Emory

are you sure the morotorium off of BC still stands? there was a ship based rig parked in vic harbour about 2 months ago, and rumour has it that they were punching exploritory wells up between the charlottes and van isl (cant remember the location exactly). i was told the morotorium had expired, but that could all be bad info. i did see the rig though... Maybe they should hold off deep water drilling untill there is a reliable way to snub a well at depth, drilling a relief simply isnt adequate... and is it fair to say "not on my coast, do it in someone else's backyrad," (although i fully support no drilling off our coast) when inevitabely it will go to some unregulated waters off the coast of a country where the people have no voice? (i hear africa has a huge reserve off the west coast, and other third world nations have lost almost all of their coast due to unregulated disgusting drilling practices). just a thought

i spent 3/4 of my dual time in stitches with my instructors. i think that being able to smile and be "light" even in tense situations really helped build confidence and a comfortable learning environment. not sure what those qualities would be, but put simply, if you're instructor is the type of person that you really enjoy spending time with on the ground as well as the in the air that sure helps! i would like to think i made some good friends while i learned

maybe i should skip the dinner beers before posting on an internet forum...

soooo, this sounds like the exact debate i was having with myself a few months ago. glad someone else asked it first i was wondering a few things though. they show pictures of astars and other aircraft in the hangers at the northern lights college, (this may be dumb) do they fly them aswell? or are these machines there specifically to be disasembled and reassembled? say if we were doing blade tracking, (or any number of things that i dont even know about) would we be alowed to start up the machine and log some of the run time? hmm, that might not make sense... whatever, you know what im asking right? ive heard people coin the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" , i just dont think i believe that, i personally dont see how learning more about the machine itself and spending more time and schooling with the aircraft will at all takeaway from your ability to fly it (unless you are giving up your flight time because you've already logged 9hrs wrenching...). i almost wish that there was a greater mechanical portion to the flight training that we got. if i had the finances in place i think i would take the course just for the personal knowledge. And as for the military option, ouch, tell me thats not the best way to go flying?! shining your boots, saluting sergeants, shooting at people you dont know, being shot at by people you dont know... what a life. I cant speak for everyone, but i think if you join the military, its because you want to be in the military. And they will decide how you will be used in the military. that being said, i did fill out an application for pilot position with the CAF. but then i finished reading Chickenhawk, and figured i'll tough it out in the civi world As far as bushwork goes, am i the only one that gets off on that kind of stuff (ok ok, i may be a little young at it, speaking too soon. will revisit this statement in 20yrs)? ive been working my first city job in 4yrs(?) for about 2 months now, and already im going nuts! send me out to the bush! take me away from the public! put me back in a camp! god dammit dont let me talk to the general puplic anymore! one more nattering old lady tells me not to get dust on her car (like come on people! we're renovating your house! there will be some cutting! the dust will fly! i will clean it! just GTFO of here and let me work!) and im going to loose it! haha, oh city life, not for I.

haha, no im a slow poke. im sure it would be a case of good bye mr. Bond. I still cant believe they paved that road... it feels a lot less like being "out in the bush" now. oh well, good for riders i guess. how many km is that loop? do you need to bring your own gas from sooke cowichan? i know you can get boat gas sometimes in renny.

hey, just stumbled upon this thread. well since i probably wont be meeting most of you in the hanger this season, maybe i should try my luck on the highway just got my first ride : 90 honda vfr 750f, so excited soo ya, if any of you are on the lower island around vic and need some company out on the twisties, let me know! PS, dont be offended if i bring a resume

why, you wanna go halfers?

i got an offer for sex in my home town... i didnt know sookes finest were web savy

but the 206 is SOOO much fun! im smilling here just thinking about my 5.1 hrs it it. if i could have afforded to do all the training in it i would have (mmmaybe not, solo flights in a 22 as a 125lb pilot with 20g fuel were pretty high on the fun factor ). but looking back, i would like to have come out of training with a 44 endorsement aswell. better start saving my pennies i guess. But dont listen to me, im a 100 hr guy that exhausted ALL of my funds on training, and am now waiting for a tax return to start my road trip. That i should have planned better.

well, i'll stop throwing fuel to the fire then... i just remember a few conversations with these activists, and them bragging of spiking trees. having familly in the logging industry, i formed some negative opinions of these activists. i guess my feelings should be directed at extremists of any branch, be it government, religious, or environmentalist.

haha, well im no demolitions expert... but i can imagine the conversations with all them hippies "so what do you do when you're not on the boat?" me:"drill for oil. " hippies:" ". i swear they think their boats run on good intentions.

haha, i sent a resume to seasheaperd (volunteer whale vigilante group)... does that mean im lowering the bar? ps, no i wont be going to work for them... but they did respond. guess they need pilots for this upcoming season. go lowtimers go! save the whales! leave me the jobs here!.. i mean, i'll watch your jobs for you!

one more vote for training with Bob and AB. And yes, being a lowtimer this season is not looking good so far. At least all the people ive met so far have been really nice, and sympathetic to my cause. But ya, coast was a great experience, i would say worth it even if i never do manage to scrounge up a job in the industry... not that i would ever stop trying. my $0.02

so this may be the wrong place to be asking this question, but given the incident involved it might be appropriate... i have very limited engineering/design/mechanical smarts (so i expect a quick "duh" response from smart engineers ) but i find myself wondering if it would be possible to put some kind of freewheeling unit on the rotor mas itself, effectively keeping it seperate from the MGB? i guess it would need another swashplate, which would be added complexity/weight, and it would probably be less durable, and im sure it would need some interesting bearing system to be able to spin freely while supporting the aircrafts weight. but is this plausible? or is there a complete duh factor that im not thinking about here?

i'll flip barrels for ya! im cheap, minimal weight, and eat virtually nothing. not to mention great company for the trips too and from said barrels! will travel faster then fedex.