The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital will be doing a Canada wide tour to show of the state of the art aicraft.

The converted DC-10 Aircraft has both surgical and teaching facilities and is used to help people around the world to fix various eye problems.

The viewing dates are available on their website. They do ask that you donate $20 towards their cause as “admission” for the tour.

I plan on hitting the weekend tour.

I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Toronto Area Control Centre on two occasions. It was a great experience and made me better understand what goes on on the “other side” of the radio.

I would like to extend an invitation to any air traffic controller or flight service specialist to accompany me on a flight out of Buttonville (CYKZ). I would like to return the favour to allow you to experience what it is like in the cockpit of the aircraft you may be controlling.

The flight can be as quick …

Just came across this sigmet today:

WSJP31 RJTD 030330
RJJJ SIGMET A01 VALID 030330/030730 RJTD-
RJJJ FUKUOKA FIR RDOACT CLD FCST WI N3718 E14052 – N3714 E14102 -
N3718 E14112 – N3725 E14115 – N3733 E14112 – N3736 E14102 – N3733
E14052 – N3725 E14048 – N3718 E14052 STNR INTST UNKNOWN=

Yup, that’s right: Radioactive Cloud. Stay away! It’s also being depicted on the SIGWX charts for the region:

Interestingly, yesterday Nav Canada was doing quite a few tests of their systems. They issued test sigmets and test volcanic ash sigmets:

WVCN34 CWUL 022104
SIGMET A1 VALID …