And How This Defines a New Aerospace Future for Winnipeg General aviation manufacturers are currently presented with a deceptively simple choice. They can continue using turbine engines, or they can demonstrate their environmental credentials by adopting electric, hydrogen or hybrid-electric propulsion. For a new amphibious aircraft manufacturer, the decision may look like a black-and-white...
A letter to my son on his 17th birthday – and to any young person, or parent, standing at that same line Happy Birthday! (2006) For some reason, the thought of you turning 17 is scarier to me than when you turned 16. At 16, you gained some independence by getting your driver’s license...
Remote Regions, Coastal Waters, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Nuclear Energy, Amphibious Aircraft, Turbines, and Arctic Sovereignty. Introduction: Why SAF Matters Most at the Edge of the Map When most people think about sustainable aviation fuel, they picture wide-body airliners taxiing away from gleaming terminals at Heathrow or Toronto. But the decarbonization of Canadian aviation is...
Seaplane Travel Represents the True Meaning of Luxury “Flying to Islands – Always to Islands” In an age where private jets and mega-cruise ships are marketed as the ultimate in exclusive travel, the real luxury lies in places you cannot reach by runway or pier. Ariara Island Resort in Linapacan, Philippines, exemplifies this paradox....
Telling Your Stories in Song- Putting Poems to Music For over 25 years, I have been trying to get someone to put my Woodsmoke & Perfume poetry into music. A helicopter pilot working in Escravos, Nigeria, and a friend of Kris Kristofferson, volunteered. His musical style was acoustic guitar and Western. After weeks of...
The Seaplane’s Sustainability Promise: A Case for the Amphibious Cessna C208B-EX As global eco-tourism expands into remote and environmentally sensitive regions, the aviation industry faces growing scrutiny over its ecological footprint. Among the solutions emerging from this evolving dialogue is the Cessna C208B-EX Caravan equipped with Wipline 8750 amphibious floats. Initially conceived in the...
Canada’s Energy Independence – Reducing Reliance on the U.S. Market This post delves into the global demand for Alberta’s heavy oil and the strategic importance of diversifying Canada’s energy markets. It highlights how various countries, including the United States, Europe, China, India, Japan, and South Korea, have refineries capable of processing heavy crude oil...
Pipeline Route Options within Canadian Borders Canada has explored the possibility of building a west-to-east oil pipeline entirely on Canadian soil. The most prominent proposal was Energy East, a 4,500+ km pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick. As shown in the map below, it would have linked Alberta’s oil sands (Hardisty) to the Atlantic...
Alberta Needs the Keystone XL Pipeline – But Not for the Reasons You Think! My first cousin, who worked in Fort McMurray, asked a legitimate question on Facebook. Why does Canada still buy oil from Saudi Arabia instead of Alberta? An angry Albertan offered a knee-jerk answer. That’s easy. Because of Trudeau, of course!...
