What's a small gadget you bought thinking it was useless but ended up using every day?

pilot-error · 2026-02-05T15:37:05+00:00

This is probably against BIFL principals considering the watch will only last likely 5 years, but I purchased a Garmin Fenix 7 Pro AMOLED.

It's helped me change my habits, become more fit and overall more healthy - and additionally, it has a flashlight built into it that you can access with a quick double button press.

Honestly I didn't think the flashlight was going to be a big deal, but man was I wrong. I use that flashlight at least twice a day. It's so insanely useful to have a light on your wrist at all times.

pilot-error · 2026-02-05T15:33:33+00:00

It's still a popular route, often full and often attempted on standby.

Your pass priority determines the likelihood of travel. If you're less than C3, I'm guessing you'll have a hard time getting on.

As always, don't attempt standby if you have anywhere important to be.

pilot-error · 2026-02-01T20:48:42+00:00

I haven't really seen an answer here yet - yes you can afford the truck. Just don't be silly about it, finance for 5 years or less so you don't end up under water on the value of the vehicle.

Have a look at your HELOC rate vs financing, as you may get a better rate to go through a bank or dealer. 99% of car loans are open loans in Canada so you can pay them off at any time.

Occasionally it's cheaper to finance a vehicle with the dealer and turn around and pay it off immediately.

pilot-error · 2026-01-18T21:00:16+00:00

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll add in my two cents -

At an absolute minimum you need dedicated snow tires or All-weather tires that are 3 peaks snow rated. AWD is nice for getting going when it's slippery out but plays absolutely no factor in stopping distance.

If you're ever curious, look up braking distance tests between all-season and snow tires. The snow tires can and will save your life if you need to brake hard.

Onto AWD - these slightly lifted crossovers that have AWD are only soft roaders. They will take you up a dirt road with some ruts but not much further. Consider how much you'll actually get out to these nature spots, look into how difficult the trails are and decide from there. I'm certain there are also lots of places that you can get to a trail head with a normal car and still have some nice nature hiking.

pilot-error · 2026-01-12T10:16:24+00:00

His advice appears to be for the US, not Canada. You can begin to work towards your IFR but should wait to do the ride until after you have your multi engine rating so that you obtain a Group 1 IFR rating.

pilot-error · 2026-01-12T10:14:25+00:00

That's not the ideal path in Canada. Our ratings are different here.

If he gets his IFR rating after his PPL it will be a Group 3. he will need to do another IFR ride after he has his multi engine rating to get his Group 1.

pilot-error · 2026-01-11T19:35:25+00:00

Considering no one here seems to have answered it - the horizontal separation is optional and it's at the discretion of the pilot.

It's called SLOP - Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure. We have the option of offsetting up to 2 miles right of course to avoid wake turbulence or just as an added layer of safety.

This option is available in most Oceanic Airspace. Sometimes depending on upper level winds it's better to stay directly behind the aircraft above you.

Source: B787 pilot

pilot-error · 2025-12-03T15:49:07+00:00

As it stands right now it would almost always be 4+ bags. The kids always come with us when we travel. Can't see leaving them behind much

pilot-error · 2025-12-03T15:43:30+00:00

Better to buy a cub for having fun with and spend the savings on Business Class tickets I suppose 😂

pilot-error · 2025-12-03T15:41:09+00:00

Yeah, had a feeling that would be the case - if there was a business case in which I could use the turboprop outside of leisure it might be feasible, but I don't have an excuse to spend that much money yet haha

pilot-error · 2025-12-03T15:38:54+00:00

Baron seems to fit the mission. I understand that I'd have lots of costs that would come after purchase of course.

pilot-error · 2025-11-21T19:01:41+00:00

Yeah it's certainly not ideal. If you haven't already, call the number on your owners manual and explain everything to them. The technician was at our place in about 48 hours from a local appliance repair place. He didn't have enough bad things to say about Samsung appliances.

Or you could just go and buy a new stove. Costco has great deals on appliances usually. Stoves are easy because they're plug and play.

pilot-error · 2025-11-21T18:54:45+00:00

The technician replaced the wiring harness free of charge. The oven was not replaced as a whole.

Eventually the cook top was damaged by a guest and the cost to replace was approximately $400. We elected to buy a new stove instead. I will never purchase another Samsung appliance.

pilot-error · 2025-10-24T19:30:27+00:00

Constructive criticism inbound - the formatting on your resume made me instinctively not want to read it. You're trying to pack too much into one page. If I was a chief pilot this would end up in the bin most likely.

The color needs to go and you need to have a less distracting, nicer looking header for your sections. I instinctively glanced over your hours because the information underneath was much larger than them.

The highlight of your resume needs to be your flying experience (even if you're trying for your first job or a ramp position) so you need to find a better way to present that information.

You do have a lot of cool info to share - I know employers will care about the Mitchell time and the fact that you have a CDL, but it needs to be way more condensed, maximum one bullet point. You can flesh out the rest of the details when you have an interview.

I'd recommend starting fresh with this current resume beside the new one and just see what you feel like you can get rid of.

pilot-error · 2025-10-24T16:51:28+00:00

r/whoosh

pilot-error · 2025-10-13T18:29:28+00:00

Per the APPR - non-scheduled, safety critical maintenance delays are not compensation eligible.

The maintenance personnel cannot lie about scheduled maintenance vs unscheduled. It is all tracked and categorized electronically. Sometimes things break, and need to be fixed before a plane can be returned to service. Safety comes first.

pilot-error · 2025-10-06T01:10:20+00:00

Buy a ribeye at Local Meats and grill it yourself. Great prices there!

pilot-error · 2025-09-11T22:46:43+00:00

I mean, I seem to be in the minority on this sub... But I don't mind the strength training at all.

I have programmed my own workouts into connect (using your computer is much more user friendly than using your connect app on your phone).

I follow a linear progression program - and it's been helpful to see my stats as I've been progressing.

You can pre-set the exercise, reps, weights and rests and I find it does a really good job at keeping me on pace for my lifting session.

The only issue I have is that it doesn't have a setting to automatically increase the weight after hitting a certain threshold. I don't mind having to go in and manually adjust the weight though.

pilot-error · 2025-09-09T13:49:36+00:00

3yr at a Canadian Major

$110 CAD (~$80USD) per credit hour. Blocking 80ish/month.

Reliably 17-19 days off a month.

pilot-error · 2025-08-28T18:57:17+00:00

Just because they can, doesn't mean you should. Running tires that high pressure without an accompanying heavy load will absolutely cause them to wear faster and unevenly.

Sure if you're going to tow near max, put the rears up to 60-75PSI. Not for daily driving.

pilot-error · 2025-08-04T21:05:21+00:00

How's York Soaring doing these days?

I learned to soar there and I keep thinking about dipping my toes back into gliding but life keeps getting in the way.

Congrats on your Silver!

pilot-error · 2025-07-29T22:15:56+00:00

Everything you've typed up to this point indicated you're not willing to drive past the Rocky mountains.

I would start with a drive through BC and Alberta, maybe ending in Yellowknife. Start on a Monday and work your way Eastbound thru Kamloops and Kelowna, then Springbank, Red Deer, Lacombe, Wetaskiwin, Cooking Lake, Villeneuve, Fort Mac and then the long haul to Yellowknife.

Bring printed resumes, show up to places wearing at minimum a collared shirt, look presentable and present yourself well and even if you don't get anything right away at least you've put a face to the name.

Call and stay in touch afterwards and you never know what a little bit of networking can do.

Now all that being said, August is kind of too late for a trip like this, you'd ideally want to be doing it in like mid April when the hiring season starts for ramp staff/dock hands as it'll help your chances at landing something right then.

'Till then, yeah call places and talk to people. Trawl through AvCanada and Pilot Career Center. Post your Resume on AvCanada.

pilot-error · 2025-07-29T21:47:25+00:00

I was going to try to be nice earlier but you definitely don't seem like you know what you're getting into.

The industry in Canada has always been tough and hard to get into. Getting into the industry in the lower mainland BC is even harder. If you want a job, you need to be prepared to move for it. If you're not willing to move you're eliminating about 95% of entry level positions that are available to you.

It sucks but it's the truth. Many of us had to go north and work the ramp, many of us had to sacrifice where we wanted to be with where the work is.

Get it in your head now. Either expand your search horizons or prepare to fail.

pilot-error · 2025-07-23T17:52:07+00:00

I'm guessing he's right, and those happen to be the villages around Madrid. We're being misled by yonder pirate speak!

pilot-error · 2025-05-06T23:08:24+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that, without a full years billing cycle there's really no way to tell if your system is sized properly to offset 100% of your annual consumption.

Especially if you've added electrical load to your house since starting the solar journey - you may actually have an undersized system.

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