Starting in December, NavCanada is changing the abbreviation used for the term “below”. Currently it is “BLO”, but the new one will be “BLW”. AIC 27/09 has the details: Beginning 17 December 2009, the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) will print the abbreviation “BLW” for “below” in all text and charting instances. The abbreviation “BLO,” currently…
I’m back from vacation! I do have a vacation specific post to talk about, but in the mean time check this out. Ice Pilots NWT is a 13-episode real-life docu series about an unorthodox airline in the Canadian North. Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways flies WWII-era propeller planes – big old aircraft built by “Rosie the Riveter”…
Here are some statistics I gathered from CADORs regarding airplanes getting hit by lasers (for 2009): May: 7 June: 4 July: 7 August: 26 September: 18 One particular report I read noted that the copilot was injured by the laser: From CADORS 2009O1962: UPDATE Supplemental information received from Canadian Helicopters Ltd. [2009/09/09]: The operator voluntarily…
Normally I’m not a fearful person. As long as I feel like I’ve prepared the best I can, there really is no reason for me be worried or scared of everything. When it comes to flying my biggest fear is running out of fuel. There has been times when my flight instructors would question why…
When I’m bored, I pop open the CFS to a random page and read up on a particular airport. Today it happened to be Wiley Airport (CAJ2), a small strip in the Yukon. What caught my eye was the “Caution” section in the CFS which reads: Rwy forms part of Dempster hwy (mile 244) So…
Back in August, I reported that NavCanada was making some changes to the Low Level IFR airspace on Ontario. They have an implementation date! October 22! The full details can be found at NavCanada.
NavCanada turned off all VOR receiver test facilities (VOT) in Canada (I believe). This means there is no longer a way for you to test your VOR on the ground before you depart. I’ve never used one before, and I suspect most people nowadays don’t use them either. The full list of VOTs that are…
When I originally booked my flight, using Aeroplan, the itinerary showed that my flight to Sydney would be a non-stop flight: However every source I look at (including a friend I have who works for Jazz) says that the flight will be stopping in Vancouver. This lead me to fully understand the different between a…
We’ve all heard the “atc jokes” that have been floating around the Internet. You know, the ones like this: ATC: He’s at your 3 o’clock Pilot: Sorry, we only have digital watches. *groan* So here some “real world” ones reported by either controllers or pilots on frequency: Several planes were running up and waiting to…
So, I will be heading off on a month long vacation to the pacific next week. Specifically, Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa. Well, the Samoan visit is still up in the air as they suffered a large earthquake and tsunami this week. I had booked a flight on a Polynesian Airlines between the islands of…