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Upgrading Your Trainersby Daryl MacIntosh -Thursday November 10th 2011
With most of today's flight training students planning to pursue a career in flying, the old avionics found in many legacy trainers are in need of a serious upgrade.
Training in Turbulent Timesby James Careless-Thursday November 10th 2011
Despite rising operating costs, increased regulation and falling domestic enrolment, many Canadian flight schools are continuing to soldier on.
Approaching RealityElan Head-Tuesday October 25th 2011
In the 1990s, aviation researchers at the University of Illinois used flight simulators to subject 20 visual flight rules (VFR) pilots to simulated flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
Top It UpBrad Vardy-Wednesday October 26th 2011
We've all seen the classic film or cartoon image of a dehydrated man stumbling through the desert in torn clothing, kicking up dust with every scuff of his worn-out boots.
A Higher StandardElan Head-Tuesday October 25th 2011
Three years ago, I was wrapping up my flight instructor training in the United States when I attended Helicopter Association International's Heli-Expo 2006 in Dallas, Texas.
Pressure CookerGraham Lavery -Tuesday October 25th 2011
In part two of our series on pilot life, we look at how young flyers can learn to deal with the myriad of pressures that come from commercial helicopter operations.
A Real World ViewGraham Lavery-Tuesday October 25th 2011
Mountain View Helicopters is taking a very innovative and progressive approach to preparing aspiring pilots for real-world commercial operations.
Winter SurvivalNick Gagnon -Friday October 21st 2011
In this day and age, you might be thinking a survival story is a waste of good literary space.
Did you know?
There are 147 airports in Saskatchewan. The provincial government owns 17 of them (15 in the north) and operates them on an annual budget of $1.9 million – an average of $106,000 per airport.
Source: Saskatchewan Aviation Council
