Monthly Archives: February 2008

Back in Misery

My week of recurrent training in Penticton was great. Very informative and always fun shootin autos (see the post below). I went to Edmonton on Sunday for one day of recurrent training in the AStar. More stuck pedals, hydraulic failures, engine failures in the hover and autos. Again, more fun. Drove up to Ft. McMurray [...]

Shootin’ Autos

I’m in Penticton doing my recurrent training. A fun filled week of classroom sessions, exams and lots of coffee. The most enjoyable part is the actual flying, with one simulated emergency procedure after another: hydraulics failures, stuck pedal landings and, the most fun, engine failures (autorotations). The instructors here are world renowned for their level [...]