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Year: 2009

Interesting Things

Are There Any VOTs Left?

October 13, 2009 Blake

NavCanada turned off all VOR receiver test facilities (VOT) in Canada (I believe). This means there is no longer a way for you to test

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Air Canada Confusion?

October 13, 2009 Blake

When I originally booked my flight, using Aeroplan, the itinerary showed that my flight to Sydney would be a non-stop flight: However every source I

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Real World Encounters with ATC

October 6, 2009 Blake

We’ve all heard the “atc jokes” that have been floating around the Internet. You know, the ones like this: ATC: He’s at your 3 o’clock

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Vacation Time! (Sorta)

October 2, 2009 Blake

So, I will be heading off on a month long vacation to the pacific next week. Specifically, Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa. Well, the Samoan

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St. Pierre et Miquelon Airspace

September 30, 2009 Blake

Does anyone know if the airspace around LFVP is managed by NavCanada or Frances’ Air Traffic Controllers? For those of you who don’t know. Saint

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Q Codes Explained

September 28, 2009 Blake

Matthew Stibbe posted a comment asking about Q Codes: Now if only someone could explain the origin of the Q-codes (e.g. QNH, QFE and the

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Airspace and Flying

September 21, 2009 Blake

I went flying on Saturday with a coworker. The weather was perfect! We headed up north to Barrie and could see the Toronto skyline. The

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Why we call UTC, Zulu Time.

September 14, 2009 Blake

I always wondered why UTC was given the “Z” letter designation when dealing with all things flying. I found my answer today, and it has

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Toooot! Porter to Serve Steam Whistle!

September 10, 2009 Blake

Porter announced that it will be adding Steam Whistle Pilsner as part if its complementary beverage service. I highly suggest you order one next time

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Logging Time in Foreign Airplanes/Countries

September 9, 2009 Blake

I’m going to be heading to Australia in about a month and was going to see if I can take up an airplane around Sydney

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