In the latest issue of the Aviation Safety Letter (you all read it, right?). There was an insert saying that you can now subscribe to Advisory Circulars and the Canadian Aviation Service Difficulty Reports. Unfortunately the link in the publication is in correct. It should be http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/opssvs/menu-1152.htm. I’m currently subscribed to the News Releases list,…
After two years of development and a lot of hard work from Douglas and I, we’re happy to announce that we’re releasing our flight planning software to the public. World Flight Planner was designed primarily for general aviation pilots but could also be used for commercial operators. It supports both IFR and VFR flight planning…
I’m going to be at the St. Thomas airport this weekend from approx 1pm to 4pm this Saturday. If you’re in the area, I’d love to meet you! I will be renting an aircraft from the St. Thomas Flight Centre to give my girlfriend’s dad his fathers day gift. I will have to get checked…
On this day in 1920, the first ever flight using a “radio compass” was performed in Virginia. It’s destination? A ship 100 miles off shore. Using only an AM radio station on the ship and a directional antenna on the aircraft, the pilot was able to fly directly to the Navy Ship. Since then ADF…
The queen of Canada is currently touring Canada. Airspace restrictions are following her across the country. This weekend, the airspace around Woodbine racetrack is to be restricted for the Queen’s Plate (yup, she’s going to be there). On Monday, she is going to be touring the RIM offices. So a 2nm no fly zone has…
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.