Fly Like Transport Canada

[Colonel]

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Bounce it off the runway gear up, then take off again.

If you're TC, you get bonus points for raining parts
over populated Ottawa during your subsequent
cross-country [i]after[/i] the bounced gear-up from
Gatineau to Ottawa airport.

These are the guys that obnoxiously lecture me that
they are the Kings of Canadian Aviation (tm). 

Uh huh.

[Chuck Ellsworth]

Don't forget the time six of them could not do a simple ILS into I believe Edmonton and almost crashed because they were all over the map except on the localizer.


Of course that does not matter because they may not have skills but they have power.

[Colonel]

I remember that.  I read the CADORs.  Shortly afterwards
the Group One IFR Flight Test was changed to [i]require[/i] the
use of auto-pilot.  I can't help but wonder if that was done
to allow them to maintain their instrument ratings.

[Trey Kule]

Do you have a CADORs number?  Or a date, place or info I can use to search that.  I would very much like to read it.

[Colonel]

Here's the link to when TC tried to land a King Air.

[url=http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-r ... 0h0007.pdf]http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-r ... 0h0007.pdf[/url]

I'll look for the CADORs for when they tried to fly
an approach in cloud.  It's absolutely hiliarious.

[John Swallow]

I remember that gear up approach, touchdown, and subsequent stagger into the air.  Happened in the States somewhere.  I think the guy actually managed to make it to another airport where I believe he made a wheels down landing. 

Wasn't that long ago, I don't think...?  2-3 years? 

[Colonel]

I met Chris in Ft Lauderdale, a few years back.  Friend of a friend.
Interesting fellow to say the least, and that has nothing to do with
his flying.

A friend of mine did the rebuilds on his engines [i]before[/i] he bounced
it off the runway.  I guess he did a good job - the engines kept running
after the strike?

That aerostar had previous gear work done, too.  Another story there.

I heard Chris surrendered his pilot certificate after this one.  Not sure
if he's still flying or not.  Always admired how effortlessly he did prison
time.  Most people whine endlessly, snowflakes in particular.

[ScudRunner-d95]

Cadors Number
2004C1774

Occurrence Summary
2004-09-13

Narrative:

The crew of TGO 987, a Beech King Air, was being vectored for a LOC BC/DME approach to Runway 16 at City Centre airport (YXD) in IFR weather conditions. The aircraft was vectored onto final and cleared for the approach. The a/c was then observed to be descending well below minimum altitudes and turning east off the approach, while advising Edmonton ACC that they were conducting a missed approach - 10 miles from the airport. The flight was unable to maintain headings or altitudes. On the second approach, the aircraft was again observed descending below published minimum altitudes and provided an incorrect DME readout - 4.7 miles instead of 10 miles, while once again diverging from the back course, to the west this time. The flight was able to convert to a visual approach and land safely.

Occurrence Summary
Date Entered:
2004-09-15

Narrative:

UPDATE TSB reported that the Transport Canada Beech C90A, C-FGXH, operating as TGO 987 (CAR 703) was manoeuvring for a LOC BC/DME approach to Runway 16 at Edmonton City Centre (CYXD) in instrument meteorological conditions following a flight from Regina. After the aircraft was vectored onto the final approach track, ATC radar showed the aircraft to descend below minimum altitude and deviate to the east. The aircraft conducted a missed approach 10 NM from the airport. On the second approach, the aircraft again descended below published altitudes, exhibited speed fluctuations, and deviated to the west of the approach course. The crew was eventually able to go visual and land at CYXD. The TSB will conduct a Class 3 investigation into the occurrence.

[ScudRunner-d95]

2011C4445
2011C2033
2010C1881


If you're bored go here [url=http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/c ... eaq/q.aspx]http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/c ... eaq/q.aspx[/url]
scroll to the bottom and enter this:
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
into the "Operator" box.


Someone should really looking who issued those guys their OC....

[Colonel]

[quote]vectored onto final ... descending well below minimum altitudes ...

... second approach, the aircraft was again observed descending below published minimum altitudes

[b]The flight was unable to maintain headings or altitudes[/b]

The crew was eventually able to go visual and land[/quote]

[img width=500 height=463]http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/e1/ ... es-680.jpg[/img]

Odd how the self-proclaimed "Kings of Canadian Aviation"
have an uncanny resemblance to the Three Stooges.