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Year: 2011

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CYTZ Control Zone Changing to Class “C”

September 19, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

NavCanada will be changing the Control Zone class around CYTZ from class “D” to class “C”. This upgrade in the class means a few things

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Updates To The ICAO Flight Plan

August 19, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

Starting November 15, 2012, ICAO will support an updated ICAO Flight Plan. The changes to the flight plan allow you to specify items like longer

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New Home Base

August 18, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

I’m currently looking for a new airport to fly out of. So this weekend I plan on checking out Brampton Airport (CNC3). Buttonville (CYKZ) is

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Status Update on Buttonville Airport

July 28, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of the closure of Buttonville Airport. I decided to see what new news or plans surfaced

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Congrats Matt!

July 20, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

I just want to give a shout-out to Matt, who just got his CPL yesterday. It’s been a long road buddy, but you finally made

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TACANs and VORTACs No More!

June 21, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

The Department of National Defence (DND) and Nav Canada are decommissioning approx 30 VORTACs and TACANs over the next two years. The ones being turned off in

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Pilot Dies In Blimp Crash

June 14, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

The CBC has reported on a Goodyear blimp crash in Germany this past week. The item that caught my attention was the following fact: The

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My Dream Watch?

May 27, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

I think I finally found my perfect aviator watch! Almost 5 years ago I posted a “must have” list for my flying watch. I have

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Using PostgreSQL for Flight Planning

May 20, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

I recently gave a nerdy talk to a bunch of database developers about World Flight Planner and PostgreSQL. The talk went well and it was

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Cool Looking Bird

May 12, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

… it’s also cool because this baby can fly without a pilot too! It’s a new class of aircraft called Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OVP). It’s

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