I came across a site that listed pay scales for some Canadian Airlines. Depressing yet exciting at the same time:

“Let it be known that on this 9th day of May, 2006 that Blake Crosby did, alone and unassisted, take an aerodyne into orbit and furthermore did land on the same runway without loss of blood or confidence, thereby completing first solo flight. In honour of this heroic feat of human suffering and endurance I place my hand and seal.” … says the certificate I got from Toronto Airways. They also gave me a mug!

The solo flight went great. I did two circuits with my FI, then she hopped out …

I came across this pretty funny video of a radar display (timelapse of course) of FedEx airplanes landing at their memphis hub while a thunderstorm is approaching.

It’s funny watching the planes turn around and start holding as the storm is overhead the airport (take a look at the little group of planes to the northeast of the airport.

In order for you to be able to fly Solo while a student, you must be sure to have:

- Your medical certificate

- Radiotelephone license

- Proof of citizenship

- The blessing of your flight instructor

You also need to be able to perform certain tasks, like:

- Memorize emergency checklists for your aircraft

- Perform three consistant landings

I have all the items above .. however didn’t bring any of the paper work with me this morning to get my student license. No worries though, a new flight has been booked for tomorrow morning at 7am.

Got …

I’m back and very anxious to get back up in the air, it’s been way too long. Some interesting things have happened since I was gone.

A window from a Seneca Piper (twin engine) fell off the plane in mid-flight and landed in a car dealership.

One of my classes has been canceled due to lack of enrollment. This semester I will be only taking two: Airport Design (aka Personnel Management) and Navigation.

Seneca doesn’t provide exact percentages for their final marks. Only letter grades and GPAs. I’m happy with my final grades:

Aeronautics: …