A late "throwback Thursday" photo posted on the YYC Spotters facebook page. The Cessna 172SP pictured is C-FTCG. The bird I did most of my flight training on, including my first solo. Of all my hours (~900) about 60% are probably on this bird, both as a student and instructor.
The photo shows TCG in the run-up bay just to the east of what is now runway 35L, it was always fun to be sitting there doing your run-up checks and have the airliners come by on their way to the active, even more fun when it was a heavy like the A333 pictured here, or even on one year the last of the AC 744's!
Sadly this is no longer a sight at YYC anymore, as the airport pretty much booted the flight schools out with high landing fees. Despite how busy the airport was at the time ('99-2004) I felt we really did a good job working with ATC to expedite our departures and arrivals between all the big traffic, it was a really great environment to learn in, and made you pretty sharp on the radios right away.
