Take a look at some of the things I find interesting. You just might be amazed!
I’m trying to find a part time job to pay off some of my Christmas induced bills. The best case scenario would be something in the aviation related industry that I could transition into a full time position when I’m done school. I’m impartial to what the tasks would be: washing airplanes, working at a…
The airliner pushed back from the gate, the flight attendant gave the passengers the usual information regarding seat belts, etc. Finally, she said, “Now sit back and enjoy your trip while your captain, Judith Campbell, and crew take you safely to your destination.” Ed sitting in the eighth row thought to himself, “Did I hear…
I have been sick for the past four days with the stomach flu and have been bed ridden ever since. So yeah, new years eve I was partying with the porcelain princess. On to aviation related things… LiveATC.net has some excellent clips lately of controllers wishing landing aircraft a happy new year as they are…
I just noticed this now and thought I would bring it to your attention. The discovery channel is showing Mayday, a new episode every hour until 6PM ET Saturday! Happy watching.
I got word today that there is a forum for Toronto Airways and Canadian Flight Academy “users”. You can access the forum at forum.beapilot.ca. Right now there are only 13 members however I can see this growing and becoming a valuble resource. If you are a student or rent from either TAL or CFA feel…
I took a few pics on Saturday. One of the photos was on final for runway 33. It’s almost exactly the same as the photo I took during the spring. There is one big difference though, The new tower! You can see it peek over one of the hangars. You can see the original photos…
I’m hoping that I can do a flight tomorrow morning (I have a plane booked at 8am). The forecast isn’t looking good though. However, it doesn’t hurt to study at all. I came across the above pixel art on the net… it’s almost as funny as the Landing Strip here in Toronto.
There was a fire at Pearson on November 28th. Specifically the Tower was evacuated for smoke and/or fire: NAV CANADA ADVZY 003 CYYZ/CZY *** TORONTO TWR IMMEDIATE EVACUATION *** EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF TORONTO CONTROL TOWER — SMOKE. ALL AIR TRAFFIC UNITS SHALL IMMEDIATELY GROUND STOP ALL IFR DEPARTURES INTO OR THROUGH THE TORONTO TOWER. FSS…
A little while back I noted that Toronto City Centre was getting a new lighting system. The explanation if such system is out in the latest AIC. I wonder if such enhancements were due to Porter Airlines flying out of YTZ now. The visual alignment guidance system is made up of two light units placed…
If only the Cessna 172 can do a short field take-off like this guy: