This is a quick article and something I had on my mind that I felt needed sharing. The 18 year old me had only about 75 flying hours at the time and thought I knew everything. Later my personality evolved 180 degrees around. Now the more hours I have and the more advanced airplanes I […]
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Captain Doug flies the B787 Dreamliner around the world and is a certified meteorologist. His book, Canadian Aviation Weather, is there to help. www.canadianaviationweather.ca #1- Aviation weather is tough to learn Many pilots are intimidated by weather. Maybe it’s due to a poor instructor, or the flight school put little weight on the subject. As one student described
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Hey friend, are you going through some challenging times right now. It could be a job loss, relationship breakdown, or financial burdens. I’ve been there a few times in my career and each time it was tough on me mentally and emotionally. However, each one of those events propelled me to higher heights. It doesn’t
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The hardest thing about being a pilot is getting that FIRST job. Once you do get it the rest becomes easier. Especially, once you reach 1500 hours of flight time. That is the magic number to work for any airline in the USA. In Canada, there is no formal flight hour rule but usually 1200-1500
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Get an Aviation Medical In Canada, there are 2 main aviation medicals. One is a cat3 for a PPL and the other is a Cat 1 for CPL. Go head and get your Cat1 medical right away even if you’re only doing a ppl to start. For most flight schools in Canada, it is mandatory to
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USING A FLIGHT SIMULATOR This one is BIG. I really messed up my brain by trying to teach myself to fly using a popular computer flight simulator. There is a golden rule when it comes to being a flight instructor. “Teach it right the first time”. Because, it’s way harder to un-learn the bad habits.
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