The BBC is reporting that NASA and the Japanese Trade ministry has completed topographically mapping 99% of the earths surface. The awesome thing? The sample rate is 30m! Let’s do some math. Surface area of earth: 5.10072 × 10^14 m^2 99% of earths surface area: 5.0497128 × 10^14 m^2 If there is a sample taken…
NavCanada has released an Olympic Website that contains all the information a pilot needs to know while flying around Vancouver during the Olympics. You can expect to have a lot of restricted airspace and “unusual” procedures during the games. To stay up to date, keep an eye on the AICs and the NavCanada website.
I’m taking up another couple for a city tour tomorrow. It’s his wifes birthday and he wants to take her on a sunset flight of the city. I will be sure to post some photos before the weekend. I am heading off on vacation next week overseas. I’m going to bring along my scanner on…
Last Sunday I took a co-worker and her wife on a flight around the city for their 1st wedding anniversary. The visibility was great, the winds not so much. It was gusty and bumpy. We still had a great time though. My passenger took some video of me landing. It’s hard to tell but I…