Flight school teaches how to to navigate long distances, ensure the weather will suitable for your flight, how to divert in case of an emergency,
NavCanada’s Operational Information System (OIS) outlines all of the traffic flow-related information for Canada and most US centres. It offers the following information that can
Uncontrolled airports are just that. Airports that have no control tower or a tower that is closed. At least in Canada, we have no specific
To view my full tutorial on how to use Windy for Flight Planning. See my previous blog post. Windy has recently made a (old) new
One of the main advantages of flying is that you get to travel in straight lines. You know that saying: “The shortest distance between two
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in August 2023. A lot has changed with Toronto’s airspace since then and this post has been updated
An air traffic controller shortage in Toronto is starting to negatively effect general aviation across the city. Controlling Canada’s Airspace NavCanada is Canada’s non-profit organization
Canada has some unique rules when it comes to instrument flight rules compared to the rest of the world. The reason for these rules was
In Canada, there are three ways search and rescue (SAR) officials will initiate the start of a search for a missing aircraft. Of which, only
One thing they don’t teach you in flight school is how to fuel your aircraft. This is something I had to learn on my own