Interesting Things

Just a funny clip that got passed to me… enjoy! Press Play

I was chatting to one of my friends from Australia about the PPL test I had written on Friday. One of the questions I had got wrong was “No person shall drop anything from an aircraft in flight” (or similar). Here is the conversation we had: Me: I said you’re not allowed to drop anything…

I wont be flying at all this week and my flight on Sunday was canceled because of poor weather. So this means that it’s study week. I have a mid-term in my Basic Aircraft Systems class on Thursday. Plus I need to get ready for the pre-flight test with my FI on Monday. I want…

I came across this clip at liveatc.net. It is from the Toronto Centre (CZYZ) feed. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the controllers misfourtune. Listen to the clip!

“We then hit a brick wall. I hit my head on the ceiling even though I was strapped in firmly. The airplane shook violently, so much so that the instrument panel became a blur….I could see that we were climbing at 6,000′ per minute. I called Air Traffic Control and said “We are unable to…

My birthday is coming up (well, it’s in late September) and I was thinking of things that I would like to get as a present. I want a new watch to use while flying. I spent some time today online trying to find what I want but couldn’t. – Must be digital – Must be…

I recall the stories of the early arctic pilots draining their oil into a can at shutdown and then using it as a hot water bottle in their tent. This also had the effect of keeping the oil warm with their body heat to make it possible to start the engine in the morning. I…

Just came across an interesting video on YouTube of an airplane landing at Pearson (runway 06L). At the very start of the video you can see highway 401 and 410. Watch Video