A few months ago now I began my Challenger 605/650 annual recurrent ground school at home for the first time. The online course covered...

Did you know that the maximum indicated airspeeds for holding patterns changed in Canada in 2018? As of Oct 2018 Canada is now using: At...

I was recently asked the above question on a Reddit group, here is my response: Great question, a few years ago corporate aviation in...

Each training provider you attend is different, some are very advanced, some are very behind the times. I have trained in Edmonton,...

Upon arrival in Montreal, my sim partner and I settled into a local hotel and set up our study dens for the onslaught of information to...

Less than a year ago I travelled to Montreal to begin a new type rating, on the Bombardier Challenger 350. Like any type rating I have...

I am moving on from the Dassault Falcon 900EX – ready for a new flying job and a Bombardier Challenger 300/350 type rating. It was an...

One of my most recent discussions was with a local Chief Pilot in Edmonton. During my discussion, I asked what key areas are lacking in a...

Imagine the last time you were at an airport and were flying out somewhere. The crew arrives and you look at them quickly as they enter...

Yesterday at the Cooking Lake Aviation Academy (CLAA) in Sherwood Park, AB I gave a lecture to a group of Commercial Pilot Students. It...

After we completed our review of the flight in the classroom, Trevor and I headed to the airplane for a flight to Edmonton International...

Under those fancy cowlings is a pretty amazing little engine. The Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-42, producing 850 lbs of shaft...

After a weekend off, your new boss tells you that you are going to be starting airborne training starting on Monday and your excited and...

Welcome back, the last time we were getting deep into turbine flying and concepts such as temp vs torque, aircraft performance and...

Congratulations! you are moving up into the aviation career world. No more paying for flying lessons, you are a Commercial Multi-IFR Rock...

Wow, you got the call from your first employer and your starting on a turboprop or a jet! You have never flown a turboprop or jet before,...

This is my corner office in the sky, I have been in this place for over two decades. I started out just like you, a person with a passion...

It was August 1983 at the Abbotsford International Airshow in beautiful Abbotsford British Columbia where it all began for me. Just a...