Transport committee  Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I won't take much time, but I want to thank the committee for taking this up so quickly. I don't think this motion passed more than about 19 hours ago, so this is—

Transport committee  I'd have to check to see if there's one that's gone to committee faster. I thank my colleagues for their support on this motion. It's a very important issue. Air travel, aviation and pilot production are very important to this country. It affects us in a major way. If it's not

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I did want to address this noise issue, because I appreciate that there is a sensitivity to noise. I appreciate there's also a hypersensitivity to noise, and there are some things that can be done. Engine technologies on new aircraft are way quieter. The

Transport committee  Can you quickly explain the importance of those class 1 and class 2 flight instructors to your operation and the production of pilots?

Transport committee  Based on what you said, and my knowledge of the operation, you absolutely require class 1 and class 2 instructors.

Transport committee  What's the turnover rate of your class 1 and class 2 instructors?

Transport committee  Do you know how much credit military pilots would get if they were to try to get a civilian licence—those who have retired from the military and aren't really interested in the airlines, and maybe have a B category or an A category?

Transport committee  I have an A2 category licence and used to run the Instrument Check Pilot School for Canada, with about 900 hours of instructional.... Would you say that a guy like me would be capable, with minimal training, to get...seeing as I've supervised people going solo on many occasions,

Transport committee  Well, you can't use me, but how much training do you think I would need? Would I have to go through the whole program?

Transport committee  I have that.

Transport committee  Thank you very much. I want to quickly talk a little bit more about the airport capital assistance program, because it is part of the infrastructure. I remember Trail came to see the Pacific caucus in Kelowna. They ended up getting a pretty nice-sized grant from the federal gov

Transport committee  Does that include airports across the country? Is there a different need in the north? I know that doing anything in the north takes longer and costs more. Does that include northern communities as well, or is that across the lower 49th?

Transport committee  Increased funding and maybe a revamp of eligibility would probably be warmly welcomed, I would imagine.

Transport committee  Mr. Priestley, I would like you to weigh in on this really quickly, because the north is really important.

Transport committee  Thank you all for coming. I realize you have a limited amount of time and we're here to talk about the problems, but I think we all appreciate that being in aviation is a fantastic career. I certainly enjoyed my time in aviation. I want to spend some time talking to Dr. Kearns