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A little airline humour

October 26, 2005 Blake

This made it into my inbox today. After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems

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Pre Training

Do you want to fly “the big jets”?

October 24, 2005 Blake

I just got a copy of “Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook” (for high wing aircraft) today and had a chance to take a look at it.

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Air Law Pre Training

VFR Flight Plans

October 18, 2005 Blake

Just discovered another difference between American and Canadian airspace rules. In the states you do not need to file a VFR flight plan regardless of

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Pre Training

Whats the purpose of flight following?

October 17, 2005 Blake

If you are flying under VFR you can pretty much do what you want. Climb, descend, turn, at will. You don’t need to let anyone

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Pre Training

Done the medical exam… almost.

October 12, 2005 Blake

So I had my medical exam today. I opted to get tested for a Category 1 Medical Certificate (which is the one with the most

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Pre Training

Random Thoughts

October 11, 2005 Blake

The aviation industry is littered with acronyms. I am actually struggling right now to increase my internal glossary to be able to parse all of

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Pre Training

Starting to Sink In

October 7, 2005 Blake

I got a workbook the other day (the companion workbook to “From The Ground Up”). I started working on it. I know I will probably

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Pre Training

Pilot Logbook

October 5, 2005 Blake

One of the most important items a pilot must carry with him is his pilot logbook. The logbook is used to record all of the

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Pre Training

Get With The Lingo!

October 3, 2005 Blake

For the past few weeks or so, I’ve been listening to local Air traffic controllers chatting to various aircrafts in and around Toronto. At first

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Pre Training

Medical Exam

September 30, 2005 Blake

One of the pre-requisites for the Seneca flight program (and for even flying) is a “medical certificate”. There are multiple levels of this certificate, each

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