Here's some more fun stuff on Mikey's flight history:
The plane in his facebook photo is a single-engine Cessna Caravan with tail C-FCWS:
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C-FCWS has been kicking around since 2009, in both standard and float plane arrangement:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=C-FCWS&u=reg
There is no record of it on FlightAware for the last four months, but that's not a surprise since private aircraft aren't tracked as thoroughly as commercial flights. However, note that FA lists the plane's owner as 1711169 Ontario Ltd.:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFCWS
1711169 Ontario Ltd. operates as Lake Country Airways (you can see part of their logo on the tail of the plane in Mikey's pic). Lake Country Airways has been fined a number of times over the last few years for operating an unapproved pilot training program:
- In 2012/13, subject to a restraining order by the Ministry of Colleges & Universities and fined $4,000 for
claiming to be a vocational (flight) school
- In 2011, one of their planes
crashed with an instructor and student on board (no injuries, not Mikey)
- In 2010, subject to a restraining order by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities for
claiming to offer vocational (flight) training
In other words, Mikey got his flight training from the best training school in the country which is - you guessed it - not actually a flight training school.
Discuss.
ETA: There is no excuse for white socks and shorts. None.