Hey all,<br>Just wanted to share the experience
of my first solo flight with you all.<br>What a
great feeling and I was shocked at how calm I felt. No
nervousess at all, guess I was really ready.<br>For those of
you who have done it you know what I mean and for
those who havent keep working at it, it truly is worth
all the effort.<br>Cheers,<br>Paul

Congratulations!!! All the best with your<br>endeavours.<br><br>Ace

Hey Paul, congratulations!!   You'll never forget your first solo!<br>...J

Congratulations! Here's to many more successful flights,<br><br>Jim

I am a US flight instructeur and am interested in
finding a position as an instructor in Canada.<br>I'd
like to find out what is involved in converting US
licenses. If anybody has any info, it would really
help....<br>Thanks, John

Hi John... this is how I understand the PPL
conversions, as explained by my instructor:<br><br>CAN ->
US PPL<br>- Get FAA "stamp" on CDN PPL<br><br>US
-> CAN PPL<br>- Get Cdn "stamp" on US PPL<br>- Cdn
radio permit<br>- Cdn Medical<br><br>Not sure what's
involved with a CFI rating though.

Here in TO, the noise is getting louder. Heard an
awful racket just now over the city, but couldn't see
the plane. Airshow is this weekend, not sure if I can
make it, but working downtown I'll probably see the
odd Snowbird flying overhead this week.

Thanks to all who replied for the encouragement!!<br>One question how soon after
ground school did you all do your written exams?<br>Cheers,<br>P

Probably not the best example... I waited too
long (3-4 months). Wrote the PPL after the flight
test. Wouldn't recommend it!!<br>Finish the ground
school, write the test, get it over with.<br>I failed the
Meteorology section the first time (you are alowed to fail 2
sections without failing the test).<br>...J

J,<br>I take it that you haveto go back at a later date and rewrite the failed
section(s)? What is the fee for writing the test?<br>Thanks again,<br>Paul

Paul... To rewrite a section, you have to wait a
minimum of 7 days. The fees (quoting from memory)
were:<br><br>$105 for the test<br>$35 per section
(rewrite)<br><br>Your instructor should be able to confirm the current
rates.

J,<br>Great! Thanks again for all the info.<br>Guess I better start
studying.<br>Paul

P,<br><br>I would agree, do it right away.  Its been a while, but I believe that
I wrote within a week of completing ground school.  It certainly was not<br>more
than one week after. <br><br>James

The Concorde should be in Toronto this weekend.  It will arrive sometime
Saturday and depart 12:40 on Sunday the 5th.  It will also arrive on the 7th and
depart the 8th at 12:40.

Hi everyone:<br><br>If you get a chance check out
the YQM airport this <br>weekend. With all the
leaders from the Francophone summit here there is a big
variety of aircraft landing and parking there. I've seen
a DC8, 707's, 727, a 747, I think every kind of
Airbus, and a few other small ones. Not much space on the
ramp with them parking there.

I'll be flying up towards Parry Sound tomorrow
hunting for a friends cottage. They'll be
sunning/drinking on the dock while I do a flyby. The directions?
"Follow the powerlines till they meet a road (Hwy69?) and
train tracks." lol... nice cottage!<br>Anyone in that
area? I may stop at Georgian Bay for a bio-break. ;)

Wish I was in Salt Lake City Utah,  stuck here till Sunday.  Nice place Nice
People otherwise.<br><br>Safe Flying.<br><br>Craig

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Thanks a lot for your answer.<br>Would you have any idea where I could find out
more about License conversions in Canada (how to contact Transport Canada, ....)
? <br>Thanks again.<br>John.

Just wondering if anyone knows of any employment
avialable for me. I am just renewing my class 1 instructor
rating and about to re-enter the industry. I
have:<br><br>-2600 hour total time<br>-2000 flight instructor
time<br>-multi<br><br>I want to find a nice school in a good area that
would be agood place for me and my family to settle
down for a while. I have no disire to fly for the
airlines and would really like to find a place where they
would appreciate a long term commitment. If you know of
a place that would please leave a
message.<br><br><br>Thanks

You can post your resume
at:<br><a href=http://www.aviatorselect.com/
target=new>http://www.aviatorselect.com/</a><br>which is a Canadian database
website in<br>Hamilton.
They currentlly have several jobs<br>available for
Instructors....just follow the <br>"Employment" link...........Good
Luck...<br><br>Ace

Well one of the easyest things to try is
1-800-555-1212 as for the number for Transport Canada. If they
have a toll free number you will find it there, I
don't have enough time at the moment to lookup the
actualy URL but Start at the Goverment of Canada Web
Site. <a href=http://www.gc.ca/ target=new>http://www.gc.ca/</a> I'll try to
find the actual
link and put it up in the links.<br><br>Sorry its not
there already.<br><br>Craig

Hehe I just realized what area I was in I am not one of the founders of this
Group,  However I will suggest that these links be added.<br><br>Craig

The URL for Transport Canada - Aviation is:<br><a
href=http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/index_e.htm
target=new>http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/index_e.htm</a> <br>Personnel licencing
requirements can be found by<br>following the Regulations links.......

Hey everyone, <br><br>I'm glad to be part of a
group with some Canadian content for a change. I am
currently working on my commercial license at Mitchinson's
Flying Service in Saskatoon (~130 hours) and recently
got my float endorsement out in Nothwestern Ontario
this summer. The bush flying was awesome and I really
learned alot considering only 14 hours of training. I'm
also in my 4th year of a Mechanical Engineering degree
at the U of S so my training goes a little slow
during the school months. <br><br>As far as the flying
scene in Saskatchewan goes... <br>I think Saskatoon
(YXE) is perfect for training since it involves some
heavy airline traffic but not enough to make training
too stressful. I think Regina is similar. You still
get good practice communicating with the tower (Class
D control zone) without the hassle of an overly
busy airport. <br>I'm especially interested to hear
from commercial pilots working in the industry and
what career paths they took, how many hours before
each step etc.

Hello friends,<br>I am a newly licensed pilot and I am in search of people to
fly with and share in the costs of rental aircraft. If interested, email me

Hey majorsax...<br>I'm also at the Brampton FC.  If you're planning any longish
cross country trips, let me know.  I'll go along regardless of the PIC
hours.<br>Fly Safe! ...J

Anyone know of any twin jobs in Ont. or the east/or single turbine.  any leads
appreciated.

have you tried Provincal in Halifax or St. John's lately they haved moved some
people up from their dispatch to right seat on their Navijo just a few weeks
ago.

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