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Calling all Canadian Commercial Pilot Students!
If you’re on this blog maybe you have some unanswered questions about your future aviation career? Would you consider joining a Facebook...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jul 30, 20191 min read
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Are you looking for some Foxtrot Alpha Aviation Merch?
Yes we have merch for you to check out, please visit our merch webstore at Spring (formerly Tee spring): https://teespring.com/stores/fox...
Foxtrot Alpha
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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Podcast Starting Soon
Foxtrot Alpha Aviation is starting a weekly aviation podcast in conjunction with our newly launched YouTube Channel. Please come and...
Foxtrot Alpha
Feb 1, 20211 min read
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Back to school, Challenger 650 Recurrent in Montreal
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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Did you know holding speeds have changed in Canada? What else has changed that can affect you?
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
Oct 31, 20192 min read
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What advice would I give to someone who wants to get into Corporate Aviation in Canada?
I was recently asked the above question on a Reddit group, here is my response: Great question, a few years ago corporate aviation in...
Foxtrot Alpha
Oct 29, 20194 min read
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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 3
Each training provider you attend is different, some are very advanced, some are very behind the times. I have trained in Edmonton,...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jul 28, 20198 min read
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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 2
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jul 17, 20193 min read
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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 1
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jul 12, 20191 min read
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Moving onto a new type, bye bye Falcon 900EX!
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
May 29, 20191 min read
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IFR Flight - Getting Ready For Your First Job
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
May 29, 20197 min read
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Your Personal Appearance - Professionalism
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
May 29, 20195 min read
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Hi everyone, made a quick flight from Edmonton to Vancouver. CANUCK4 Arrival, ILS 08R. In my glory w
#Falcon900EX #inflight #ILS #vancouver
Foxtrot Alpha
Feb 13, 20181 min read
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Preparing For Your First Flying Job Lecture - Cooking Lake Aviation Academy, February 10, 2018
Yesterday at the Cooking Lake Aviation Academy (CLAA) in Sherwood Park, AB I gave a lecture to a group of Commercial Pilot Students. It...
Foxtrot Alpha
Feb 11, 20186 min read
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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 5 "The MF World"
After we completed our review of the flight in the classroom, Trevor and I headed to the airplane for a flight to Edmonton International...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 23, 20183 min read
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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 4 "The Power-Plant"
Under those fancy cowlings is a pretty amazing little engine. The Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-42, producing 850 lbs of shaft...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 23, 20183 min read
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You First Turboprop Job - Part 3 "Oil Caps and other important stuff"
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...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 23, 20184 min read
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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 2
Welcome back, the last time we were getting deep into turbine flying and concepts such as temp vs torque, aircraft performance and...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 11, 20187 min read
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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 1
Congratulations! you are moving up into the aviation career world. No more paying for flying lessons, you are a Commercial Multi-IFR Rock...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 10, 20187 min read
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Getting ready for your first turboprop or jet job
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,...
Foxtrot Alpha
Jan 10, 20183 min read
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