I just noticed this now and thought I would bring it to your attention.

The discovery channel is showing Mayday, a new episode every hour until 6PM ET Saturday!

Happy watching.

I got word today that there is a forum for Toronto Airways and Canadian Flight Academy “users”.

You can access the forum at forum.beapilot.ca. Right now there are only 13 members however I can see this growing and becoming a valuble resource.

If you are a student or rent from either TAL or CFA feel free to sign up and contribute to the forum.

I got my marks today for the two classes I took last semester and with that I was able to complete 7 of the 10 credits needed in one year.

I am taking one class next semester (Economics) which is the first class being held off the airport.

I’ve added a new Ground School entry which covers some of the questions that could be asked of you during your flight test. I will be adding more in the coming days/weeks.

Hope everyone has a great Christmas!

Documents and Airworthiness

Q: With respect the Air Regulations, what documents are required to be on board for every flight.

A: Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Airworthiness, Weight and Balance Report, Journey Logbook, POH, Licences (radiotelephone medical, and pilots licence), Interception Orders, proof of insurance.

Certificate of Registration

Q: What does the Certificate of Registration tell you?

A: Gives the nationality and registration mark, aircraft manufacturer, model and serial number, the purpose, name and address of the owner, owner registration date, certificate issue date, and signature for the Minister of Transport.

Q: How long is the …

I took a few pics on Saturday. One of the photos was on final for runway 33. It’s almost exactly the same as the photo I took during the spring.

There is one big difference though, The new tower! You can see it peek over one of the hangars.

You can see the original photos I took here and here.

I do have one question though: Why are the windows in ATC Towers slanted? I read someplace that it has to do with being used at night. Anyone have any idea?

I finally had a flight today to go over some pre-flight test stuff. The winds were howling at 3000′ (33KTs) and this was my first time in this “new” plane (C-GKJJ).

This was with a new FI that I don’t normally fly with.

The FI that I have been with for the past 11 months is not going to be teaching any more. I have known this for a while now and unofficially have a new FI. As with all of the FIs at Toronto Airways: he is skilled, responsible, and fun …

I’m hoping that I can do a flight tomorrow morning (I have a plane booked at 8am). The forecast isn’t looking good though. However, it doesn’t hurt to study at all.

I came across the above pixel art on the net… it’s almost as funny as the Landing Strip here in Toronto.

I have this entire week off work and a flight booked almost every day of the week in hopes of getting my pre-exam flight and PPL exam flight done. I made a promise to my friend two months ago that I would bring him up when he’s back in town for Christmas.

School is on hiatus for the Christmas break. I did well on my two exams. The only question I was unable to answer was on my Basic Aircraft Systems exam and was worth 6 marks. The question was “Name …

METAR CYTZ 011500Z AUTO 07033G43KT 2SM -RA OVC008 03/02 A2960 RMK

PCPN 3.0MM PAST HR PRESFR SLP026=

What does “PRESFR” mean? I coudn’t find it in the AIM. I’m guessing that it means “pressure falling rapidly”.