Take a look at some of the things I find interesting. You just might be amazed!
This news is a little late. However, AIC 21/08 fills us in: TORONTO/BUTTONVILLE, ONTARIO REDUCTION IN THE CONTROL TOWER HOURS OF OPERATIONS NAV CANADA, the country’s provider of civil air navigation services, recently conducted an aeronautical study that reviewed the hours of operation of the control tower at the Toronto/Buttonville airport. Taking into consideration the…
I came across this post on avcanada.ca. I’m posting it here more as a “reminder” for me when it comes time to file my taxes as a full time pilot. I’m going to copy-and-paste it verbatim: From http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=41875 Original Author: wallypilot (spelling and links/html cleaned up a bit) 1.Did you have to move for your…
I came across this article in the latest issue of Wired Magazine (Jun 2008, Page 50). It describes how anyone can land an airplane in an emergency. As a pilot, I was highly skeptical that these steps would work. It assumes that the person flying the airplane knows where to find the auto pilot, radios,…
I was approached by a member of the Buttonville Flying Club to be a safety pilot for him so that he may do some approaches to keep his IFR currency. This was to be done in the owners aircraft, a 1980 Beechcraft Baron 55. This was my first time in a Baron and the only…
So I started studying the G1000 (Nav III) for the Cessna and spent 20 minutes in the simulator trying to figure out how to tune an NDB when I looked it up in the manual: The G1000 does not support tuning of the ADF in Nav III aircraft. ADF tuning is accomplished through the Bendix/King…
I was made aware at Toronto Airways dispatch of a small procedure change when requesting taxi instructions. Most (if not all TAL pilots) perform their run up on the main apron, which is uncontrolled. Once the run-up is complete, then the pilot calls up Buttonville Ground requesting taxi instructions. The problem here is that the…
Here are the details about the photo I posted earlier. It actually happened on June 24, 1918, and not June 18th as I originally stated. Click for larger This was the first ever Air Mail flight in Canada. It consisted of 120 letters to the “T. Eaton Company” from Montreal to Toronto. The airplane landed…
This photo was taken on June 18, 1918, somewhere in Toronto. Click for larger What was this event? Who was the pilot? Which airport was this photograph taken at? And what was their cargo? I’ll give you a few hints: The airport no longer exists, but was in Toronto. The cargo was flown from Montreal…
Planning a trip to Brantford? Guess again. The main runway 05/23 and 17/35 is closed this summer for repaving. Update: Keep in mind the airport is still open with runway 11/29 as is the restaurant. See comments for more details. Here is the NOTAM: 080043 CYFD BRANTFORD CYFD RWY 05/23 AND 17/35, TWY A, TWY…
There has been talk in the news recently of commercial aircraft reducing their speeds in order to save on fuel costs. Over the course of a year the savings can be in the million of dollars. As the costs of fuel rises, everyone from commercial airlines to the GA pilot is looking for ways to…