Originally Posted by
PilotTobe
I imagine the issue on this is that if the weather is bad near YYC not many alternates nearby (whereas at least yvr you have YYJ, YQQ, YXX).
and vice versa for IAH lots of weather buildup that you may need to deviate around
The only time I've ever done a tech stop on IAH - YYC is on a downgauge to a CRJ100 (not a CR2),, otherwise I've never had any trouble even after a few hundred IAH - YYC flights.