407 Driver

Good on you ! Don't let that white coat stuff get to you, easy to say, not so easy to do.

Bit of a Hijack, 407 Too... But I posted my blurb as a message to young fellows like Rainman re: Medicals. I'm probably almost twice the age as he. I want to continue flying until I DECIDE not to fly any longer, and not have a TC Doctor make that decision for me. SO....take the bull by the horns and work at your fitness and health. If I can do it, anyone can. I've found that it really doesn't take that much effort to stay in reasonable shape. It's your decision, if you're afraid of a medical at 30- 35, ask yourself Why? Is it high blood pressure? Is it hereditary? How's your diet, weight? stress level? If it is White-Coat syndrome, perhaps get your own BP meter, and make a table of your BP's at home and at work, to show the DR that it generally IS OK. Research the available medicines, Talk to your DR. BP is not a big deal to medicate..if you need the meds. As CAP says, TC will look after you and give you every opportunity to fix the minor issues. Oh, Parkers Ridge...65 KMH :shock: brakes are for chickens

CAP :up: :up: Good to have you back Buddy, good honest info, straight to the point. Don't sweat it guys, just relax, do your best to stay fit, excersize whenever you can, lay off the smokes, take it easy on the the booze, and you too can fly for a long time. Hey, I just turned 50, and have not been in this good of shape for decades. I did about 4,000+ Km's on my bicycle this summer ( that's loaded with 40 lbs of touring gear) including twice to Jasper and back. I have a medical booked this week, and don't have a bit of worry about it. :up: Taken on August 28 2006, after riding from Jasper Park (Jonas Ck) to Lake Louise AB, 160 Km ( 100 miles) in 9 hours. ( yes, the bag at my feet is full of Beer ! :up: )

...from PPrune... ExxonMobil Stops Using Super Puma Following Crash KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc (EMEPMI) will temporarily stop using Super Puma helicopters for its operations after the one it chartered crashed off the coast of Terengganu Sunday. "(We will stop chartering) all Super Puma used for (our) operations in Malaysia until further notice," the company said in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur Sunday. ExxonMobil chartered the Super Puma helicopters for its business operations in Malaysia from Malaysian Helicopter Services Aviation Bhd (MHS Aviation Bhd). One of the helicopters used by ExxonMobil, with 21 people on board, crashed into the South China Sea some 103 nautical miles off Dungun beach in Terengganu at 11.45am Sunday. The pilot identified as Captain Mohd Salleh Teguh is still missing while 19 passengers and a co-pilot have been warded at Kuala Terengganu Hospital. Their conditions were reportedly stable. ExxonMobil said the Department of Civil Aviation and Maritime Department were leading the search and rescue effort for the missing pilot. "We are doing everything possible to assist the impacted individuals and their families during this difficult time and our thoughts and prayers are with them," ExxonMobil E&P Malaysia Inc chairman Liam M Mallon said. ExxonMobil said 10 of the crash victims, including the missing pilot, were Sarku Engineering and Services Sdn Bhd employees and six were employees of Sime Darby Engineering. The rest were employees of ExxonMobil (1), Dowell Schlumberger Sdn Bhd (1), SAAG Drilling & Well Services Sdn Bhd (1) and MHS Aviation Bhd (1).

and the best $$$$$ shot of a hangar goes to ... RDM :up: Wow, two super kitties, a 61 and a 92, serious coin pictured there ! Excellent pics RD. ----------------------- You make this Hangar look SMALL ! and this Hangar....????

True, XJ does have a nice look to it...out the window of a departing RJ !

Here's another crop-job that makes for an interesting view... Ah, fun with Photoshop :up:

HOLY crap B.S. ! What was that picture? An Astar convention in CYXJ, what are you doing?, trying to give me nightmares? Not only are there 6 Astars ganging up on that lonely Bell, BUT I have to look at that flat land from my very distant past :shock: I wrenched, then flew in XJ from 77 until 80. At no charge to you, I have done some cropping and editing, so ..here's your great picture...fixed :up: Ahhh, much better

Yes, that picture is Firehawks. Here's a couple from Yesterday, a Blackcomb 355FX2 passed through enroute to a film job in CYYC... This is a true test of any camera, a jet-black aircraft on a white background, I'm not sure this Nikon actually can pass the test though???

MAXTORQE why does this hurt, we are not leading anyone on are we? Alpine Helicopters in Golden BC is looking for some help in our hangar and office. The position will be full time, 40 hrs per week, and could last up to 18 months. The position is designed for a recent 100 hr pilot interested in learning more about the Industry. If you or anyone else can walk out of a flight school and into a flying seat, then DO IT. If you can't find that first job, or first break, why not at least work IN the industry. As RH says, maybe something good will happen from it.

That was FireHawk, but sure, I'll take free :up: beer Is this it? It's in the Gallery under Heli Skiing

the official company word...No

The problem in Canmore is that there's already a line-up for those seats. A bunch of Good young pilots have worked on the ground there a year or three waiting for a seat to open, so....take a number. I feel that more training is good, any additional training shows initiative AND separates you from the pack of hundreds of other basic resumes stacked on the CP's desk. My Base pilot, who is far more current than I am in the training scene, believes that any additional dollars spent on training is a waste of money, as most companies will hire you on a bare 100 hrs and train you to their liking. ( He did 20 hrs of turbine on his initial 100 hr course) Who's correct??

Equal time for all CYGE based aircraft..... Craig in 407 ALM Dirk returning with AYX

Digging through my files, looking for something different, here's a few shots of the CYYC STARS BK-117 in Golden 2005