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A Date with a Grumman Goose

I have a date with a Grumman Goose, in the morning I pack my camera, and a few essentials in my backpack and set out on the adventure. The Grumman Goose flies out of Port Hardy BC on Vancouver Island and is part of Pacific Coastal Airlines. The Float...

Published Thu, Oct 27 2011 9:18 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Pacific Coastal Airlines, Port Hardy, A Date with a Goose, Beechcraft 1900C, Grumman Goose, Saab 340, South Terminal, Vancouver, Victoria
First Canadian Airplane Crash Casualty, 1913

The first death involving an airplane in Canada was at Victoria, BC, on 6 August 1913, when American barnstormer John M. Bryant was killed in the crash of his Curtiss seaplane. In subsequent fatal accidents the small-load capacities of the aircraft minimized...

Published Mon, Oct 17 2011 1:05 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Victoria, bc, 6 August 1913, American barnstormer, Curtiss seaplane, First Canadian Airplane Crash, John M. Bryant
Canadian Crew Member on a US Tour!

At 6:30am the wake up call jars my mind and after a quick shower it is off to hotel breakfast. At 8:00am sharp the crew van leaves for the airport. we are 15 members and the van is packed and quiet. Arriving at the airport we check the planes and the...

Published Thu, Oct 27 2011 3:38 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator Whichcraft, Boeing Field, Collings Foundation, Mustang P-51C Betty Jane, NineONine, Wings of Freedom Tour
New generation of Canadian pilots train on next-gen flight gear

Earning their wings. Bradley Dolynuk keeps things on the level as he looks out on the night sky above Ottawa while piloting a flight simulator at Ottawa Aviation Services. The Canadian-made equipment is used by Algonquin College students in the new professional...

Published Sat, Oct 22 2011 12:10 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Canadian pilots, Earning their wings, New generation, train on next-gen flight gear
Canada's first F-35s won't have built-in ability to communicate in the Arctic

Canada's new multibillion-dollar stealth fighters are expected to arrive without the built-in capacity to communicate from the country's most northerly regions — a gap the air force is trying to close. A series of briefings given to the...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 9:40 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Canada's, communicate in Arctic, F-35s, purchase the right aircraft for the role
Canada’s air fee protest should start at home

It is hard to argue with International Trade Minister Ed Fast’s assertion that raising taxes at the border just increases costs for consumers at a time when international travel is already down. The last thing travellers need now is another barrier...

Published Tue, Oct 25 2011 10:15 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: $5.50 document inspection fee that Canadians will now be charged when they enter the U.S. by sea or by air., Canada’s air fee protest should start at home
Bush Flying, Weather Hardships

The following story is an excellent example of the various hardships bush pilots and their crew faced on a daily basis. This true account, as retold by the flight engineer, demonstrates just how vulnerable bush flyers were to circumstances they could...

Published Sat, Oct 15 2011 1:51 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: The Beginning of Bush Flying in Canada, Weather Hardships
Emirates inks deal with Canadian Airline West Jet

Dubai’s Emirates Airline said Sunday it has signed an agreement with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet to allow customers to fly between the two aviation hubs on a single ticket. Emirates, Dubai’s flagship airline, flies three times weekly...

Published Mon, Oct 3 2011 8:12 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Emirates inks deal with Canadian Airline West Jet
How quickly Canadian wow fares turn into woe fares

Check out the deals! Vancouver to London return on Air Canada, $575. Wow! Toronto to New York return, $385. Wow! Montreal to Calgary, $638, wow, sort of. Alas, as everyone who flies quickly learns, wow fares quickly become woe fares. That $575 Vancouver...

Published Fri, Oct 28 2011 11:08 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: airfares, Canadian, extra charges, flying out of usa, taxes, woe fares, wow fares
Let Canadian aviation industry take flight

Connectivity drives success in our globalized world. Nothing physically connects people and global business better than airlines. Worldwide, the air transport industry supports $3.5-trillion in business and transports 35% of the value of goods traded...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2011 11:48 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: CEO, IATA, International Air Transport Association, Let Canadian aviation industry take flight, Tony Tyler

October 2011 - Flyvertosset's Aviation Blog

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A Date with a Grumman Goose

First Canadian Airplane Crash Casualty, 1913

Canadian Crew Member on a US Tour!

New generation of Canadian pilots train on next-gen flight gear

Canada's first F-35s won't have built-in ability to communicate in the Arctic

Canada’s air fee protest should start at home

Bush Flying, Weather Hardships

Emirates inks deal with Canadian Airline West Jet

How quickly Canadian wow fares turn into woe fares

Let Canadian aviation industry take flight