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PropThrust is a pilot with an attitude. PropThrust is an old and bold pilot
who tries for the most part to keep out of trouble but somehow
just can't help expressing his opinions. PropThrust is a pilot suffering
from too many bad weather days and too much time on
his hands. Follow the links below for PropThrust Stories! |
Stories!
"Anyone See Smoke?"
How to Talk Yourself into Landing Inside an Active Volcano.
Here is an article that tests the limit to the "Challenge and
Response" checklist that we all know and love.
The Single Engine Myth
Would You Fly in a Single Engine Aircraft?
Many large companies won't award contracts to single engine
aircraft. Is there a reason or is their reasoning just a hang over
from WW11?
Plunder of the Rainforest 
Don't Blame the Starving Masses, Blame the Oil Companies.
The environmentalists say that the
oil companies destroy the rainforest in their quest for black gold. That
is not entirely true. Or at least that belief needs to be qualified.
Escape From Richter Lake Outpost Camp 
A Lesson in "Down but Not Out".
Making a Connection. Trouble shooting by connecting the dots.
Click here for Nav Canada Aviation Web Site
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Directly below is an automatically updated GMT clock. Just click "always" to accept and reset your Breitling Aerospace.
And use this phase calculator to reset the moon phase on your
tide watch.
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Virtual North
Explore the world of Canadian Fishing Lodges,
Resorts, and Adventure Tours. This is a technically
superb site that deserves your time and attention.
My Canadian
Logbook is the best long term investment that you can make for your
aviation career.
This online flight log will track your flying hours, just like your paper
logbook,
but also make the process much easier
while allowing you to automatically
break down each aircraft
type and category according to your personal preference.
Check here for
the American
version as well.
Aviation Jobs WorldwideJobs for pilots, flight attendants, ground crew and other aviation professionals worldwide.
Bush Pilot Tour
Tom Claytor is a fascinating bush
pilot flying a C180 around the World.
His writing is superb and well worth the read.
Owens Foundations for Wildlife Conservation
Mark Owens used his bush flying skills extensively
to protect the African wildlife from poachers and
mismanagement.
Visit this site to find out more.
Your Comprehensive Guide to Aviation Links
Links to
Aviation Web Sites, News, and Publications.
Take Flight Video Productions
The Makers of
The Real Life Aviator Video Series.
CanadianAviation.com
Canada's Home to Aviation on the Net.
Rich Hulina
Award Winning Aviation Photography.
Aviate Communicate
Aviation
Language Proficiency Training. Teaching non-native
English
speaking pilots and controllers Aviation English.
Air Transport Consultant
Aviation
Consultancy for Helicopters and Fixed-Wing Operators.
Specializing
in Safety Audits and Risk Management Assessments.
All things Aviation and All things Canadian.
Floatplane Pilots
This site is dedicated to all floatplane pilots past, present and future. We welcome
both private and commercial pilots, as well as others with an interest in float flying.
Bush Pilots of Alaska
"This is a book about American Spirit, about
romanticism and realism, about a land so
big and beautiful it defies
description, and about men and women who love nothing
more than to climb
into their small planes, turn over the prop, and fly over that endless
land"
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Editor John S Goulet
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Note from the Editor.Virtual Horizons is affiliated with the above companies and personnel only
for purposes of promotion. We do not claim to share the views or aims of
their publications, especially not PropThrust. Beware not to misinterpret
the intent of what writers publish because they often mean the opposite.
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Editor John S Goulet
Last modified on
November 15, 2009
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