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The Black Box

December 14, 2006 Blake

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

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Still No PPL

December 11, 2006 Blake

I have this entire week off work and a flight booked almost every day of the week in hopes of getting my pre-exam flight and

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METAR Decoding Help

December 1, 2006 Blake

METAR CYTZ 011500Z AUTO 07033G43KT 2SM -RA OVC008 03/02 A2960 RMK PCPN 3.0MM PAST HR PRESFR SLP026= What does “PRESFR” mean? I coudn’t find it

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Fire at Pearson Tower

November 30, 2006 Blake

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

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Visual Alignment Guidance System Explained

November 26, 2006 Blake

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

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Long X-Country Done!

November 26, 2006 Blake

I decided to take the day off work on Friday and attempt my long X-Country trip that I needed to do as a requirement for

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Super Short Field Take-Off

November 23, 2006 Blake

If only the Cessna 172 can do a short field take-off like this guy:

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I Should Be X-Countrying

November 21, 2006 Blake

Today would be a perfect day for my necessary long x-country. Alas, work beckons me. METAR CYKZ 211500Z 22006KT 12SM SCT220 BKN250 01/M05 A3051 RMK

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Flying Under Pressure

November 19, 2006 Blake

The ceilings were too low yesterday to do the pre-flightest work. So I decided to do some circuits and practice various types landings and take-offs.

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Setting Up Your GPS Handheld

November 13, 2006 Blake

You can buy aviation specific gps units for $500 and up. These can include features such as terrain alerts, weather radar overlay, and a database

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