Back In The Left Seat
I’ve started blogging again! This time from the west coast of San Francisco, California. I’m in the process of converting my TCCA licence to an FAA license (*nudge* see, American spelling now!). I’ll be...
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Crissy Field
9:44pm, June 22, 1924. Three minutes before dusk and still no sign of Pilot Russell Maughan. 50,000 people waited at Crissy Field outside of San Francisco for the first ever dawn to dusk transcontinental...
Busiest Airport In Canada for 2012
Stats Canada released their aircraft movement report last week. Some highlights: There were 5.2 Million take-offs and landings at the top 93 airports. The peak month was in July, 2012. Toronto Pearson (CYYZ) was...
Last Minute Flight to Muskoka (CYQA)
It was Sunday afternoon when I decided to see if there was a plane available at 6pm. I called up the airport, and indeed there was! So far, the new booking policy at TAL...
Back Up In The Air & Status of Buttonville Airport
Yesterday involved a 1.5 hour checkout with a flight instructor at Toronto Airways. It had been 8 months (damn, time flies) since I was last up in the air. Toronto Airways has changed their...
Pilot Information Kiosks (PIKs) To Be Decomissioned
NavCanada has decided that the Pilot Information Kiosks in various airports across Canada will be decommissioned by the end of August of this year. The main reason? Lack of use. PIK were introduced in the early...
GTA Rental Rates Updated
I just did an update of the GTA Rental rates spreadsheet for aicraft rentals in the Toronto Area. I’ve updated all the prices, as well added the Brantford Flying Club. If you have any...
NavCanada Digital Products
My annual renewal form came in the mail for my CFS subscription. In it was a letter on a blue piece of paper that read: NEW! NAV CANADA now offers the Canada Air Pilot...
Still Alive!
I haven’t been flying or posting a lot lately. This past year has been busy with other things in my life. Doug and I spent a lot of time working on the latest version...
Policy Change at Toronto Airways
Toronto Airways (the flight school at Buttonville) is making a policy change with regards to their booking & rental policy. John Davis, Vice President of Flight Operations describes the change: Toronto Airways has been...
Poker Run Pt. 2
Anne and I carpooled up to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) for a 9:30am departure. Our route took us first to Lindsay (CNF4) then Oshawa (CYOO), Buttonville (CYKZ), to the Mans VOR (YMS), Collingwood...
