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Cool and Interesting Airports To Checkout in 2025

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 Blake

In no particular order here is what I think are some of the most interesting airports in Canada and why. If you have a cool

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Cross Country Flying

Tips For Your Next Cross Country Flight

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 Blake

Flight school teaches how to to navigate long distances, ensure the weather will suitable for your flight, how to divert in case of an emergency,

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Cross Country Flying Interesting Things Training

How to use NavCanada’s Operational Information System

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Blake

NavCanada’s Operational Information System (OIS) outlines all of the traffic flow-related information for Canada and most US centres. It offers the following information that can

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Cross Country Flying Interesting Things

Windy For Flight Planning: ECMWF or HRDPS?

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Blake

To view my full tutorial on how to use Windy for Flight Planning. See my previous blog post. Windy has recently made a (old) new

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Air Law Cross Country Flying

Flying Over Water: What You Need To Know

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Blake

One of the main advantages of flying is that you get to travel in straight lines. You know that saying: “The shortest distance between two

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Cross Country Flying Interesting Things

Air Traffic Controller Shortage Affecting Toronto Airspace

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Blake

An air traffic controller shortage in Toronto is starting to negatively effect general aviation across the city. Controlling Canada’s Airspace NavCanada is Canada’s non-profit organization

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Aircraft Ownership Cross Country Flying

What To Do When You “Get The Call”.

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Blake

In Canada, there are three ways search and rescue (SAR) officials will initiate the start of a search for a missing aircraft. Of which, only

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Air Law Cross Country Flying

Crossing The Southern Rockies At 11,000′

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Blake

Making my way westward towards Lake Havasu, Nevada (KHII), I decide to stop for lunch in Dalhart, TX (KDHT). The next leg of my flight

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Air Law Cross Country Flying

How To Fly To The USA From Canada

March 29, 2023April 1, 2024 Blake

Update: A 45 min presentation on this topic is now available on YouTube Flying General Aviation from Canada to the United States can be an

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