Title: So You Want To Be A Pilot, Eh? Author: James Ball ISBN: 9780978130916 Size: 216 Pages Rating: 4 out of 5. Although I’m already a pilot, I thought it would be interesting to read this book — just to see if I would learn anything new. Guess what, I did! The book covers all…
There was a recent fire in the Toronto area that was being fed from propane. There was some discussion about the incident at YYZ, on the ground frequency. It’s interesting to note that there was no hotel on fire and the military was never called in. Clip provided by liveatc.net. More information about the incident…
This is a really cool video!
Sorry for the lack of updates everyone. My day job is keeping me busy with the Olympics, plus some events in my personal life have also kept me away from flying. That said, I do plan on having a few updates in the next week or so. So stay tuned for those! Hope everyone is…
We’ve all heard of CRM. But what about Single Pilot Resource Management? The University of Western Ontario has a course on Single Pilot Resource Management. The course is only $50, and totally online. This would be an excellent course to take for GA pilots as its focus is on cockpit resource management for single pilot…
Air routes differ over airways in that they are in uncontrolled airspace. That is, air routes are not controlled by ATC, unlike airways. The Designated Airspace Handbook describes them in detail: Low Level Airway: Controlled low level airspace, extending upwards from 2200 feet above the surface of the earth within the following specified boundaries […]…
I was looking at the Designated Airspace Handbook tonight and noticed something peculiar. The DAH is the legal document that describes Canada’s airspace. It defines all airspace from control zones, special use areas, classes A through F as well as low level airways. I noticed this oddity for LF/MF airway A-2 and A-15: A2 Calgary,…
I came across this interesting document. ICAO Annex 14: International Standards and Recommended Practices Aerodromes. Essentially its the international rules on how to build and maintain an airport. It contains directions on Markings, Obstacle Obstructions, physical characteristics, and more. Its over 300 pages long. Feel free to download a copy, its heavy at over 7mb.
MillionAir and Toronto Airways announced a multi-million dollar, two level renovation of the current terminal building! It’s about time. The new building will include: – A new location for Toronto Airways (dispatch) – A second level, used for office space – A refreshed and (in some cases) new interiors Druxies and the Prop Shop will…
Does anyone know what a fixed RNAV route is? There are only three defined in Canada: T101: Firon, QC Intxn to Atuko, QC Intxn T107:Wabush, NL VOR to Pekro, NL Intxn to Goose, NL VOR T201: William Lake, BC VORTAC to Heire, BC Intxn to Elidi, BC Intxn to Keinn, BC Intxn Are these like…