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Hello and welcome to my blog. You are probably here because of my latest post about my syndication ending at aviation.ca. I encourage you to check out the rest of the site to see what you’ve been missing. Use the links at the top of the page. Feel free to bookmark this page, and use…
It was only recently brought to my attention that the site was not available to IE users. This was due to a Microsoft bug. The workaround is in place and you should now be able view the site in IE.
I learned a few weeks ago that pilots are eligible to registrar .aero domain names. The original intention of this new top level domain was to give the aerospace industry a better “presence” on the web. The entity responsible for this TLD is called SITA. Which may sound familiar as they create the communications systems…
I get a lot of comment spam. 99.9% of it is blocked because I don’t allow URLs in my comments. Unfortunately this causes a few legitimate comments to end up being deleted because they contain urls. From now on, you will have to prove you are human by entering in a code before hitting the…
I’ve added a new category to the website called “Australia”. I’m planning a trip back to the land down under and I am looking into getting a PPL license down there so that I can fly. I think it would be awesome to be able to rent a plane in Sydney, or Perth, and see…
A buddy of mine told me today that a squatter had registered flywithblake.com. I’m not sure if I should feel honoured (that my site is large enough for a squatter to care) or angry. Don’t worry, I wont be buying flywithblake.com for any amount of money!
I’ve removed the Google Ads. They’ve only earned me $4.35USD since the site launched last December. In it’s place i’ve put a list of the days i’m scheduled to fly. I wrote a script that will automatically download the data from the site that Toronto Airways uses to schedule its planes and instructors. The list…
I have added two new features to the website. 1. Weather. The latest weather forecast for Buttonville is now displayed on the left hand side of the site. The data is decoded from the latest METAR for CYKZ using PHP Weather. 2. Detailed Cost Breakdown. I added a new page that gives you the cost…
I’ve added a few things to the site: By The Numbers: Added number of entries Random Photo: Added a photo (was getting sick of the “test photo”) with titles Last Updated: A new section that will display the last updated dates of the Ground School and Links sections Ground School: Added a “quick links” nav…
Welcome everyone. This website is now officially live! :) I just sent out an email to all my friends letting them know. Feel free to read any of the previous posts! There are still a few bugs with the site that I will be working on in the next few days. I encourage everyone to…