The weather was too crappy on Saturday to fly the Seminole, so my lesson just comprised of a ground briefing. We went over such things as asymmetric thrust, constant speed props, and various systems on the Seminole. Some new things I am going to have to deal with: – Combustion heater – Retractable gear –…
An AIP Supplement was released that describes a potentially dangerous error on the latest version of the Toronto VNC. Great care is taken to ensure accurate geographical representation of aeronautical information on these charts. The 25th edition of AIR5000 Toronto VNC (dated June 2007) encountered a registration issue during printing. Although not all charts are…
A while back I asked anyone if they knew of some good resources for learning about multi-engine concepts. Since then I’ve been slowly collecting and finding the necessary information. I hope this list will help future pilots who want to get their multi rating. Books Multi-Engine Textbook by Jeppesen. ISBN: 0-88487-335-8 Multi-Engine Syllabus by Jeppesen….
The TSB has released an update to the Air France investigation. Some of the new findings that were presented in the report are: – A lightning strike damaged the wind direction and speed recording system for runway 24L (the one air france was to land on) – Wind shifted at the moment of touchdown causing…
Buttonville’s airspace is class D during hours of operation (They close at 11pm at night). Outside of those hours it’s class E. I’ve always wondered what would happen when someone needs to land just as the tower was closing. Well, someone did just that in St. Petersburg in Florida. Sounds like the Flight Service guy…
I have been keeping a close eye on the forecast all day Saturday. I can see the sun shining through the window, however the TAF was telling me something different. Today’s flight might be scrubbed, I thought. I took care of some other things I needed to do that day. A new TAF was supposed…
I’ve almost exhausted visiting almost every possible aerodrome with a paved runway within a 2 hour (round trip) flight from Buttonville. I’m planning on tackling Midland (CYEE) tomorrow. The weather last weekend was below the renting minima. This weekend looks promising. The TAF for tomorrow isn’t out yet (will be in about 30 minutes) but…
I learned a few weeks ago that pilots are eligible to registrar .aero domain names. The original intention of this new top level domain was to give the aerospace industry a better “presence” on the web. The entity responsible for this TLD is called SITA. Which may sound familiar as they create the communications systems…
I get a lot of comment spam. 99.9% of it is blocked because I don’t allow URLs in my comments. Unfortunately this causes a few legitimate comments to end up being deleted because they contain urls. From now on, you will have to prove you are human by entering in a code before hitting the…
All throughout our training we’ve been told to know how to read and interpret the CARs. However, what happens if you have to make an emergency landing on a road? You are now subject to the Highway Traffic Act. Section 187 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act states clearly what the responsibilities and consequences are…