I decided to call the Civil Aviation Medicine Branch of Transport Canada today to inquire about the status of my medical certificate application. The person on the other end of the phone was extremely nice and helpful. All you need to do is quote your file number. If you dont have one (like me) because…
Take a look a the map that I photoshopped the other day as a reference. Today I’m going to talk about the different classes of airspace around Buttonville. There are actually 5 classes of airspace around Buttonville, but you can only see four of them on my map. Lets start off with what you can…
I spent some time today looking at the Toronto VTA and the CFS entries for Buttonville (YKZ), Downsview (YZD), Pearson (YYZ), and Toronto Island (YTZ) airports. My goal was to try and understand the airspace around my home airport (Buttonville). I think I’ve figured it out. But first, some definitions: Control Zone Those are the…
Every week (or so) I’m going to post of a photo of something aviation related along with a clue. It’s your job to guess what the part is by leaving a comment (using the link below). Named after the French physicist that invented it. Good luck!
The course outlines for the classes I will be taking at Seneca are now on line. Aeronautics The main textbook is “From the Ground Up” which I’ve already done about two thirds of the workbook. Some highlights: 1. Components, structure, loads, stresses, documents 2. Bernoulli’s Theorem, Newton’s Laws, airfoils and production of lift, weight and…
I got a call back from the FI I did my intro flight with the other day and she was able to answer all of the questions I had. She said that it might be possible for me to write my PSTAR exam before becoming an “official” student at the school. Just to come in…
Radio communication is a very important part of a pilots duties. There is specific protocol that needs to be followed in order for you to get your message across clearly in the shortest amount of time possible. Take a look at this example: Controller: “American 1778, contact tower now on 122.8. Good day” Aircraft: “Contact…
Seneca has finally updated their website with class schedules and information. Classes start the first week of Janurary! Here is what my schedule will look like: Monday: Human Factors Tuesday: Meterology Wednesday: Aeronautics Thursday: Computer Systems All classes are from 6:30pm – 9:30pm At Buttonville Airport, with the exception of Computer Systems. I’m going to…
I never thought that paint could be so heavy! In an effort to save cash, Air Canada is stripping some of their aircraft of most of its paint. Leaving the “au naturel” polished aluminum to bare the brunt of the elements. According to Air Canada, the paint weighs 360 pounds and takes about 12 days…
FAA Flight information is available to the public (I’m still trying to figure out how I can get that data). Aaron Koblin put together some pretty spiffy videos of this data. Each dot represents an airplane flying to or from the US. Be sure to check out the “overview documentation” (a video) on his website…