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Air Law Interesting Things

How To Land At An Uncontrolled Airport

October 13, 2024October 14, 2024 Blake

Uncontrolled airports are just that. Airports that have no control tower or a tower that is closed. At least in Canada, we have no specific

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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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Ground School Interesting Things Navigation

How To: VFR Transit Through Toronto (YYZ) Airspace (Update 2024/2025)

June 4, 2024April 6, 2025 Blake

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in August 2023. A lot has changed with Toronto’s airspace since then and this post has been updated

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Ground School Instruments Interesting Things

Simplifying IFR Flying In Canada

April 17, 2024April 24, 2024 Blake

Canada has some unique rules when it comes to instrument flight rules compared to the rest of the world. The reason for these rules was

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Aircraft Ownership Ground School

Refuelling Your Aircraft

December 7, 2023 Blake

One thing they don’t teach you in flight school is how to fuel your aircraft. This is something I had to learn on my own

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Air Law Interesting Things

Right of Way: Approaching An Aerodrome For Landing

September 12, 2023 Blake

Two airplanes are approaching an aerodrome at the same time. One is planning the straight in downwind for runway 33. The other, is planning on

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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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Air Law Ground School Interesting Things

Is an LPV Approach a Precision or Non-Precision Approach?

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Blake

A recent discussion with a fellow pilot had me going down a rabbit hole to find an answer to a seemingly simple question. In Canada

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The Importance of NOTAMs

October 18, 2011July 28, 2014 Blake

When you plan a flight, do you check the relevant NOTAMs? How do you know if they are important to you and your flight? Did

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