Take a look at some of the things I find interesting. You just might be amazed!
I was bored last night and decided to type in “YKZ” into flickr to see what popped up. Amongst the photos of some event someplace, I found a nice picture of the new tower at Buttonville. I decided take a look at the other photos from the same user and was impressed. From what I…
Canada’s No-Fly List went live today. I know nothing about it as i’m still getting up to speed about it. However, CBC (the company I work for during my day job) has some interesting information about it: Critics raise alarms over Canada’s no-fly list Air Canada fears no-fly list could cause ‘unruly’ situations The Current,…
Just a quick “propoganda” video of Air Canadas new Boeing 777 Jet.
This semester is looking to be good and interesting. Firstly, I have a teacher that I’ve never had before. He works for Porter, so it’s nice to hear some stories about the latest start-up as well as how the Q400 works. Both classes are going to be engaging, my textbook for Personnel Management is The…
Transport Canada will be going to various locations around Southern Ontario to discuss and present the upcoming changes to Toronto’s Airspace. The good news is that these meetings count towards your currency! TRANSPORT CANADA will consider these briefings as part of the regular requirement to maintain currency and distribute Log Book stickers. Date Location Host…
I’m moving to a new place on Monday and would like to update my address with Transport Canada. I was able to do it in person at a TC office during my PPL written exam. However, there must be another way (web, fax, phone) to update your address with their files. Does anyone know (other…
My class mate Lu has his Multi rating and was going to go on a flight tonight up to Collingwood and Haliburton to build some PIC time. I was going to go along for the ride until this happened: 070083 CYKZ TORONTO/BUTTONVILLE MUNICIPAL CYKZ VDF U/S TIL 0703302000 070084 CYKZ TORONTO/BUTTONVILLE MUNICIPAL CYKZ ALL REDL…
Got this via the Buttonville Flying Club: On 5 July, 2007 there will be change in the classification and size of certain airspace near Toronto. Currently, the Terminal Control Area (TCA)extends to 26 nm with a floor of 3,500 feet ASL up to 12,500. The TCA is Class C mode C, meaning a clearance and…
Remember a while back when I went on the tour of the Toronto ACC? I had mentioned that my tour guide will be speaking at Buttonville at some point. Well, that time has come. This Monday, March 12th at 7pm: The speaker will be Kurtis Arnold from Nav Canada who will talk about flying in…
There are 64,051 registered pilots (including Air Traffic Controllers) in Canada, only 4,021 of them are female. And I thought the IT industry was bad. The total number of pilots with ATPLs: 10,819 males and 496 females. There are 14,754 instrument rated pilots. Aeroplane Licence Types Number of Licences & Permits By Type All of…