A recent comment about flight plans by a reader has prompted me to write this post about flight itineraries.

Pilots have the option of filing a flight plan or a flight itinerary. There are important differences between to the two. It’s important to know what these differences are so you don’t expect a certain level of service that may be available when in fact it is not.

When do you need to file a plan or itinerary?

CAR 602.73(2) lets us know:

(2) No pilot-in-command shall operate an aircraft in VFR flight unless a …

Has anyone noticed any new voices on tower/ground at Buttonville? I know one of the controllers retired a while ago.

As always you can listen to YKZ tower/ground at Liveatc.net.

Responding to General Mitchell’s urgent call for construction of a temporary airfield, local Hatterasmen used shovels, hoes, and horse drawn carts alongside a tractor pulling a weighted pallet, to fill holes, tidal pools, and marshy areas and pack level a landing strip. Their quick work helped to insure the success of Mitchell’s demonstration.

The above is from an inscription at the Billy Mitchell Airport in Frisco, North Carolina. Today the field is paved and contains modern equipment like an AWOS.

This past long weekend (it was Victoria Day in Canada) was spent …

May 19th marks International Talk Like a Pilot Day!

So, don’t be a tail end charlie and get on board! Interject a few pilot vocab into your day today.

Need some help? Here are some ideas to get your started.

Chocks Away!

Update: Thanks for the comments! I’ve updated the document and the final version now appears at the link below. You are welcome to use them as you see fit. Keep in mind that this document satisfies Canadian Aviation Regulations. I’m not sure who rules are involved with the FAA or other agencies.

So here is what I’ve come up with for a Passenger Briefing. The idea is to give these two pages to a passenger before the flight. That way when I give them the briefing in person, they will already …

I took my girlfriend and her sister on a city tour last Sunday. Logged 0.8 hours in the book.

Sara has been up a few times with me already, but this was Kates first time. The flight was at 830 in the morning, so the air was still smooth and the visibility was decent. This was my first flight over the city since the airspace changes were made last month.

The only difference I noticed was that I was given a squawk code right away before taking off. I was advised to …