Kip Powick

And we are getting some......oh gooooody

They should print those photos, with a small narative, and a brief explanation about unexpected turbulence into a two page pamphlet and in big letters...... THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT WHEN SEATED But it will never happen

When I see his statement, (air pockets), I immediately think of those that think the engines actually run backwards when, upon landing, we go into "reverse".

I'll put it up tomorrow.....

Malcolm.....I think the reporter or individual who wrote that definition was actually older than me to equate Air Pocket with CAT There was a thing called an AIR POCKET back in the fabric and wire days when little was known about the upper atmosphere and the movement of high and low pressure systems and the jet stream but todays avaitors would never use that word when describing turbulence.. Unforseen Turbulence is the term today and I would like to think that not one pilot would use "Air Pocket" when describing an area of turbulence. Even just saying CAT would mean nothing if that abbreviation was used on the PA. to passengers.. In addition CAT is a bit of a misnomer. One can experience Unforseen Turbulence while flying in many kinds of clouds.....a lot of pilots have experienced the bumps and lumps in stratus clouds when there was no forecast of embedded cumulus or worse, in the area.. Surely you remember my story of the Gooney Bird Corkscrew

Rick Jones, WestJet’s interim head of route planning, told a conference Monday that the postponement relates to pilot training as well as the measurement units used in the cockpit. Been out for quite some time.......could I get an explanation here...Thanks in advance

And I wonder how many of the injured, and possibly the deceased individual, were wearing seat belts. Funny how people in cars wear a seatbelt, (mandatory just about everywhere), and max speed might be 120km/hr yet sitting in a tube, without air bags etc, doing over 950km/hr figure they will never hit a bump.... Doesn't matter how smooth it is the SEATBELT should ALWAYS BE FASTENED. (yeh, I know, preaching to the choir here)

I am sure that by now almost everyone knows the President of Iran, (+6 or 7 ?), died in a helo crash yesterday. I happened to have CNN on when the news hit. It appears " Iranian goverment sources" were stating that it was not a hard landing just rather an abrupt landing due to weather.. As we all know, best you have actual facts before pontificating about any incident concerning aircraft. If you have seen the video of the crash site, I wonder how the Iranian "spokes person" would describe a "catasthrophic landing".

Pilot error.......forgot to take the control locks off. Video here https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/video-shows-snodgrasss-plane-pitch-up-before-fatal-crash/

Bit of Rambling here and just my opinion….but So you have this airplane and you want to fly it….It is a two seater but like every two seater in the civilian world, ( including a vast array of airlines, when conditions necessitate that requirement ), it can be flown by one pilot. Not one other profession has to be included in that “solo” flight…..but upon landing, lets say the aircraft is found to be “ broken”. Catering personnel, flight attendants, cleaners/groomers, just to name a few, cannot fix it. In my little world of slipping the surly bonds of earth, I have always prioritized, that, yes, you need a pilot, that is a given, however when all the metal, rivets, composite material, magical electronics and colored fluid systems go south, there is only one profession that get you back in the atmosphere……..the AME. That profession is required more than any other, (pilot is the exception), to get safe, serviceable aircraft in the air and if the owner of the aircraft or in this dialogue ( WJ, management), does not come up with fair and realistic compensation for those men and women who work to ensure SAFETY for all in the air, then I hope it is a full-fledged STRIKE.

Jumped the chocks while doing a run-up is all that every article has.

My friend at the Corner Store shook my hand.... I won a free ticket on Lotto Max ...

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.