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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I remember one time, during my training with an instructor, that I was landing at an airport. The instructor told me to ignore the VASI
I was perusing the Transport Canada Instrument Procedures Manual today and noticed a rather interesting exercise: It’s called the VOR Time Check and allows you
Are you able to answer this students question? Why *can* airplanes fly upside down if this is how an airfoil works. Or better yet: Why
On this day in 1920, the first ever flight using a “radio compass” was performed in Virginia. It’s destination? A ship 100 miles off shore.
So I have my first crack at setting up my own personal operating procedures (POPs). The document is far from complete, but I’m looking for
“…If the engine fails on take-off with insufficient runway remaining, I will trim the aircraft for best glide and try to land withing 30° of
A recent comment about flight plans by a reader has prompted me to write this post about flight itineraries. Pilots have the option of filing
Let’s take a look at an example METAR with CRFI data in it: CYFB CRFI 17/35 -22 .34 0201190630 In order, the block of data
Back in January of 2007, I breifly talked about the Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI). With the recent winter-like weather in Southern Ontario I figured