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Why didn’t I use the localizer?

July 5, 2008 Blake

I haven’t been flying in a while due to either being sick, or this thing called ‘the cottage’. In either case, I was able to

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Interesting Things Training

Airline Observations by George Carlin

June 26, 2008 Blake

If you havn’t seen this bit yet, watch it. Extremely funny. Contains some strong language.

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Training

X-Country Flight Conundrum Pt. 2

June 25, 2008 Blake

I first started planning/worrying about my 300nm X-Country flight last September. My original plan was to make the trip to Sherbrooke (CYSC), which is 341nm

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Interesting Things Training

IFR Flight Test Database

June 24, 2008 Blake

Aviatrix over at Cockpit Conversation has a great idea for IFR students. She speculates states that most examiners have a set routing/plan when they give

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Interesting Things Training

Stuck Mike: Enjoy the ride!

June 20, 2008 Blake

A stuck mike at JFK can be a serious thing. You’re blocking a really busy frequency. However, when everyone is stuck on the ground due

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Training

Timeline

June 19, 2008 Blake

I get asked quite a few questions about my training. So I decided to put together a time line that outlines specific milestones/events over the

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Interesting Things Training

YKZ Tower to open 1 hour later

June 19, 2008 Blake

This news is a little late. However, AIC 21/08 fills us in: TORONTO/BUTTONVILLE, ONTARIO REDUCTION IN THE CONTROL TOWER HOURS OF OPERATIONS NAV CANADA, the

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Interesting Things Training

Tax Tips for Pilots

June 17, 2008 Blake

I came across this post on avcanada.ca. I’m posting it here more as a “reminder” for me when it comes time to file my taxes

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Training

Day and Night

June 17, 2008 Blake

I was able to get in two x-country flights this week. The first flight was to Owen Sound. During my flight planning, I noticed the

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Air Law Training

Calculating Legal Night

June 13, 2008 Blake

One thing you need to do that wasn’t really taught (to me) was how to calculate when you’re flying at night (or Legal Night as

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