Does anyone know if the airspace around LFVP is managed by NavCanada or Frances’ Air Traffic Controllers?

For those of you who don’t know. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory off the coast of Newfoundland.

The reason why I ask is because the airspace appears in the Transport Canada Designated Airspace Handbook. Even though it’s technically a separate country, it is in Canadian Domestic Airspace and thus appears in the Handbook.

There are two pieces of airspace. First, the Class “D” control zone (in green) and then the Class “D” (inner …

Matthew Stibbe posted a comment asking about Q Codes:

Now if only someone could explain the origin of the Q-codes (e.g. QNH, QFE and the ever-mysterious QSY which means ‘I’m changing frequency en route’ but why?)

Q codes were developed in 1907 in order to facilitate communication with other nations for which there was no common language. This was primarily used in Morse Code in order to get some basic understanding of vital information. For example, if you wanted to know someone’s true bearing, you could just send the “QRC” code.

Using Q …

I went flying on Saturday with a coworker. The weather was perfect! We headed up north to Barrie and could see the Toronto skyline. The visibility was at least 80kms. I guess that’s what you get when you combine a cold front with a high pressure system.

I’ve been working hard on a project and would like some users who would be willing to beta test some of its features.

There are essentially two main parts to this project. The first is flight planning, and the second is visualizing this flight plan.

I’m …

I always wondered why UTC was given the “Z” letter designation when dealing with all things flying.

I found my answer today, and it has to deal with a concept known as Nautical Time Zones.

Nautical Timezones are the idealized version of terrestrial time zones. That is, each zone is exactly 15° in size. As a ship crosses the Atlantic, for example, the Captain is to adjust the clocks as the ship passes through each 15° of latitude from its point of origin.

As the ship progresses and log lines are added to …

Porter announced that it will be adding Steam Whistle Pilsner as part if its complementary beverage service. I highly suggest you order one next time you’re on a flight. As well, if you have time while in the city, go on a brewery tour! They are only minutes from the airport.

Porter is also adding a new destination starting October: St. John’s, Newfoundland!

I finally get to fly Porter to Boston in December! Thanks Sara!

I’m going to be heading to Australia in about a month and was going to see if I can take up an airplane around Sydney while I’m there.

I haven’t done any research on the matter but I was under the impression that:

You can log dual time in a foreign country/airplane
You can only log PIC time in an aircraft for which the registration and the country of issue of your license is the same

Is this the case? If so, can you point me to supporting documentation?

Update: I’ve done some investigation. From …

The Canadian International Air Show is on in Toronto this weekend. As such, the airspace in the city is now restricted (check the notams for date/times).

I’ve put together a quick google map of the affected area:

For those of you attending, with scanners: You can find the list of ATC Frequncies here.

As well, CBC is reporting that the Toronto Island Airport wants to change their name to Billy Bishop Airport. Uhmm.. Hello?! Owen Sound airport beat you to it. C’mon, there must be another name you can use? Anyone have any …