I thought I would play with it...put on outrageous front seatcovers, Weather Tech floor matts, slightly larger rally sport tires on gloss black spoked rims.Full window tint, and just got back from the garage as I wanted to ascertain whether a Thrush Turbo muffler would fit..it will and has been ordered. The "Yaris"chrome decal badge on the hatch has been moved up a bit and a chrome "Sports" badge has been offset and added below the "Yaris" badge.....across from that, on the other side of the hatch is a chrome "Turbo". Small racing stripes on both mirrors. Mounted a newer dash cam on the rearview mirror. and going to do the same thing I did on the 2014 Yaris, mount an internal gizmo that makes the third brake light sequence 5 times and then go steady when the brakes are applied. Get ready to laugh....... Engine....4 cylinder....1.5L......106HP.... (there is not, nor has there ever been, a Turbo Yaris....engine rated to about 200-250K km It is not a "hiway" car ...too small, but sure makes life easy when doing errands !!! PS....I had the chrome "Turbo" badge on the 2014 Yaris and was sitting at a stop light when another Yaris, same color as mine pulled up behind me.The guy turned to his wife, got her attention and smiled when he saw we were identical cars...then he noticed the chrome "Turbo" badge and started an animated conversation with his wife. Light turned green and he followed me to a grocery store and parked close to me....Came over and asked where I got my Yaris and said he didn't know Yaris made a Turbo model......I just smiled and told him it was a custom order I made through a friend who worked at Toyota, he looked kinda sad, said thanks, and slowly walked back to his car ..........so much fun so little time... Be kind and be safe

Just tricking out a new car and getting the boat ready for another summer on the water.....never an idle moment...Rather burn out than rust out

Duplicate post removed...... Question??......Flat tires or did the surface give way