I hear this callsign on Toronto Centre every now and then. I assumed it was a Q-400, I didn’t think it was a jet! The caption says that it’s at Buttonville. Not sure if they were testing the Localizer there. Its been U/S for a while now. © Tom Podolec Pretty neat looking aircraft. I…
My all time favourite airline (and I haven’t even flown them yet) is now flying to Thunder Bay. Flights will begin in June and is a welcome addition to Thunder Bay: “Porter’s choice of Thunder Bay as its newest destination is an exciting boost for the region’s travelers, as well as our tourism and economic…
Well… the original plan was to head up to Sudbury with Matt. Scratch that! I backed my girlfriends car into a pole and now have to pay to get it fixed. boourns! So, we headed up to Wiarton (CYVV) instead. Shorter flight, less $$! Wiarton is famous for Wiarton Willie. The groundhog that predicts if…
Poor passenger. FAA Hand Prop Aircraft Accident Video
Plans are in the works to fly up to Sudbury with a fellow pilot. The kicker is that he’s going to have his own plane and he will be departing from CNB9. I’m currently working out the logistics of the trip. I’m still not sure if I’m going to do it as it is quite…
Speculation of what will happen to Buttonville Airport if it closes was the focus of a recent article in the Georgina Advocate. According to the article, which quotes Mr. Sifton, the airport land is actually zoned Commercial (I have yet to confirm this). The 165 acres that the Siftons own, and which the airport sits…
Toronto’s new airspace is in effect tomorrow! I’ve been assured by a Nav Canada rep that the new VNCs and VTAs will be available next week. In the mean time, you will have to use the information found in your CFS!
This clip is scary. The aircraft is out of control and the pilot is slurring his speech due to hypoxia. It’s not clear until later in the clip that the other pilot is unconscious (as he chimes in as the aircraft descends). The clip is available from the NATCA website and has been nominated for…
My brother left for Bangkok (via Hong Kong) on a Cathay Pacific flight the other day. Before he left, we had a discussion as to which way the aircraft would fly from Toronto to get to Hong Kong. We were both arguing either west bound or east bound. We were both wrong! I was tracking…
There have been rumors going around that YKZ is going to close because of the $1.5M from the GTAA each year will stop. This is the first mainstream media mention about this problem that has surfaced so far. The Toronto Start is reporting that YKZ will have to reduce its operating hours and/or close if…