A month ago, a Cirrus crashed on take off from Buttonville Airport, killing both occupants on board. This was widely publicized in the media. I declined to mention anything about it on my blog for various reasons. Yesterday, I read of another fatality at Buttonville, killing the sole occupant. This was during a commercial operation…
It’s been awhile since I’ve gone flying. So a few weeks ago I decided to take Sara up to Collingwood. The weather was perfect, clear skies and not too hot. My flight plan had me heading to Collingwood via the Mans VOR (YMS). I was going to use VOR tracking only to get to/from Collingwood….
Earlier this month, Nav Canada published the details of the airspace closures for the G8 and G20 summits in Southern Ontario. You can view the details by taking a look at AIP Supplement 11/10. Here is the low down for the G20 summit in Toronto: There are going to be two rings of restricted airspace,…
Here in Canada, we like to use the Remarks section in a METAR. Take a look at this example: CYYZ 280200Z 36007KT 15SM FEW040 FEW120 BKN230 22/16 A2987 RMK SC1AC2CI1 SLP112 The stuff after RMK is the type of cloud cover, and the sea level pressure in milibars. So in the example above the sky…
So I have my first crack at setting up my own personal operating procedures (POPs). The document is far from complete, but I’m looking for some early feedback from you, my beloved readers, as to if I’m heading in the right direction. So without further delay, here is a copy of my POPs, version 1.0.
I’ve been pretty busy with World Flight Planner this past month, we’re getting ready to launch real soon now! I also have about half of my Personal Operating Procedures done too, which I will share with you in early June. In the mean time, I leave you with this joke. Thanks Raj! A man is…
I had the pleasure of visiting Chicago for two days with my girlfriend. We had a great time, the weather was perfect and we were able to see all the sights on our list, including the former location of Meigs Field Airport (KCGX). Some history: At one time, this was the busiest single strip airport…
Aviation Unlimited at Buttonville is putting on a free 1.5 hour long seminar this Monday, April 26th at 7pm. The seminar will cover such things as: Choices & Your Flying Objectives, Buying Operating Costs Financing Insuring your aircraft Ongoing Annual Expenses If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with Aviation Unlimited. I plan on…
The latest edition of the Aviation Safety Letter published by Transport Canada has an interesting article about something called Personal Operating Procedures. Standard Operating Procedures (or SOPs) are used extensively in the commercial aviation world. In a nutshell, these are the “rules” that are put in place by the airline or company you’re working for….
I have to renew my passport, so I was digging around a few websites to download the appropriate forms when I came across the Passport Canada’s website about their new ePassport. In 2012, Passport Canada will be issuing new 10 year valid ePassports that include a “chip” which is encrypted using a type of PKI….