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Month: October 2005

Pre Training

Intro Flight Completed!

October 29, 2005 Blake

Woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to give Buttonville dispatch a call to make sure the intro flight was still a go.

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Pre Training

Cleared for Take-off….Whoops!

October 28, 2005 Blake

So apparantly there was this pilot that ran out of fuel while trying to get to his destination. He was able to land safely on

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Pre Training

Intro Flight Booked!

October 27, 2005 Blake

I just got off the phone with Buttonville dispatch. I booked an intro flight for Saturday at 8am. This will be chance to take a

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Pre Training

Hearing Test for Cat1 Medical

October 27, 2005 Blake

I had my final portion of the medical exam done yesterday – the audiogram. I passed, but not with the results I had in mind.

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Pre Training

A little airline humour

October 26, 2005 Blake

This made it into my inbox today. After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems

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Pre Training

Do you want to fly “the big jets”?

October 24, 2005 Blake

I just got a copy of “Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook” (for high wing aircraft) today and had a chance to take a look at it.

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Site News

Officially Launched!

October 20, 2005 Blake

Welcome everyone. This website is now officially live! :) I just sent out an email to all my friends letting them know. Feel free to

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Air Law Pre Training

VFR Flight Plans

October 18, 2005 Blake

Just discovered another difference between American and Canadian airspace rules. In the states you do not need to file a VFR flight plan regardless of

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Pre Training

Whats the purpose of flight following?

October 17, 2005 Blake

If you are flying under VFR you can pretty much do what you want. Climb, descend, turn, at will. You don’t need to let anyone

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Pre Training

Done the medical exam… almost.

October 12, 2005 Blake

So I had my medical exam today. I opted to get tested for a Category 1 Medical Certificate (which is the one with the most

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