When I got my new license from TC with my night rating on it, there was an additional “rating” as well that I didn’t recognize. It was the English proficiency rating. Here are the details from an email from the CFI at Toronto Airways: All of the ICAO countries have passed an agreement that the…
Special VFR allows a pilot to land or take-off (in daylight only) during weather that is considered to be IFR. This is especially useful if the weather is crappier than forecast at a destination, you can request SVFR into the zone and land. Several pilots did just that at Buttonville on Monday afternoon. The visibility…
John Lee, a manager with the Transportation Safety Board, confirmed the ice — made up of toilet water, antifreeze, disinfectant and human waste — came from an airplane bathroom. Yup! Some “toilet debis” from an overflying airplane crashed through a Calgary womans house. More details at CBC
Hello and welcome to my blog. You are probably here because of my latest post about my syndication ending at aviation.ca. I encourage you to check out the rest of the site to see what you’ve been missing. Use the links at the top of the page. Feel free to bookmark this page, and use…
I got the latest copy of the CFS in the mail last week and took a quick glance at Buttonvilles page to see if they noted the new position of the tower. They did. but they also showed that the airport beacon moved as well.. which it has not. (green arrow) One thing I didn’t…
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 you get further north (Muskoka) they suggest you use 123.475. If all else fails, try 123.275 which is the FSS out of YYZ. I’m trying to find an official document…
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 to tackle circuits. I was demonstrated the first one, then I proceeded to do another three before we called it a day. Doing all the pre-flight checks and run-ups is…
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 a FI in the schools newest airplanes; a C172S. Leather seats, working interior lights, fuel injected! The Cadillac of the TAL cessna fleet. It’s a nice plane to fly at…
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 only assume) was an improper altimeter setting. Depending on the winds, arrivals into Pearson (YYZ) overfly Buttonville at 3000′. So its important to heed the altitude restrictions noted in YKZs’…
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 the increase other than perhaps just an overall increase in the use of the airport by more students at Toronto Airways, the OPP and York Region Police utilizing the airport….