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UPFRONT 6 Leading edge
Progress in Canadian aviation safety
8 On the fly
Canada releases fighter jet RFP and more
12 Alternate Approach MHI moves to add Bombardier assets for struggling SpaceJet
14 Air Traffic
Connecting Canada to Biggin Hill Airport
BACK 37 MRO Directory 2019 43 Marketplace 54 On final
Bedtime stories for pilots
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FEATURES 18 COAST TO COAST FBO
Results from WINGS annual FBO survey to find the top Fixed Base Operators across five regions in Canada
From top: Alexis Thind and Anna Rusinowski at Pitt Meadows Airport before their Hope Air expedition begins. P.25 CityAirbus is one of Airbus’ key programs advancing electric vertical take-off and landing flight. P.33.
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21 JET REVIVAL
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25 THE NORTHWEST EXPEDITION
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33 THERMAL ENGINES VERSUS ELECTRIC MOTORS
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Progress in aviation safety
A downward trend in Canadian aviation accidents continues
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In 2018, 201 aviation accidents the annual averages of 55 fatalities and 32 fatal acwere reported to the TSB, a 19 cidents recorded over the per cent reduction from 2017. last decade. Seven aviation assessment (up from almost 80 per cent at the end of 2017-18). There were still 102 outstanding recommendations, however, 49 of which are more than 10 years old. TSB’s annual report highlights that in 2018 the downward trend in aviation accidents continued, as it has over the last 10 years. During the 2018 calendar year, 201 accidents were reported to the TSB, representing a 19 per cent decrease from 2017. It is also 25 per below the annual average of 267 accidents recorded from 2008 to 2017. Among the 201 aviation accidents, 66 involved commercial aircraft, 134 private aircraft and two state aircraft, again over the 2018 calendar year, with 38 aviation fatalities. The 38 fatalities occurred from 23 accidents in 2018, which the TSB describes
TOP DATA BURSTS… in this issue 1. Canada has been involved in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program since 1997. (P. 8) 2. The CL-515 is expected to have up to 15% better aerial firefighting productivity. (P. 11) 3. The Quebec government has a 19% stake in ACLP. (P. 12) 4. Biggin Hill welcomed 300 Canadian aircraft movements in 2018. (P. 14) 5. The 2019 FBO survey had 1,485 votes with PAL Aviation in St. John’s coming out on top. (P. 18)
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accidents in 2018 involved a release of dangerous goods, which is similar to the eight such accidents in 2017 but higher than the yearly average over the previous decade of about four per year. There were 863 aviation incidents reported to the TSB over 2018, of which 611 were in Canada, 161 were outside Canada, and 91 involved foreign-registered aircraft. This represents a drop from the peak of 939 incidents reported in 2017, according to the TSB, but remains above the yearly average of 781 incidents observed between 2008 and 2017. The TSB explains the 161 incidents reported outside of Canada in 2018 is a high number in comparison to the corresponding average of 76 incidents per year during the previous 10 years. The TSB continues to explain the accident rate for Canadian-registered aircraft (excluding ultralights) per 100,000 hours flown has followed a downward trend since 2008. These aircraft flew an estimated 4.8 million hours in Canada and abroad in 2018, according to the TSB report. With 169 accidents over that period, TSB states the accident rate is 3.5 accidents per 100,000 hours flown, below the 2017 rate of 4.2, and the 10-year average of 5.2 from 2008 to 2017. | W WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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he Transportation Safety Board of Canada in mid-July tabled its 2018/19 Annual Report, which outlines key annual statistics on occurrences in the aviation, marine, rail and pipeline modes of transportation. Across all modes, the agency launched 76 investigations and published 78 investigation reports in its 2018/19 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2019. The number of investigations completed by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) increased for a second year in a row; by 18 per cent in 2018/19 and by 81 per cent since 2016/17, largely because of its efforts over the past couple of years to streamline the investigation process. The TSB reports the average completion time for certain classes of investigations was reduced by nearly three months for Class 2 investigations and by 43 days for Class 3 investigations. Since the introduction of what the agency refers to as Limited Scope Investigations (Class 4), 48 short reports were completed in less than eight months each, on average. In addition to its critical Watchlist, issued approximately every two years, and most recently in October 2018 (fifth edition), the TSB in 2018/2019 issued 63 new safety communications primarily to regulatory agencies and industry stakeholders. This includes 10 recommendations (seven as a result of aviation investigations); one board safety concern, 19 safety advisories and 33 safety information letters. In terms of aviation, the agency’s most recent Watchlist focuses on two key safety items, among seven total: Risk of collisions on runways and runway overruns. TSB points to its progress achieved on a number of active recommendations. Since 1990, the agency has made 604 recommendations, the responses to 81.5 per cent of which have led to a Fully Satisfactory
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CANADA RELEASES FIGHTER JET RFP The Government of Canada on July 23 released the formal Request for Proposals for its Future Fighter program, which is part of the country’s 20-year Strong, Secure, Engaged policy and defence investment plan, to replace its fleet of CF-188 Hornets with 88 new-generation fighter jets. The Future Fighter portion of Canada’s current defence policy, first introduced in 2017, is described by the government as the most-significant investment in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in more than 30 years. The CF-188 Hornets began entering service in 1983 and will continue to support the Canadian Armed Forces as the new-generation fighters are delivered. To this end, the government recently invested in 18 Australian F/A-18A Hornets to help bridge the transition, with the first two such aircraft arriving at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, in February 2019. The final Australian aircraft from this
purchase are expected to be delivered by the end of 2021. Canada plans to name the winning Future Fighter bid in early 2022, with the first aircraft deliveries starting as early as 2025. The official release of the RFP is described by the government as a major milestone in the fighter procurement process which began in December 2017 to engage eligible suppliers through several rounds of consultation. After Dassault pulled out of the competition in early 2019, four qualified suppliers are expected to compete for the contract, valued at approximately $20 billion. This includes Saab of Sweden with its Gripen E; the consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon, which includes Airbus, Leonardo and BAE based out of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland; Boeing of the U.S. with its F/A18 Super Hornet; and Lockheed Martin of the U.S. with its F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
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FIRST AIR AND CANADIAN NORTH MERGER Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada has approved a merger between First Air and Canadian North, the primary air carriers serving Canada’s North, subject to what the government describes as a
Aircraft of the new Canadian North will leverage the livery of First Air, re-introduced in 2017.
series of strict terms and conditions to ensure available, affordable service. The government continued to explain that a strong and safe aviation system is essential for Canada’s North. The merger was subsequently completed in mid-July. The new airline will operate under the name Canadian North and, as the company explains, fly with the same mission “to bridge vast distances, bring people together and deliver important goods.” Canadian North states the inefficient status quo of two airlines operating overlapping flight schedules had far exceeded demand on most routes, which contributed to higher airfares and cargo rates while impeding investment. Because of the complex nature of the airline industry and the many essential services that First Air and Canadian North provide, the company expects the integration to take 18 to 24 months. During the initial stages, First Air and Canadian North will continue to operate under two separate brands.
AIRBUS BEGINS U.S. PRODUCTION OF A220
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Airbus in August began manufacturing the A220 in the United States at its production facility in Mobile, Alabama. The company’s Alabama-based workers received on-the-job training in Mirabel, Quebec, where the A220 program and primary final assembly line are located. Airbus announced plans for the addition of A220 manufacturing in Mobile back in October 2017. The first U.S.made A220 – an A220-300 destined for Delta Air Lines – is scheduled for delivery in Q3 2020. Airbus expects, that by the middle of next decade, the Mobile facility will produce between 40 and 50 WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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A220 aircraft per year. Airbus states the A220 is the only aircraft purpose-built for the 100-150 seat market, leveraging Pratt & Whitney’s latest-generation PW1500G geared turbofan engines to offer what Airbus describes as at least 20 per cent lower fuel burn per seat compared to previous generation aircraft. There was an order book for 551 A220 aircraft as of end of June 2019.
DE HAVILLAND DASH 8 TYPE CERTIFICATES
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At the Paris Air Show, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited formally received the Type Certificates for the entire Dash 8 aircraft program, which parent company Longview Aviation Capital acquired from Bombardier, including the 100, 200 and 300 series and the in-production 400. The Type Certificate ceremony in Paris followed Longview’s launch of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada on June 3, 2019. The Dash 8 joins Longview’s portfolio of aircraft programs, including the Twin Otter program and the DHC-1 through DHC-7 series, as well as the former Canadair CL-215, CL-215T, and CL-415 waterbomber aircraft. Also today at the Paris Air Show, De Havilland Aircraft announced the delivery of its first Dash 8-400 aircraft following the completion of the transition of the Dash 8/Q Series aircraft program. The aircraft was delivered to Qazaq Air JSC of Kazakhstan and will become the fifth Dash 8-400 turboprop in the airline’s fleet.
David Curtis, chairman and CEO Longview Aviation Capital, Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Todd Young, COO of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, celebrate De Havilland Canada formally receiving the Type Certificates for the entire Dash 8 aircraft program.
AIR CANADA REMOVES 737 MAX FROM SCHEDULE UNTIL 2020 Air Canada on July 30 reported second quarter results, ended June 30, with a net income gain of $343 million compared to a second quarter 2018 net loss of $102 million. The most-recent quarterly numbers beat the airline’s expectations despite the negative impact from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding. Air Canada had 24 737 MAX aircraft in its fleet at the time of the grounding in March 2019 and was scheduled to receive another 12 such aircraft by the end of July 2019. These deliveries are now expected to take place in 2020. In releasing its Q2 2019 results, Air Canada stated it will remove the MAX from its schedule until at least January 8, 2020. The airline’s second quarter results were boosted by system passenger revenues, up 10.7 per cent (reaching $4.3 billion), on capacity growth of 2.3 per
cent. These numbers were also driven by a yield improvement of 6.8 per cent and traffic growth of 3.6 per cent. The yield improvement, according to Air Canada, reflected incremental higheryielding local traffic due to the impact of constrained capacity caused by the grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft and a generally improved pricing environment.
MHI TO ACQUIRE CANADAIR PROGRAM Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. reached a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier’s Canadair regional jet program for a cash consideration of US$550 million, plus the assumption of liabilities amounting to approximately US$200 million. Under the agreement, Bombardier’s interest in the Regional Aircraft Securitization Program (RASPRO), which is valued at approximately US$180 million, will also be transferred to MHI.
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The deal, expected to close during the first half of 2020, means Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will acquire the maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing, and sales activities for the CRJ Series aircraft, including the related services and support network located in Montréal, Québec, and Toronto, Ontario,
as well as its service centres located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, and Tucson, Arizona, as well as the type certificates. MHI states the acquisition is complementary to its existing commercial aircraft business, in particular with its Mitsubishi SpaceJet aircraft series, which is still awaiting certification from regulatory
authorities. The CRJ production facility in Mirabel, Québec, will remain with Bombardier. Bombardier states it will continue to supply components and spare parts and will assemble the current CRJ backlog on behalf of MHI. CRJ production is expected to conclude in the second half of 2020, following the delivery of the current backlog of aircraft.
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ADM Aéroports de Montréal on July 19 held a ground-breaking ceremony to launch construction of the future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport. The first REM metro car is expected to enter the station in 2023 when construction is complete. The construction of the REM station, which will transport users from downtown to the airport in around 20 minutes, is part of the much larger cityside development program. This includes rebuilding the multi-level parking complex and the drop-off/pick-up zones at YUL, which are at full capacity. The YUL dropoff/pick-up zones will have its capacity tripled under the project. A new space, YULtransit, will also be built underground where modes of public transport will converge. Excavation to build the station will be at a depth of 35 metres under the multi-level parking complex. This program is one of the largest private infrastructure projects in Québec representing an investment of more than $2.5 billion from ADM Aéroports de Montréal (ADM). The REM station itself is described as a $250 million investment, including the installation of technical equipment such as platform screen doors, rails, electric power supply, and communications and control systems.
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to take place by the end of 2019 when the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will begin operational testing. The contract was awarded to Airbus back in December 2016, including 16 C295 aircraft and all In-Service Support (ISS) elements like training and engineering services, the construction of a new training centre in Comox, British Columbia, and maintenance and support services. The aircraft will be based with the RCAF’s current search-and-rescue squadrons located in Comox, BC, Winnipeg, MB, Trenton, ON, and Greenwood, NS. Beyond the initial CC-295, Airbus explains another five aircraft are in various stages of assembly; and seven simulator and training devices are in various testing stages. The first RCAF crews began training in late summer 2019 at Airbus’ International Training Centre in Seville. Airbus points out that the FWSAR program is supporting approximately $2.5 billion in Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) to Canada. As of January 2019, 86 per cent of what Airbus describes as key Canadian ISS tasks have been performed in-country by Canadian companies in relation to establishing the FWSAR ISS system.
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INDONESIA TO RECEIVE WORLD’S FIRST CL-515 Longview Aviation Capital, and its subsidiary Viking Air of North Saanich, BC, reached a deal to provide the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense with seven aerial-firefighting aircraft, including one CL-415EAF and six newproduction CL-515 airplanes. The firm purchase agreement is only conditional WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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The RCAF C295 features reinforcements in the fuselage to improve ditching operations and a hatch for rapid aircraft evacuation in case of a forced landing in the ocean.
on Longview’s board approving the CL515 production launch program, which is on schedule and now supported by the agreement to deliver six such aircraft to Indonesia by 2024. The CL-515 is the next-generation platform of the Canadiar CL-415, widely regarded as the aviation industry’s benchmark amphibious aircraft for firefighting missions around the globe. The CL-515 features enhanced firefighting capabilities but also the flexibility to support a range of critical mission operations. Four of Indonesia’s new CL-515 aircraft will be delivered in what Viking classifies as First Responder multimission configuration, with the remaining two delivered in optimized aerial firefighter configuration. The agreement also includes one Canadair CL-415EAF. The CL-515 is expected to have up to 15 per cent better aerial firefighting productivity, including increased tank capacity of up to 7,000 litres and the ability to refill in 14 seconds, from water sources in close proximity. Longview states the CL-515 will have the ability to drop up to 690,000 litres of water per day, resulting in the lowest overall cost per litre of any aerial firefighting aircraft.
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PAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR RCAF CT-142 FLEET PAL Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance services for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CT-142 Dash-8 Fleet. The contract covers an initial four-year period and includes opportunities for PAL Aerospace to receive contract extensions that would increase the life of the agreement to seven years. Flown by the 402 Squadron, the CT142 is used to train Air Combat Systems Operators and Airborne Electronic Sensor Operators from the Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces from around the world. Designed and produced in Canada, PAL Aerospace explains the CT-142 is a conversion of the twin turboprop Dash-8 airliner modified to include a suite of on-board training computers and a large radar system. PAL Aerospace will perform the maintenance services associated with this contract at its facilities in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. | W
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Mitsubishi and the SpaceJet
Montreal giant exits commercial as Tokyo giant picks up the pace
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Airbus wrapped up a rela-
The SpaceJet series will initially tively quiet Paris Air Show with commitments for 85 consist of the SpaceJet M90 A220s (firm orders, letters and the new SpaceJet M100. of intent and memorandums CRJ program, where does this leave Montreal as a builder of airliners? Exactly where it is, at least for now. In addition to work on the CRJ500, Bombardier’s backlog for the CRJ900 stands at 46, ensuring production runs until the end of 2020. Still, the end is in sight for the CRJ, as the program falls further behind Embraer’s reengineered EJets and Mitsubishi’s clean sheet M90s and M100s. Mitsubishi will not move dwindling CRJ work to Japan. But building the M100 close to its U.S. customer base cannot be ruled out. Boeing’s home state of Washington has been tipped as an early favourite. Mitsubishi Aircraft is opening a new U.S. headquarters in Renton and the M90’s certification flight-testing took place in that state. For about US$750 million in cash and liabilities, Mitsubishi has bought itself a turn-key regional jet platform that puts Montreal in play, but likely not without additional government money. The Quebec government has a 19 per cent stake in ACLP and ruled out added financial support for the CRJ. However, luring Mitsubishi’s clean sheet M100 aimed at replacing ageing Bombardier and Embraer jets might be a more attractive proposition.
of understanding), including orders from two leasing companies, a piece of the customer mix that Bombardier struggled to crack. The good news for Mirabel is that while 65 of these aircraft are from U.S. customers and should be headed to the A220 assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama, 50 for Los Angeles-based Air Lease will be built in Quebec. The U.S. International Trade Commission’s earlier ruling in favour of Bombardier over Boeing gives Airbus greater flexibility in where it builds the A220. Airbus’ current plans are to produce 10 A220s a month at Mirabel versus four at Mobile, when the program is completely ramped up. Canada pioneered the regional jet and developed the C Series, which carries the potential to revolutionize the under 150seat sector. Bombardier’s sales and support infrastructure was never strong enough to support the C Series, but will serve as a lifeline to propel a new generation of regional jets. After a stint as the world’s third largest supplier of commercial airliners, the industry is no longer ours, and decisions will now come from Toulouse and Tokyo. | W
David Carr is a Wings writer and columnist. WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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deal for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to purchase Bombardier’s CRJ program will help the Japanese aircraft maker develop and deliver global commercial aircraft. Before the agreement was struck, Mitsubishi used the Paris Air Show to press the re-set button on its chronically delayed regional jet program, Japan’s first airliner since the 1960s. The MRJ90, which enters service next year, has been rebranded as the SpaceJet M90 and M100, a stretched version of the M90 with a larger cabin and fewer seats. More spacious cabins has become a trend in the regional jet sector. Bombardier launched the CRJ550 with United Airlines to replace the obsolete CRJ200. The 550 are reconfigured CRJ700s with fewer seats, larger premium class cabins and an enlarged cabin baggage area. The 76-seat M100, which will officially launch later this year, is targeted at U.S. operators, where so-called pilot union ‘scope clauses’ have all but frozen out the larger M90. Mitsubishi gambled on more seats eventually being added to those clauses. It didn’t pan out. The M100 hedges that bet with the chance to pull Mitsubishi’s struggling SpaceJet program out of its sales doldrums. But not without Bombardier’s regional jet expertise and strong sales and support network, the missing ingredient in the Japanese firm’s global strategy. Especially as the regional jet landscape shifts with Boeing as the prime competitor. Bombardier is out of the airliner game. Alain Bellemare made that clear when he told investors, “[We] want to focus on business aircraft going forward. That’s where we are putting our chips.” This raises a question: can the sale of Bombardier’s last remaining commercial air transport property – a 31 per cent stake in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (ACLP), the holding company for the A220 – be far behind. John Leahy, Airbus’ retired salesperson extraordinaire once dismissed the C Series as Bombardier’s “orphan”. An outlier in the company’s core regional jet and Q400 turboprop lines. With airliners out of the frame, the A220 is pushed further to the margins of Bombardier’s business jet and train portfolios. While Bombardier cannot be blamed for ditching the money-losing
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Connecting Canada to Biggin Hill Europe’s fastest growing business aviation airport and the true north
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Air Force supporting post DDay operations over France and Belgium. Post-war, the aircraft was converted to a two-seat aircraft and, today, the aircraft is the flagship of the Heritage Hangar fleet. It proudly wears the Maple Leaf. It was The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan that ensured that the RAF had enough aircrew to fight throughout the Second World War. Instigated in Ottawa, ON, Canada trained more aircrew than any other country. Blessed with blue skies free of enemy aircraft, an incredible 131,533 Allied pilots and aircrew were trained in Canada from 1940 to 1944, 72,000 of which were Canadians who would go on to serve with RAF and RCAF squadrons in Europe. In 2014, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster Bomber crossed the Atlantic to join the RAF’s Lancaster. For a memorable couple of months, the world’s only two airworthy Lancasters were displaying together. On August 14, 2014, both aircraft came to Biggin Hill. A fitting tribute to those Canadian airmen who left their home and travelled half-way around the globe to join the fight for freedom. | W
A shared heritage with Canada is remembered every time a Spitfire takes to the air. facility further enhances the level of service on offer. No wonder that Biggin Hill is the fastest growing business aviation airport in Europe. Plans for a $15.5 million, on-site Aviation College are well advanced. With an anticipated intake of 400 students per year, the aviation engineering future of the UK, and especially Biggin Hill, looks rosy. Passenger facilities are being refurbished and plans are being drawn-up for more hangarage. Also coming is a four-star, 54 room hotel. Biggin Hill offers a range of fixed-base operators. Biggin Hill welcomed 300 Canadian aircraft movements in 2018. It is ideally placed to provide Canadian business travellers with the safest, secure and most efficient aviation service possible – all tinged with a shared aviation history. The airport is also home to The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, a restoration facility dedicated to putting Spitfires back in the air. The hangar is full of historic aircraft, mainly Spitfires, being restored or maintained. It also offers the opportunity for the public to fly in a two-seat Spitfire MJ627, an aircraft rich in Canadian aviation heritage. This Spitfire was built in 1943 and served with No 441 Squadron of the Royal Canadian
Andy Patsalides is the Marketing Manager for London Biggin Hill Airport. He can be reached at marketing@bigginhillairport. com. WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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n the summer of 1916, the Royal Flying Corps was looking for a site for a new airfield. It had to be located very close to London and be free from fog and waterlogging. They settled on a location close to the village of Biggin Hill. The first aircraft arrived the following year and the airfield was later named RAF Biggin Hill and a legend was born. Its worldwide iconic status is richly deserved and its links to Canada celebrated. You can still see and hear Spitfires at Biggin Hill. Indeed, it is home to a Spitfire that served with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1944 to 1945. Biggin Hill’s reputation may have been forged in war, but it has been strengthened in peace into a world-leading business aviation airport. Arriving at Biggin Hill for the first time, most visitors are struck by two things: An all-pervading aura of peaceful efficiency and how close it is to London. The airport is free from scheduled flights and low-cost carriers. No long lines of aircraft waiting for their turn on the runway or ramp here. An aircraft is typically lining up on the runway just five minutes after closing its doors. Biggin Hill Airport is the only dedicated business aviation airport within the capital and is already home to more than 65 aerospace activities. The airport is equipped with all the modern navigational aids you would expect in order to allow operations to continue safely in the worst of weather. Should winter close in, two selfpropelled de-icing rigs are available. As a designated UK Port of Entry, customs and immigration officers are permanently based at Biggin Hill, enabling quick clearing for customers and even their pets. Biggin Hill offers business travellers a six-minute helicopter transfer in to the city centre in addition to fast rail and road links. No other London airport can match that. Bombardier Business Aircraft recently opened its second hangar at Biggin Hill. This facility, along with 70 additional technicians, has doubled Bombardier’s capacity. The airport is also home to 11 maintenance facilities representing the greatest concentration of maintenance, repair and overhaul activities in Europe. Also recently opened is the new 60,000-square-foot hangar at Terminal 2. With capacity for six Gulfstream G650-class aircraft, this
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t. John’s Newfoundland is a popular and attractive destination for corporate meetings, retreats and military stopovers. As the most easterly and oldest city in North America, St. John’s combines a rich and colourful history with all the modern conveniences you would expect from a major urban centre. While in St. John’s visitors have an opportunity to experience the modern restaurant scene, pubs and nightclubs on the famous George Street, miles of hiking trails, museums, cafés, iceberg and whale watching, and so much more. When corporate and military traffic come to St. John’s they are treated with warm east coast hospitality and superb customer service by the PAL Aviation Services team from the second they open the aircraft door. PAL Aviation Services is the largest fixed-base operator (FBO) in Atlantic Canada, proudly offering extensive services and amenities to commercial, corporate, military, and private aircraft clients. With locations in Newfoundland (YYT), Labrador (YWK) and Nova Scotia (YHZ), PAL Aviation Services is perfectly positioned to accommodate their clients’ every travel need. Going above and beyond to get their clients in the air, on time and with the greatest of ease, is priority one at PAL Aviation Services. From touchdown to takeoff, PAL Aviation Services ensures their customers are taken care of. Highly customized services include access to 24/7 guest services, de-icing, ramp support, hangarage, commissary, maintenance, on-site customs clearance, refueling, amenities, cargo handling, logistics coordination, and customer shuttles. This year, PAL Aviation Services YYT is celebrating their 30th anniversary. And what a year it has been! This year has seen steady growth in business with a high volume of repeat customers and, to add to the excitement, PAL Aviation Services YYT was recently informed that they have been named as the Top FBO in Atlantic Canada; their third consecutive year receiving this accolade. Making their 30th anniversary year that much more special,
The newly renovated Commercial FBO is now more open, modern, and better equipped to deliver industry-leading customer service.
PAL Aviation Services YYT was also named as the Top FBO in Canada for 2019. This is an amazing award and an incredible testament to the exceptional staff who work tirelessly each day to ensure the customer experience at PAL Aviation Services YYT is second to none. Putting their customers first is priority one across the entire PAL Aviation Services business, as evidenced by its Halifax, Nova Scotia location, PAL Aviation Services YHZ, being named runner up in the Atlantic Canada Top FBO rankings. Atlantic Canada is known for its hospitality but the PAL Aviation Services team takes that concept to the next level. Every client is treated like a VIP. The team delivers a boutique-style customer service experience to all their client groups, regardless of size. Large military clients are treated with the same level of care and attention as private jet clients; no request is too big or too small. Lynette Carroll, Operations Manager of PAL Aviation Services
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YYT, says being named as the Top FBO in Canada is the culmination of hard work and commitment from her team members. As Lynette explains, “It is our team’s relentless commitment to customer service that has made us successful.” PAL Aviation Services YYT is consistently welcoming back repeat clients. “We have worked hard to refine our service model and we know what differentiates us. The industry, our clients, and others are noticing our efforts and that is very satisfying.” PAL Aviation Services YYT operates two dedicated FBOs at St. John’s International Airport – an Executive FBO and a Commercial FBO. Laser-focused Flight Service Coordinators (FSC) run the two FBOs 24/7/365 ensuring clients receive exceptional service whenever they require it. In late-2018, PAL Aviation Services YYT Commercial FBO underwent a major renovation. By early 2019, the space had been completely transformed. It is now more open, modern, and better equipped to help the team continue to deliver industry-leading customer service. Beyond providing exceptional customer service, PAL Aviation
TOP Lynette Carroll, FBO Operations Manager, PAL Aviation Services YYT. BOTTOM Customer service is the first priority at PAL Aviation Services (pictured Tara Collins and Allison Griffiths).
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Services YYT also has some unique offerings that others cannot provide. PAL Aviation Services YYT is able to offer its clients more ramp space than any other FBO operator at YYT and has the only available hangar space on the airfield. PAL Aviation Services YYT clients can also avail themselves of maintenance services provided by sister companies, PAL Airlines and PAL Aerospace. At a time when everyone is busy and always looking at what is next, Lynette and her team take great pride in the feedback they receive from clients who feel compelled to reach out to offer their thanks and appreciation. These client testimonials have a consistent theme, built around the PAL Aviation Services team; their hospitality, attention to detail, and their overall approach to ensuring that every client need is anticipated and met. Planning to pass through Atlantic Canada soon? Consider reaching out to the team at PAL Aviation Services. You will receive a warm welcome with a special blend of east coast hospitality that is unmatched in Canada. They look forward to serving you soon.
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he 2019 Fixed Base Operator survey conducted by WINGS magazine received 1,485 votes, which is a significant increase over last year’s total number of 982 votes. The annual survey provides readers and those who rely on Fixed Base Operators (FBO) the chance to select which facilities, fuel brands and charge/credit cards provide the best service for their aviation needs. Unlike other major North American FBO reports, the WINGS survey focuses specifically on the Canadian market. Respondents are asked select their favourite FBOs based on personal experiences. In a segment of the aviation industry that is driven by service impressions, as well as price, this ninth annual survey offers a unique view into the progress of Canadian business aviation. The survey was conducted online for eight weeks from mid-May to mid-July. Respondents were given the opportunity to select up to 18 WINGS | September/October 2019
five FBOs and rank them based on everything from service and pricing, as well as various aspects of the facility. The FBOs are divided into five regions in Canada to determine the top operation in each, including Western Canada, which counts FBOs in British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories; Central Canada, which includes Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut; Ontario; Quebec; and Atlantic Canada, which includes New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. With the end scores tallied, we then determine how the selected FBOs rated overall for their markets – both in the number of times they were selected and in the total scores by attribute. Of the FBOs receiving votes this year, winners are highlighted as being among the Top Three in each region. The overall winner for Canada is then determined based on the total votes cast and WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
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across all regions. The survey results also highlight a Rising Star based on the FBO that receives the highest number of votes relative to the previous year. Congratulations to this year’s Top FBO in Canada, PAL Aviation Services YYT, based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. For the third consecutive year, PAL Aviation YYT has been named as the Top FBO in Atlantic Canada. Pressing the point home about the presence of this organization on the east coast, PAL Aviation YHZ is the 2019 runner-up in Atlantic Canada, followed by Gateway Aviation, which is also based at
Halifax Stanfield International Airport. PAL Aviation Services is the largest FBO in Atlantic Canada, which includes its newest location at Wabush Airport (YWK) situated in Labrador. All three FBO operations are also supported by the expertise and knowledge held by PAL Airlines and PAL Aerospace. To gain a better appreciation of PAL Aviation YYT’s presence in the region, the location operates two dedicated facilities at St. John’s International Airport, including what it defines as a Commercial FBO and an Executive FBO. The Commercial FBO facility in early
2019 completed a major update to provide customers with modern aviation amenities. The separate Executive FBO facility also provides seating areas with modern furnishings and fixtures, extensive aircrew planning rooms, a dedicated executive conference room, and limo and car rental, among other services. In the Quebec region, Skyservice Montreal YUL, which was named as last year’s Top FBO in Canada, came out on top, followed by Signature Starlink Aviation Montreal YUL and Avjet St. Hubert YHU. In Ontario, Skyservice Toronto YYZ, which has been named as Canada’s Top FBO in previous years, placed first in the 2019 survey. Now under the leadership of Emlyn David, with the June retirement of industry stalwart Marshall Myles, Skyservice Toronto in July of this year broke ground on a new facility, including a 100,000-square-
PAL AVIATION SERVICES IS THE LARGEST FBO IN ATLANTIC CANADA, WHICH INCLUDES ITS NEWEST LOCATION AT WABUSH AIRPORT SITUATED IN LABRADOR. foot hangar and a 20,000-square-foot passenger lounge, scheduled to open at the south end of Toronto Pearson International Airport by the end of this year. In the 2019 FBO survey, Million Air Buttonville, a perennial winner, and Enterprise Airlines Oshawa also placed among the Top Three Ontario FBOs. In the Central region, Aerocentre Saskatoon YXE was named as the Top FBO, followed by Kreos Aviation Saskatoon and Fast Air Jet Centre based in Winnipeg. Last year, Fast Air was named as the survey’s Rising Star in a very competitive region. This year’s Rising Star, in the equally competitive FBO region of Western Canada, is Sunwest Aviation YYC. Founded in 1986, Sunwest recently played host to the 2019 Canadian Business Aviation Association Conference, which saw one of the highest traffic static displays in recent years. Sunwest itself holds a versatile fleet of more than 30 jet and turboprop aircraft. Signature Select Edmonton YEG was once again named as the Top FBO in Western Canada. Since the merger of Page AvJet and Butler Aviation in 1992, Signature has become the world’s largest network of FBOs, with around 200 locations. The company’s Signature Select Edmonton operation continues to standout as one of its best-run facilities, in addtion to Signature Select Vancouver YVR, which placed third in Western Canada this year. | W 20 WINGS | September/October 2019 WG_SIGNATURE_AUG_19.indd 1
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After reopening its order book for a second time in May 2019, Pilatus expects to increase its annual production of the PC-24 to 50 aircraft in 2020.
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THE STATE OF BUSINESS AVIATION AROUND THE WORLD AND IN CANADA BY JON ROBINSON
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fter more than a decade of modest activity, triggered by the 2008 financial crisis, the global business aviation sector appears to be on the upswing based on statistics provided by Rolly Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates LLC and director of JETNET iQ, during the mid-July Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) conference in Calgary. The findings from JETNET iQ, a partnership established eight years ago between Vincent’s consultancy and aircraft-market-data firm JETNET LCC, hold typical forecasting caveats, today most notably seen as trade wars, long-term Brexit complications and struggling prime European economies. JETNET iQ’s data, however, is largely supported by more than 17,000 survey responses from aircraft owners and WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
operators in 132 countries over the past eight years, as well as statistical modelling designed for some of the industry’s mostinfluential aviation companies. Vincent spent close to an hour connecting the world’s predominant countries of business aviation with national economic output, preowned jet inventories, unprecedented availability of new airplane models, growing OEM backlogs, positive book-to-bill ratios, aircraft utilization, and the business outlook of operators. Vincent explains the environment for new jet sales should become healthier over 2019 and 2020, in large part because of record growth in preowned aircraft transactions over the past two years, which has depleted available inventory. JETNET iQ data shows there are approximately 4 1/2 preowned airplanes sold for every new airplane.
“The number of retail transactions for preowned jets worldwide is down 20 per cent in the first five months of this year. We are watching it carefully because that is a very important indicator of some mood changes going on in the market,” says Vincent. “It reflects that the quality of the [preowned] inventory has been diminished – the shelves are empty.” The business-jet inventory, as a percentage of the worldwide fleet, was 9.3 per cent as
TO MOVE A CABIN LIKE THIS AROUND AT AN OPERATING COST OF AROUND $1,250, YOU ARE NOT SEEING THAT IN ANY OTHER AIRPLANE. of March 31, 2019, according to JETNET iQ, which is the lowest such level in a decade, decreasing from 15.6 per cent in 2010. The turboprop inventory has also decreased from 11.2
per cent in 2010 to 6.7 per cent in mid-2019. Turboprops account for close to 60 per cent of Canada’s total business aviation fleet of 1,345 aircraft. Vincent explains this positions Canada as number two in the world in turboprops and number four in business jets behind the U.S., Brazil and Mexico.
North American inventory To put the business-aviation dominance of the U.S. into perspective, the country holds approximately 22,000 aircraft in its total fleet, with just under 14,000 business jets. This presents a potentially critical disruption to any aircraft-market forecasts, particularly in terms of inventory and new jet sales, as the U.S. approaches the FAA-mandated January 1, 2020, deadline for installing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems. Simply put, if an aircraft is not ADS-B Out compliant, it will not fly in U.S. airspace. “This is going to put a lot of airplanes not only on the ground but also in the boneyard,” says September/October 2019 | WINGS 21
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Vincent, noting there are some low-cost solutions for ADS-B Out, but the costs of avionics upgrades and the limits of MRO capacity, cannot be ignored. “We think several thousand business jets are not going to make the deadline. It is bigger than the size of the Canadian fleet by maybe four or five orders of magnitude.” This environment can improve the availability of inventory for Canadian operators, but of course such investments are not likely without the ability to fly in American airspace and Canada faces its own ADS-B Out deadline tentatively scheduled for the 2021 timeframe. ADS-B was one of three critical issues to come out JETNET iQ’s most recent second-quarter survey, which was completed just days before the CBAA conference. Owners and operators were asked if their aircraft will be ADS-B Out compliant by December 31, 2019: 63 per cent of the 50 Canadian operators who responded to the survey strongly agreed with this statement, but 22.2 per cent strongly disagreed. The second critical issue asked if recruiting and retaining pilots or technicians was difficult, to which 72 per cent of global operators either strongly or somewhat agreed with and – even more alarming – 90.3 per cent of Canadian operators responded the same way. The third critical issue asked if there is an increasing risk of a global economic slowdown in the next 12 months, to which approximately 57 per cent of global respondents either strongly or somewhat agreed (60 per cent in Canada). This is reflected in a recent decline of what JETNET iQ defines as net optimism for the current conditions of business aviation, an equation of three variables: whether the market has not yet reached the low point, is at the low point, or past the low point. WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
The net optimism of all survey respondents was 23.3 per cent in the 2019 secondquarter survey, which Vincent describes as still relatively healthy; noting this decline is earmarked by a historic 10-year high in the second quarter of 2018 when it reached 55.1 per cent. For comparison, net optimism in the 2016 third quarter was 6.6 per cent. Canadian respondents in JETNET iQ’s 2019 second quarter survey held a net optimism of 20 per cent, as 50 per cent described business aviation as being past the low point and ready for growth. JETNET iQ’s 2019 second-quarter survey also asked Canadian operators what one new aircraft model they are most interested in purchasing. The Pilatus PC-24 came out on top in the survey, more than double any other aircraft model. “This is an airplane that is getting a lot of attention. Pilatus has done some really interesting things,” says Vincent.
New business jet competition The PC-24 jet received Transport Canada certification in June 2019 and two days later the first such aircraft was delivered to a Canadian operator, just before the CBAA conference in Calgary where the PC-24 made its national static-display debut. “We were very busy during the show. From a half of an hour before the show began until a half of an hour after it closed, there were people lining up to get into the airplane,” says Stan Kuliavas, VP of sales and business development at Levaero Aviation, the exclusive Pilatus distributer in Canada. “People were really impressed with how big and roomy the cabin is and what a huge difference the flat floor makes.” Kuliavas continues to explain the flat floor feature of the PC-24 is typically found
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in aircraft that are almost double the price. With a list price of US$10.7 million, the pressurized PC-24 is the first jet developed by Pilatus, best known for its workhorse PC-12 and PC-6 turboprops. It holds 501 cubic feet of cabin space and 90 cubic feet of storage space accessible both internally and through an industry-unique cargo door now leveraged by both the PC-12 and PC24. Branded by Pilatus as the only Super Versatile Jet in the world, with operators having access to almost twice as many airports worldwide when compared to other jets on the market, the PC-24 – akin to the
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“To move a cabin like this around at that direct operating cost, you are not seeing that in any other airplane,” he says, also pointing to the historic strength of Pilatus aircraft residual values. “Pilatus does not discount its products. There is inherent value in what you are buying. Second, they do not overproduce aircraft and dump them into the market and, third, the resale market for these airplanes is diverse.” These factors helped drive Pilatus’ turboprop success with the hundredth PC-12 registered in Canada back in August 2018. “The PC-24 builds on the success of the PC12. It has longer range. It is faster. It can carry more load, but it doesn’t lose the short field capability or the single-pilot aspect.” Vincent explains that considering the residual value of an aircraft is more important than ever, largely because there are now more than 40 new business jet models available. He emphasizes this market imbalance by the fact that only 650 new aircraft were delivered last year, including a few star models with more than 50 total deliveries – as most healthy models are delivering on average at around 12 airplanes per year. “We think the industry is offering too much to the market given the demand and we see a correction coming… If you have some models in your fleets that are not in a highly produced form, you might want to consider the impact of the residual value when that production decision occurs.” As the PC-24 was achieving Transport Canada certification, Gulfstream in June 2019 also earned FAA Type and Production Certifications for its G600, in addition to the July-2018 approval of the G500. Bombardier launched its new flagship Global 7500 aircraft in December 2018. Vincent notes, that among the five big OEMs in business aviation, Bombardier and Gulfstream are the two companies well positioned in terms of backlog (orders based on contracts signed), which has increased significantly over the past year. “After 11 years, finally we see backlogs increasing. They have been dropping at double-digit percentage rates for the last few years,” he says, describing this position as another healthy sign of future growth for business aviation. “Our numbers are going to show around five per cent increase in deliveries from the factories worldwide this year, in units, and probably around the same again the following year.” JETNET iQ data also shows a steep increase in book-to-bill, the ratio of orders coming in relative to deliveries going out, over the past few quarters, which Vincent expects to settle into another positive position for business aviation growth. “Over the full year we are expecting book-to-bill to be above one and this is very nice, as you have seen where we have been in this industry since the financial crisis.” | W WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
Pilot Lise Ash shares her passion for aviation at a community event in Quesnel, BC, during Hope Air’s 2019 campaign to raise funds for 1,000 medical flights.
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elping others while flying airplanes – has there ever been a more perfect combination? In June of this year, six pilots set off from Pitt Meadows Airport in British Columbia on an expedition through the Northwest that would help raise a quarter of a million dollars in support of Canadian charity Hope Air. Founded in 1986, Hope Air is an organization that provides transportation for Canadians living in rural communities, who otherwise would not be able to afford flights to attend their medical appointments. It is easy to forget how vast our country is, stretching 5,500 kilometres (km) from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. With nearly 10 million square WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM
kilometres of landmass and 37 million people, it’s no surprise that a significant portion of the Canadian population lives in rural communities. Although health care is provided to all Canadians, it can become excessively difficult to manage day-to-day living expenses on top of regular flights in order to receive medical care. In 2018, pilot Dave McElroy organized the Give Hope Wings, America’s Expedition campaign, and successfully fundraised half a million dollars for Hope Air. This first expedition travelled over 32,000 km, landing at 50 airports in 20 different countries over eight weeks. Only a few short months after McElroy returned home, a fateful meeting with, Langleybased pilot Lise Ash forged
what would be the beginning of the Northwest Expedition. Ash had attended one of his talks, where McElroy discussed his journey and support of Hope Air. She wanted to be involved and asked when he was planning the next expedition. The Give Hope Wings, Northwest Expedition, would travel 17,500 km (6,450 nautical miles) and land at 35 airports. Beginning in British Columbia, flying through the Yukon, Northwest Territories and then westward to circumnavigate Alaska. The journey was divided into three legs. A formation flight of three aircraft would travel the first leg together and two aircraft would then continue on from Fairbanks for the remainder of the journey. For the first leg, Ash and McElroy flew in his RV6; Steve Drinkwater and Alexis Thind piloted Drinkwater’s Piper Cherokee; and Ian Porter and myself flew his Pipistrel Virus.
A couple of months before departure, an anonymous donor contributed $50,000 in honour of two female pilots, early in their careers, to join the expedition. Annamarie van der Meijden and I were lucky enough to be selected as the recipients of the Give Hope Wings Women Who Fly Award. I joined the crew for the first leg of the journey from Pitt Meadows to Fairbanks, Alaska and van der Meijden joined us in Fairbanks to continue on the journey. The objective of the expedition was clear: spreading awareness and raising money for Hope Air. The pilots who took part in this charitable expedition donated so much of their time, aircraft, experience and helped Give Hope Wings reach its fundraising target. The Pitt Meadows Aero Club hosted a breakfast for the Give Hope Wings crew before we embarked on an adventure of September/October 2019 | WINGS 25
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For 30 years, Advanced Composite Structures (ACS) has been a world leader in rotor blade and composite structure repairs. ACS’s success can be attributed to a comprehensive R&D program resulting in new and enhanced repair procedures. ACS provides repairs on components such as: helicopter rotor blades, cowlings, fairings, door and floor panels, radomes, ailerons, elevators, rudders, flaps, flight controls, engine nacelles, landing gear doors and interior panels.
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462 Brooklyn St., Winnipeg, MB, R3J 1M7 Tel: 204-832-8679 Toll Free: 1-800-773-6853 Fax: 204-888-4696 www.canadianpropeller.com Email: info@canadianpropeller.com
53 Bannister Rd., Winnipeg, MB, R2R 0P2 Tel: 204-837-4961 Toll Free: 1-888-679-2965 Fax: 204-779-3085 www.propworks.ca Email: mhudec@propworks.ca Personnel: Mike Hudec; Jim Ross
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13691 McLaughlin Rd. North, PO Box 27, Stn Cheltenham. Caledon, ON, L7C3L7 Tel: 905-838-1400 ext. 224 Toll Free: 1-800-387-2534 Fax: 905-838-3612 www.bramptonflightcentre.com Email: amicone@bramfly.com Personnel: Angelo Micone, Director of Maintenance; Jennifer Blunt, Parts Manager 2450 Derry Rd. East, Hangar 3, Mississauga, ON, L5S 1B2 Tel: 905-671-4674 Toll Free: 1-800-595-9395 www.chartright.com Email: mro@chartright.com
901 Airport Rd. Peterborough, ON, K9J 0E7 Tel: 705-742-4688 Fax: 705-742-8861 www.flyingcolourscorp.com Email: info@flyingcolourscorp.com Personnel: Tony Barrett; Mark Anderson; Richard Dabkowski.
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2039 Derek Burney Dr., Thunder Bay, ON, P7K 0A1 Tel: 807-475-5353 Toll Free: 1-844-538-2376 Fax: 807-475-5405 www.levaero.com Email: info@levaero.com
MID-CANADA MOD CENTER 2450 Derry Rd. East, Hangar 9, Mississauga, ON, L5S 1B2 Tel: 905-673-9918 Toll Free: 1-888-428-4669 Fax: 905-673-9915 www.midcanadamod.com Email: info@midcanadamod.com
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Chartright is a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO #196-92) with an approved FAA supplement. Chartright has maintenance facilities in Toronto and Kitchener that are capable of performing maintenance on a wide array of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, offering a full array of services from line maintenance servicing to large inspections, avionics, and structures. Chartright is an authorized AgustaWestland Service Centre.
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5676 Timberlea Blvd., Mississauga, ON,,L4W 4M6 Tel: 905-629-5668 www.ppgaerospace.com Email: mhessing@ppg.com Personnel: Mike Hessing, Customer Support Manager 7537 Kimbel Street Mississauga, ON L5S 1A7 Tel: 905-678-1234 https://www.q1aviation.com Email: inquiries@q1aviation.com
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n PPG's aerospace business is a leading manufacturer of aircraft transparencies, aerospace sealants, aerospace coatings, specialty materials, aircraft maintenance products, and packaging & application systems for military commercial and business aviation. PPG also offers chemical management services and operates a global network of Application Support Centers.
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Organization (AMO #47-11), FAA and 2-Reg approved, EASA Certified, and AS9100D and ISO 9001:2008 certified that provides reliability, quick turnaround time, and 24/7 aviation support. Our capabilities include Structures Support, NDT, Components Overhaul & Repairs, Avionics Support, and Heavy Maintenance. Visit our website at www.q1aviation.com for our full capabilities.
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ONTARIO SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION INC. 6120 Midfield Rd., Mississauga, ON, L4W 2P7 Tel: 905-678-5682 Toll Free: 1-888-759-7591 www.skyservice.com Email: Glenn_Williams@skyservice.com Personnel: Glenn Williams, Director, Business Development, Business Maintenance; Patrick Canuel, Director, Business Development, Business Maintenance; Mark Rinaldi, Director, Business Development, Commercial Maintenance
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Organization (AMO) and Design Approval Organization (DAO), specializing in comprehensive regional aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities, and aircraft design engineering. Our AMO approvals are designed to satisfy a worldwide client base and include Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). We specialize in client-dedicated solutions for all levels of aircraft inspections, heavy checks, modifications, installations, and repairs. Our 200,000 sq.ft maintenance facility provides the anchor facility for all of our MRO activities. Our staff of dedicated, highly trained, experienced and skilled technicians reinforce our well-known reputation for quality workmanship and dependable project management. AMO activities are supported by Voyageur’s Transport Canada approval for the Manufacture Certification of Aeronautical Products.
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2460 Rue Michelin, Laval, QC, H7L 5C3 Tel: 450-686-8864 www.m1composites.com Email: info@m1composites.com
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CONTINUAL INVESTMENT IN CAPABILITIES, TOOLING, FACILITIES, AND PEOPLE HELPS ENSURE LONG-TERM CUSTOMER SUPPORT. DUNCAN AVIATION CONSISTENTLY INVESTS MORE THAN 80% OF ITS ANNUAL PROFIT BACK INTO THE BUSINESS AND OUR PEOPLE.
Experience. Unlike any other. www.DuncanAviation.aero
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USA 15745 S. Airport Rd., Battle Creek, MI, 49015 Tel: 269-969-8400 Toll Free: 1-800-525-2376 Fax: 269-969-8432 www.DuncanAviation.aero Email: webmaster@duncanaviation.com
3701 Aviation Rd., Lincoln, NE, 68524 Tel: 402-475-2611 Toll Free: 1-800-228-4277 www.DuncanAviation.aero Email: webmaster@DuncanAviation.com
657 Bell Avenue North, Chesterfield, MO, 63005 Tel: 636-530-7000 www.flyingcolourscorp.com Email: info@flyingcolourscorp.com Personnel: Troy Funk; Vic Valdes; Keith Seay
USA BORESCOPES
2061 Bearden Rd., Clarksville, TN, 37043 Tel: 931-362-3304 Toll Free: 9313623304 www.usaborescopes.com Email: bill@usaborescopes.com Personnel: Mike Costello
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leader in all aspects of aircraft MRO. Headquartered in North America with facilities in Peterborough, ON, and St. Louis, MO., Flying Colours supports a range of aircraft types from light through to ultra-long-range models including Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, Hawker and Textron types. Our team of more than 500 experts is dedicated to providing the highest quality standards in everything we do. We specialize in light to heavy maintenance and repairs, special mission modifications and design engineering, avionics installations and upgrades, component overhaul and repair, completions, refurbishments, executive conversions and exterior paintwork. Flying Colours is a Bombardier Authorized Service Facility and Bombardier Preferred Completion Center, as well as a GE Aviation Approved Service Centre. A dedicated Flying Colours Corp. interiors facility is located in the Bombardier Aerospace facility at Seletar Airport.
n USA Borescopes is a global supplier of world-class remote visual inspection equipment. We offer a wide selection of borescopes and videoscope systems that are designed for today’saviation, rotorcraft and aerospace professionals. In addition, USA Borescopes can perform borescope repairs on any make or model borescope with free repair estimates. All work is guaranteed to meet OEM standards.
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NEWS BRIEF CEO’S CORNER
Clear direction from members propels the CBAA forward Dealing with critical issues at CBAA 2019 Over the last few months, the CBAA has been laser-focused on getting wins that matter. Starting with the foundational idea that our members are partners, not customers, CBAA launched a number of initiatives that put members’ concerns and opinions front and centre and held us accountable for results. Is it working? If the input and response we received at CBAA 2019 is any indication, the answer is a resounding YES. Leading up to the convention, the CBAA reached out to its members directly, with initiatives like a members’ survey on convention topics and the new Flight Ops Leadership Conference Calls. Based on our members’ input, we were not only able to develop “on-point” convention sessions but we also launched important tools to support and help simplify their operations, including a new CBSA issues tracking tool and a de-icing template letter that members could send to TC to demonstrate compliance. And that was just the beginning. A big win for the CBAA – and for business aviation - was the Transport
Soaring on the Wings of Change
Canada designation of Ed Ratzlaff, President of Aerofoil Consulting and a member of the CBAA team, as the new MEL approval delegate. We achieved this milestone thanks to the unwavering support of our members and the professionalism and persistence of both Ed and CBAA’s VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Merlin Preuss. There’s a clear path going forward – our members expect us to deliver on what they told us are their most critical issues including airport access, winter ops, CBSA, TC inspections, SMS, fuel & carbon pricing,
simplifying regulations and Nav Canada. As the year progresses, priorities may shift and change, but we will be able to stay on track as we continue to hold our Flight Ops Leadership Calls and meet with our members at regional chapter meetings. And we are already looking to charting our progress and delivering results at next year’s annual convention, CBAA 2020 which will be proudly held from June 23rd to 25th at Skyservice’s new FBO in the dynamic heart of the business aviation community at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
I’ve always embraced change. I see it as the best way for a person – or for an association like the CBAA – to transform and grow. And entering my second year as CBAA’s CEO, there is a lot of change on the horizon. We are successfully using new communications tools, technologies and analytics to change the way we interact with members, to be more responsive, and more accountable. Based on your input, we are improving our existing member programs and services, like our website, Members Forum and Partners in Safety. Thanks to our members’ input, we also have a constantly updated list of issues that must be resolved in concert with government. Under the steady hand, Peter Bing, Director Aviation Operations - Chief Pilot Sobeys Inc., who’s now entering his second year as the CBAA’s chair, our existing and new board members have
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STAFF MEMBERS President & CEO Anthony Norejko, 613.236.5611 ext. 238, anorejko@cbaa.ca Executive Assistant and Director of Administration Aime O’Connor, 613.236.5611 ext. 228, aoconnor@cbaa.ca Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs Merlin Preuss, 613.883.7738, mpreuss@cbaa.ca Membership and Communication Services Manager Lindsay Berndt, 613.236.5611 ext. 221, lberndt@cbaa.ca Industry & Public Relations Debra Ward, 613.274.0619 dward@cbaa.ca Events Coordinator Lise Hodgson, 613.854.4686, lhodgson@cbaa.ca
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair • Peter Bing Director Aviation Operations Chief Pilot Sobeys Inc. Vice Chair • James Elian President & Chief Operating Officer AirSprint Past Chair • Rod Barnard Director Aviation and Travel Services and Chief Pilot Kal Aviation Group Secretary • Aime O’Connor Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Director of Administration CBAA Treasurer • Scott Harrold Director Business Development Skyaviation International and EVO Jet Services
CEO’S CORNER continued from page 1 guided us to a new and clear mission: to promote and simplify business aviation. Our mission will help us focus on the essentials as we gear up to work with a new government. It may or may not be led by a new party, but almost certainly we will have a new minister of Transport and a new opportunity to succeed for our members. No matter the election outcome, I see working with a new government as a chance to grow: real and positive change will happen when it is driven by industry in partnership with government. We have already started to build a track record of success with our government colleagues, working with TC on targetted inspections, and more recently, the new
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MEL approval delegation. These wins are creating a virtuous cycle, with each achievement building on the last. Now more than ever, we are aligned as an industry with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose, thanks to initiatives like our Flight Ops Leadership calls and effective regional chapter meetings that allow us to gather and act on our members’ priorities. Our commitment to you is to bring to government a sharp focus on the concerns of business aviation and why they matter to Canadian businesses. Our aim is to make certain that our mission of promoting and simplifying business aviation stays squarely in everyone’s sightlines.
BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE Jean-Christophe Gallagher • Vice President and General Manager - Customer Experience Bombardier Business Aircraft Gary Wood • Director – Corporate Sales & Marketing Flying Colours Lisa Clarke • Regional Sales Manager FlightSafety Canada Ltd. Ehsan Monfared • Partner YYZlaw Lyn Shinn • VP, Central Region, HondaJet Sales and Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales Skyservice Business Aviation Inc. Jacqueline Bailey • VP InflightSterling/ICFS Aviation Group Paul Carter • Director of Maintenance Skycharter Limited Ivano Mosca • CPA, CMA Vice-President Finance and Administration Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group Ian Darnley • Director of Business Development Sunwest Aviation Ltd. David Arbon • Aircraft Maintenance Manager/DOM Canadian Utilities Ltd.
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Aviation Group; Ian Darnley, Sunwest Aviation Ltd.; BAA is charting its course for 2019 - 2020 under Lyn Shinn, HondaJet Sales and Pre-Owned Aircraft the guidance of Peter Bing, Director Aviation Sales Skyservice Business Aviation Inc. and Paul Carter, Operations - Chief Pilot, Sobeys Inc., who is in Skycharter Limited. the second year of his two-year term as Chair. The 2019 - 2020 executive committee includes Several members will serve until 2021, including Past Chair, Rod Barnard, KAL Tire, Chair, Peter Bing, Peter, Gary Wood, Flying Colours; Jean Christopher Sobeys, Vice Chair James Elian, AirSprint, Treasurer Gallagher, Bombardier; Lisa Clarke, FlightSafety, Ehsan Scott Harrold, Sky Aviation International and newly Monfared, YYZlaw, Jacqueline Bailey, Sterling/ICFS Peter Bing appointed board Secretary, Aime O’Connor, CBAA. Aviation Group and new board member David Arbon, The CBAA thanks all of these industry leaders for Canadian Utilities. Returning for a second year are Ivano Mosca, Innotech-Execaire their dedications and commitment.
CBAA Honours Outstanding Achievement The business aviation community honoured individuals and businesses who have made – and will continue to make – major contributions to our sector at a special awards luncheon held at CBAA 2019. Here are the highlights.
Gordon Berturelli Honoured as a Lifetime Member
Bill McGoey and Dave Smith of Aurora Jet Partners
Gordon Berturelli’s contributions recognized by business aviation peers
Recognizing 1500+ hours of safe flying
Aviation industry icon Gordon Berturelli, who recently retired from FlightSafety International has become the sixteenth member of the business aviation community to be awarded an honorary lifetime membership by the Canadian Business Aviation Association. The presentation, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the CBAA, is decided by the Nominations Committee and Board of Directors.
Safe flying means that both the company and its pilots are committed to the highest levels of professionalism possible. This year, CBAA is proud to honour Edmonton’s Aurora Jet Partners as a company and Aurora pilots Bill Fisher, Brad Pridmore, Trevor Frieser, Kris Loitz and Scott Spurrell for over 1500 hours of incident- free flight with its Safety Awards for companies and pilots.
Leading the way for business aviation’s next generation
CBAA aims to attract and retain outstanding young aviation professionals to business aviation by supporting their education. Spencer Kuglin of Chartright Air and Tiffany Brassard of Skyplan Services Inc. were awarded the $10,000 CBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers scholarship shared between them. Jason Buma, Alberta winner of the Webster Memorial Trophy for Amateur Pilots a $1500 CBAA bursary given to his educational institution.
Honouring those who give
CBAA was privileged to host the Hope Air Philanthropist Award, this year honouring two generous contributors to Hope Air’s mission whose support of business aviation is unwavering: Wings Magazine and Skies Magazine.
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hat do you get when you combine a Dragon Emeritus, the largest static display of business aircraft in Canada, and the Calgary Stampede? CBAA 2019 of course! Opening with Calgary-based entrepreneur and fractional jet owner W. Brett Wilson and moving on to insightful and challenging topics including recruiting and retaining top talent, hot topics for 604 operators, mental health matters and much more, CBAA 2019 played host to over 700 delegates and 90 participating companies. Diamond sponsor Sunwest Aviation hosted 57 exhibitors and nine OEMs, with 15 aircraft at the static. The CBAA is indebted to the sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and dozens of volunteers who helped make this event one for the record books! CBAA members can login to access key presentations from the CBAA website (cbaaacaa.ca), including Rolland Vincent’s Business Aviation Forecast, the Wynford Group’s 2019 CBAA Compensation Survey preliminary results and overview as well as updates presented by Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board. If you attended the convention as a non-member and want to receive copies of the presentation, please contact Lindsay Berndt, lberndt@cbaa.ca for access.
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our support is more important than ever as we develop member-only programs, advance our agenda with government and educate the public and key decisionmakers on the importance of business aviation to Canada and Canadians. Working with members, government and Canadian business interests, the CBAA promotes and simplifies business aviation, delivering programs and services aimed at business operators and suppliers, and working with policy makers and regulators to modernize the governing framework for our operations, including: • Safety regulations • Economic policies • Taxation policies • Certification and training • And others • Environmental regulations
Regional Chapter News Join us in welcoming the following individuals to the CBAA chapter teams Jason Parker – Atlantic Regional Chapter Chair Since graduating from Moncton Flight College in 1995, Jason has diligently pursued opportunities to immerse himself in the aviation industry. Completing the Aero Solutions, Aviation Management Certificate in 2010 Jason continues to enhance his skills and experience; not only as a pilot but also a successful manager. With over 11,000 hours of flight time on multiple aircraft types, Jason is a Transport Canada certified check pilot, and training captain. During his 20+ years in aviation, Jason has excelled in several management roles; currently as Director of Business Development. Michael Stimac – Edmonton Regional Chapter Co-Chair Michael has a life-long link with aviation and an extensive business background overseeing operations and corporate strategies in diverse geographical arenas including Dubai and Croatia. “Aviation is something I have a genuine love for and have been passionate about my whole life. I learned to fly when I was 19 years old and continue to pursue my personal aviation interest as a private pilot, aircraft owner and lifelong student of general aviation.” In 2014, with a desire to follow his passion he sought a career in aviation in earnest. In 2015 he joined Aurora Jet Partners, an exciting brand with an excellent reputation, which made a superb entry for his business aviation career. In June 2019, he founded Attune Aviation, with the vision of establishing a new type of air charter brokerage that leverages technology and business model innovation. Ben Wierenga – Edmonton Regional Chapter Co-Chair Ben’s aviation career began in Villeneuve, AB working as a mechanic with small aircraft, flying pipeline patrols and crew changes, then moved to corporate work out of the Edmonton Municipal and International airports and now flying with the airlines for the last three and a half years. “I had the opportunity to return to the 604 world earlier this spring as Chief Pilot of BDK Air on the Falcon 50, It has been a wonderful change. I have thoroughly enjoyed being back in corporate aviation and enjoy the family atmosphere this job brings not only with my employer and coworkers but with the other operators in the area and the CBAA members I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. I look forward to my involvement with the CBAA and meeting many more of its great members soon.”
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Target the business aviation community with the CBAA Industry Partnership Program he CBAA has created special partnerships with associate members to provide discounted or preferred rates on products and services to all CBAA members. When you sign up as an Industry Partner, you’ll be connecting to some of Canada’s leading owner/operators, chief pilots, flight directors and flight management companies across the country. Operator members benefit from the discounted rates on products and services aime ai medd at Can anad adia iann bu busi sine ness ss ope p ra rati tion ons, s, including training, insurance, and other valuable products and services. For more information on how you can partner with the CBAA to leverage your business, please contact Lindsay Berndt, Membership and Communication Services (lberndt@cbaa.ca - 613-2365611 ext. 221).
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The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister Canadians have been moving people and goods over great distances in harsh conditions since before Confederation. It’s what helped forge our country. From the days of voyageurs’ canoes to Confederation and the Last Spike, Canada has depended on transportation to bind the country together, join distant markets, and connect people, families and opportunities. And we were always trying to make transportation easier, more efficient and safer. That’s why, when aviation arrived, it quickly found a home in Canada. Where once we relied on railroads to connect the nation from sea to sea, aviation extended those connections, linking east and west, north and south, and making worldwide passenger travel possible. In a country this vast and sparsely populated, we rely heavily on transportation to bind the country together. Today, much of that transportation is by air, and it supports our unprecedented economic freedom and opportunity. Yet for all of its success, Canada’s aviation industry is facing strong headwinds. From the drag of taxes and third-party fees, to new regulatory requirements, to a growing labour shortage, our industry is confronted with challenges that will only be addressed in partnership with governments. Of those challenges, the most immediate for the largest segment of the industry is an unprecedented labour shortage. The international consensus is that air travel will continue to grow, bringing increases in the required number of flight crews and maintenance personnel worldwide. In Canada, across all employment categories, such as pilots, maintenance engineers and technicians, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, ramp attendants and others, the shortage of qualified candidates is expected to reach close to 18,000 by 2025. The demand for experienced pilots is already outpacing the available national supply, with projections showing a shortage of close to 6,000 pilots by 2025. The industry also has a growing need for experienced aircraft maintenance engineers, with a projected need for a minimum of 5,300 new aircraft maintenance personnel by 2025 to keep up with growth and attrition. Canada must immediately increase its capacity to train skilled aviation workers in order to meet domestic demand and compete in the global market. A national aviation labour policy to address this shortage for a sustainable future is long overdue. This is why we are calling on Canada’s political leaders to recognize the urgency of this issue and commit to developing concrete actions, including funding mechanisms, to address it. An important first step would be to implement the recommendations of the Report entitled “Supporting Canada’s Flight Schools” tabled in April in the House of Commons by the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Someone once mused that elections were not a good time to discuss difficult issues. We strongly disagree with that statement. This monumental challenge our industry faces is also Canada’s challenge. As this Parliament winds down its work, and political leaders prepare for the coming election, Canada’s aviation industry wants to hear from you. We look forward to sharing your response with our members and their employees. Sincerely yours,
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Bedtime stories for pilots
Scenario-based thinking is critical to prepare for terrifying scenarios
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ilots like telling stories. Better yet, pilots enjoy listening to stories because, as visual learners, they will listen to a story and play the scene over with their own thoughts and actions. They visualize scenarios and ask their own brain; What would I have done differently? This type of scenario-based training is called lots of things, but it is the simple idea of sharing knowledge through a story which resonates deeper than having someone stand in front of the classroom regurgitating facts and figures. I’ve had chief pilots read entire operation specifications out loud, verbatim. I once had a flight instructor read the FAR AIM out loud, verbatim, for a week. That was the training. The brain wants a scenario in which to apply these mundane facts. Several weeks ago, at least two aircraft were accidentally fueled with DEF. Both experienced engine flameouts. One experienced dual engine failure at 8,000 feet and the pilots managed to glide it to the airport. Ironically, the week before, on the final exam I gave to my Aircraft Systems and Propulsion students, at the end of the multiple-choice test, I asked them one essay question: Tell me what would happen if both (all) engines flame out at cruise altitude. Explain how that would affect the various systems and what would you do? I just wanted a general overview and thought process. Only one student remembered to put on the oxygen mask first. After the test, I received a few whiney emails saying that question was too hard and what are the odds of that ever happening? One student even said, “It just doesn’t happen these days.” The impossible happens in aviation all the time and it always will. Anytime there is an aircraft incident or accident, I can’t help but speculate. I’m often chastised for even suggesting what happened. “How dare you armchair quarterback the pilots without having all the facts!” is the exact phrase I saw. I say, “How dare you not?” It’s imperative to run all the scenario variables in your head with what little information you have, because that’s how it happens in real life. In every aviation accident, the pilots involved didn’t have all the facts. They just had filtered information. Hindsight
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who’ve had this happen in a flight environment. Speculating is a pilot obligation. It’s not something to form a regulation change or draw conclusions to base decisions on, it’s to practice a thought pattern. To understand how one system failure affects the others. To never criticize a flight crew’s action, but rather to understand why they did what they did, even if it was wrong. It’s your obligation to see why they did what they did. I can “see” why the 737 Max crews thought they didn’t have pitch control. The reality is that they did (after one flip of two switches), but no one had speculated on all the possibilities of what might happen if the sensor for MCAS malfunctioned. Have you ever tried to turn the trim wheel of your airplane in manual mode (if you have one)? If you’re over 400 knots with aerodynamic force pressing on control surfaces, it feels like manual trim isn’t working either. No one visualized this particular speculation or played out the possibilities. Instead, assumptions were made, but we know what happens to those. The most important reason why pilots must speculate is because the ultimate purpose of flying is people. I guarantee that pilots will give you all the possible scenarios if you let them speculate. | W
two aircraft were fueled with DEF and both experienced engine flameouts. is where facts are gathered so you should always speculate and see how close you can come to the truth with what little information you have. In that moment of crisis, all you have is information, not necessarily the facts. Scenario-based thinking is a way to safely practice terrifying scenarios. I don’t question the pilot’s actions. I make myself see what they saw and justify their actions. I can image why they did what they did, even if it was wrong. In that moment it felt correct for certain reasons, so I want to learn and remember so my own muscle memory reflex has already worked through the wrong actions. I don’t want to fly with pilots who don’t speculate. Every pilot should imagine the worse. Think it through. With dual engine flameout at FL350, which engine would you try to restart first. Why? What if you were at FL510? What if you are over a thunderstorm? What altitude does your airplane allow for an inflight restart? Would/could you start your APU? How would your cabin hold pressure – would you have a rapid cabin pressure loss or slow? Every make and model is different. Speculate. You can’t train in the simulator for this, you must read the stories of pilots
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