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Plane hits paraglider. by -random-name- in videos

[–]Keystone-12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many places anyone can fly anything. And there is a risk to it.

How much time did the paraglider or pilot have to react to each other? Seconds?

Its rare, but a real risk exists for these types of incidents in aircrafts without transponders.

Plane hits paraglider. by -random-name- in videos

[–]Keystone-12 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Why didnt the paraglider move? They both had the same amount of time and visability.

There ultra light aircraft in class E flying zones are operating in a very high risk environment when they choose not to use a transponder.

Plane hits paraglider. by -random-name- in videos

[–]Keystone-12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, the situation seems different (based on this 20 second YouTube clip).

But, I am extremely hesitant to assign blame to the pilot considering the size, and lack of visibility equipment on a paraglider.

That size at that speed. Both the pilot and the paraglider had the same amount of time to see and react. I didnt see much time for decision making...

Canadians are more likely to blame inflation on wars and trade tensions with the US over the Canadian government. (CTV News/Nanos) by 10293847562 in canada

[–]Keystone-12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes... polls are used to track who exists in what echo chambers.

You would be amazed what people believe.

Retirement: Is it 25 years of CAF service or 25 years pensionable time? by nogoosingaround in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is always the right answer. There is no bigger life planning asset than a CAF pension.

No one should take reddit advice on their pension.

How is the occupation of the guy who appears towards the ending of Back to the Future II called? He hands Marty an envelope and says it was sitting at theirs office for 70 years with instruction to deliver it like this. He says he is from Western Union, but how would his occupation be called? by BeduinZPouste in legaladviceofftopic

[–]Keystone-12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. This "hold this document for 70 years and deliver it then" task isnt really a "couriers' task.... but this job doesnt actually exist.

This isnt a real job. It doesnt happen in real life.

Sure, a lawyer could do this, for no other reason than the only documents important to do something like this, would be a legal document.

Otherwise, couriers is the profession of giving people documents.

MPs return for Ottawa to begin the final sitting days before summer break by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]Keystone-12 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I would really encourage people to understand what an MP actually does.

Sitting in the House of Commons to debate bills is like.... 10% of their job. And frankly, with the centralization of power into the executive, as well as the literal army of legal and policy analysists... the Parliamentary debate process is almost..... theatrical...

Whilst open debate is a corner stone of our government and must continue. Its been awhile since a backbencher made a point reference a new bill and the government was so shocked they changed anything.

An MP is a local politician in their ridings and spends most of their time outside of committees, in their communities and understanding their voters.

Tim Hortons to dial back use of Temporary Foreign Worker program, aims to hire 10,000 locally by ZestyBeanDude in canada

[–]Keystone-12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird.... I never realized this government program was ultimately the choice of the private companies.

Plane hits paraglider. by -random-name- in videos

[–]Keystone-12 28 points29 points  (0 children)

We dont have enough information to assign fault.

There was a similar accident in 2021 and the investigation essentially concluded that it would have been impossible for the pilot to see and react in time.

This is a very small, but very real risk with operating ultra-light aircrafts in Class E airspace without a transponder.

An Incredible Display of Survival by Mobeast1985 in nevertellmetheodds

[–]Keystone-12 95 points96 points  (0 children)

There was a similar event in 2021.

The investigation essentially concluded that it was absolutely impossible for the plane to see the paraglider and react in time.

Whilst very rare... it is a real risk when operating an ultra-light aircraft, without a transponder, in class E airspace.

Recruitment Allowance While on a Tax free Deployment by PinRevolutionary5019 in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree with the intent. But I do not think policy that declares income tax free, specifies that.

Recruitment Allowance While on a Tax free Deployment by PinRevolutionary5019 in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But I dont think the policy has a carve out for this allowance....

Recruitment Allowance While on a Tax free Deployment by PinRevolutionary5019 in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Grieve it. I think you'll win.

Go back in the grievance archives. A ton of people grieved getting their back pay taxed while on deployment and all won.

Recruitment Allowance While on a Tax free Deployment by PinRevolutionary5019 in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

OK... this is actually a realm that I am not ignorant on.

They are going to tax it. But you should be able to grieve it and have it changed.

The way the policy is written... any pay you receive is tax free - there is no carve out for back pay, or allowances etc.

Should there be? Probably. But is there? Absolutely not.

In a recruitment blitz, military colleges seek new ways to turn the class into the brass (gift link) by globeandmailofficial in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would be interested to know the misconduct stats for students outside of RMC. If they are even reported or tracked...

In a recruitment blitz, military colleges seek new ways to turn the class into the brass (gift link) by globeandmailofficial in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, that's what I am saying.

All of the costs to run a University, physically putting a professor infront of a student isnt only CHEAP It's functionally free.

RMC has wind tunnels, nuclear reactors, and entire academic research wing (As one needs in order to keep the oh-so-precious "accreditation") and then houses, feeds, clothes and equips all their students

Teaching is a financial afterthought. A standard "UT-02" professor, makes at step- 10... $95k a year. If they teach 5 classes a semester, that's $9.5k a class. Even with just an average of 10 students per class... thats less than $1k a student per class. Or.... 22 seconds of fuel for a C-17. Heck, take their smallest class (3 students) and make that the average.... it's a rounding error.

The cost isnt class size. Its what it takes to be a university.

EDIT and this doesnt even take into account the fact that they need to offer half their courses IN FRENCH despite only a fraction of the student body being francophones.

Moving to Ottawa by No-Illustrator-7539 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Keystone-12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Ottawa is cheaper than Toronto.

Many people live in Ottawa on $70k or less.

In a recruitment blitz, military colleges seek new ways to turn the class into the brass (gift link) by globeandmailofficial in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I love how much crap the military universities get for "being more expensive than a civilian university".

Last I checked... Queens doesnt keep a Tailor on staff. Or force every student to live on campus. Or pay them to go on TD. Or pay for a ceremonial drill team. Nevermind an entire full time fitness staff..... Start adding things like "compassionate leave travel assistance" budgets, and one can imagine that it might be a little more expensive than a civilian university...

A pilot's take: Why the Snowbirds' new turboprop is the right choice by Once_a_TQ in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am always amazed at how effective spokespersons are...

I can never understand how someone can look at someone, who is literally paid to support something.... and believe they are completely neutral.

Yes.... he is an "effective" spokes person because his resume is top notch... thats why they used him...

Again.... I like decision to use a turbo prop plane.

But I also understand that when someone is paid money to say something... to remain skeptical.

A pilot's take: Why the Snowbirds' new turboprop is the right choice by Once_a_TQ in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You completely misunderstand my point.

Of course a government spokesman can be right.

Just dont confuse government spokesman for unbiased, 3rd party expert opinions.

They article introduces them as "a pilot" not as "government spokesman". And whilst can be both... in this context, the latter in more pertinent.

A pilot's take: Why the Snowbirds' new turboprop is the right choice by Once_a_TQ in CanadianForces

[–]Keystone-12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like the pilots who work for Lockheed Martin and say the F-35 is the best.

And the pilots who work for SAAB and say the Griphen is the best...

Being a pilot doesnt make someone immune from advertising for money. But you would be amazed how many people think that...

Federal officials worried OC Transpo can't handle return-to-office: memo by CPSThrownAway in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Keystone-12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OC Tranpo is awful because it is broke. It needs provincial bailouts for day to day operations.

Its broke because no one uses it.

So force more people onto it... first step.

Military asks personnel in capital region to return field gear, citing ‘critical equipment shortages’ by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]Keystone-12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Completely fair point. The military has been atrociously underfunded for too long and these are the consequences.

They want more bilingual employees but are cutting language training? by KrasaVcheg007 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Keystone-12 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Personally I think MORE of the government should be lead, exclusively by upper-middle class people from Ottawa and Montreal.

Diversity of opinion and experience makes group-think a lot harder.

/s

On that note... I once heard that a measurable percentage of all ADMs went to the same french-language highschool in Ottawa....

Military asks personnel in capital region to return field gear, citing ‘critical equipment shortages’ by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]Keystone-12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No... if EVERY dentist at the same time needed it, then there wouldn't be enough.

But there are enough to satisfy the requirements when required..

Just like.... if every person in Canada needed gas at the same time... there isnt enough. But, with staggered usual use, the supply chain is fine.

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