Ars Technica has a great article on the Science and Technology of ATC. It is a good primer on everything from transponders, radar, ADS-B, even VHF and HF voice communications. It contains some pretty neat photos of control centres (in the states). Definitely a good read for pilots and anyone interested in ATC.
PBS has a pretty good documentary called Flying Cheap. It is a look at regional airlines, specifically Colgan Air who was responsible for the Dash 8 crash last year. The documentary explains how the big airliners essentially contract out these smaller companies to run their regional operations. The scary thing is, that in the USA,…
Operation Yellow Ribbon is the name of the operation that Transport Canada created to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights following the September 11 attacks in 2001. As a result of Operation Yellow Ribbon, 255 aircraft were diverted to 17 different airports across the country. – Wikipedia NBC will be airing a documentary of…
I was going to do a write up about the Dash 8 Crash that happened a year ago. The NTSB has released their final report on the accident. However, Sylvia at Fear of Landing beat me to it, and did a superb job and summarizing the report.
National Aviation Day was declared in 2009 by the Honourable John Baird, MP, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. This yearly celebration will allow us to remember our past achievements and help chart the course of Canada’s aviation and aerospace futures. To celebrate this day a Career Day and Job Fair at the Canada Aviation…
I just discovered this online today. The Canadian Air Pilot are approach plates from Nav Canada for all airports in Canada with IFR approaches. The country is divided up into 6 sections, each section has their own plate booklet (two for Quebec, one in English and the other in French). You can find PDF copies…
You might have heard the about who the latest Bachelor is on the current season of The Bachelor. This season is called “on the wings of love” because the Bachelor is a pilot. I scoffed at Jake when he said:”love is bigger than flying”. I blurted: “If he was a true pilot, he would pick…
I had the pleasure of flying Jim and my co-worker Massimo this past September around the city. Great times had by all, Jim captured it for posterity and posted it on You Tube. Check out the video! (your RSS reader might not display it properly)
NavCanada will be at the The National Job Fair and Training Expo in Toronto. Wednesday March 24th, 2010. You will be able to find them in Booth # 912, in the Employment Pavillion. At the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I might swing by that day since I literally work across the street.
It’s been a year since the cospas-sarsat program stopped monitoring 121.5Mhz for distress signals. However, Transport Canada has provided a grace period for aircraft owners to move to the new 406Mhz ELTs. This means that potentially nobody is listening on 121.5Mhz for the ELT signal. The new system offers way more advantages to the old…