I went on a x-country flight to Peterborough and back with my friend Mark last night. Overall the flight went well. I always love flying at night because its much quieter and it’s much easier to see other traffic. The flight was pretty uneventful until we got to Peterborough. I always call up Unicom first,…
I haven’t been doing a lot of flying over the winter months. I know because for the first time ever I have been battling to keep my rental currency (which expires every 30 days). I decided to crunch some numbers in my log book and came up with this graph which shows monthly flight hours…
Transport Canada has added a list of approved ELTs to their website. http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/certification/elt.htm Keep in mind though, ELTs that are certified to Airworthyness Standard TSO-C91a will not longer be valid as Transport Canada has mandated that ELTs transmit on 406Mhz. I’m unsure when that requirement takes effect. CAR 605.38 has more details.
A while back I posed the question “Does an airplane in 45° bank experience more G forces than a slower one?” The quick answer: No. The G forces (or load factor) on the aircraft does not change based on the speed you are flying. The equation to calculate load factor (n) is as follows: Where…
A few lighthearted clips to get you through ‘humpday’. (All courtesy of liveatc.net). Hats Off to JFK – A pilot reports a hat on the taxiway… it turns out to be a Red Sox baseball cap. I Have Information Blue – A pilot forgot the phonetic alphabet for the letter “Y” – he ended up…
Last week I was in Boston. I flew out of Buffalo because it was a signifigant cost savings over flying out of the most expensive airport in the world. After a nice three days of relaxing, we were waiting for our return flight at the airport. I was keeping a close eye on the US…
I will be out of town (in Boston) for the next week. I wasn’t able to fly this past weekend due to poor weather. In the meantime, check out this post at Sullako’s Blog of a crazy crosswind landing attempt. Ouch!