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Calling all Canadian Commercial Pilot Students!

Foxtrot Alpha

Jul 30, 20191 min read

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...

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Feb 2, 20211 min read

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...

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Foxtrot Alpha

Feb 1, 20211 min read

Podcast Starting Soon

Foxtrot Alpha Aviation is starting a weekly aviation podcast in conjunction with our newly launched YouTube Channel. Please come and...

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Back to school, Challenger 650 Recurrent in Montreal

Foxtrot Alpha

Dec 16, 20203 min read

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...

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Did you know holding speeds have changed in Canada? What else has changed that can affect you?

Foxtrot Alpha

Oct 31, 20192 min read

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...

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What advice would I give to someone who wants to get into Corporate Aviation in Canada?

Foxtrot Alpha

Oct 29, 20194 min read

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...

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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 3

Foxtrot Alpha

Jul 28, 20198 min read

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,...

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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 2

Foxtrot Alpha

Jul 17, 20193 min read

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...

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Getting Your First Jet Type Rating - Part 1

Foxtrot Alpha

Jul 12, 20191 min read

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...

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Moving onto a new type, bye bye Falcon 900EX!

Foxtrot Alpha

May 29, 20191 min read

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...

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IFR Flight - Getting Ready For Your First Job

Foxtrot Alpha

May 29, 20197 min read

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...

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Your Personal Appearance - Professionalism

Foxtrot Alpha

May 29, 20195 min read

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...

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Hi everyone, made a quick flight from Edmonton to Vancouver. CANUCK4 Arrival, ILS 08R. In my glory w

Foxtrot Alpha

Feb 13, 20181 min read

Hi everyone, made a quick flight from Edmonton to Vancouver. CANUCK4 Arrival, ILS 08R. In my glory w

#Falcon900EX #inflight #ILS #vancouver

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Preparing For Your First Flying Job Lecture - Cooking Lake Aviation Academy, February 10, 2018

Foxtrot Alpha

Feb 11, 20186 min read

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...

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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 5 "The MF World"

Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 23, 20183 min read

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...

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Your First Turboprop Job - Part 4 "The Power-Plant"

Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 23, 20183 min read

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...

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You First Turboprop Job - Part 3 "Oil Caps and other important stuff"

Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 23, 20184 min read

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...

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Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 11, 20187 min read

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...

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Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 10, 20187 min read

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...

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Getting ready for your first turboprop or jet job

Foxtrot Alpha

Jan 10, 20183 min read

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,...

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