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Month: January 2008

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A Few Changes Around Buttonville

January 27, 2008 Blake

FSS would like everyone to use 123.15 for opening, closing, and filing fight plans in the YKZ area. 126.7 is too crowded and congested. As

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Twenty Five Squared

January 27, 2008 Blake

Chalk 1.3 hours under the multi column in my log book! I was able to get up yesterday for my first in plane multi-engine lesson

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Current Once Again

January 25, 2008 Blake

I was able to get up yesterday for a ultra quick flight to keep my rental currency for another thirty days. I did it with

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The Importance of a Proper Altimeter Setting

January 22, 2008 Blake

Caught this clip on the liveatc.net feed of Buttonville the other day. The pilot was not familiar with the area, and from what I (can

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We’re number 8!

January 21, 2008 Blake

Buttonville is now the 8th busiest airport in Canada, up 14.6% from last year with 168,258 aircraft movements in 2007. I have no explanation for

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Poor Weather Continues

January 14, 2008 Blake

My flight on the weekend was canceled because of low ceilings. We need at least 4000′ but were only getting around 3000′ crappy. My FI

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60KT Winds Destroy Aircraft

January 9, 2008 Blake

The recent crazy weather has destroyed another Toronto Airways plane. “Both are write-offs, I’d guess,” [Mr. Sifton, President of Buttonville Airport] said of the Cessna

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2007 At A Glance

January 9, 2008 Blake

In the spirit of last years post, I present to you 2007 at a glance. Hours Logged: 57.3 (25.7 Pilot in Command) Flights: 43 Longest

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January 8, 2008 Blake

It was only recently brought to my attention that the site was not available to IE users. This was due to a Microsoft bug. The

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It was a foggy night…

January 7, 2008 Blake

The weather here has been unseasonably warm. Temperatures in the low teens combined with the large amount of snow on the ground results in fog,

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