Seems like Toronto Airways is on a PR/Marketing Blitz. They have updated their website with a Newsletter and a new Video. This is the first ever edition of “Flight Lines” and according to Mr. Sifton, it will be a regular publication. I suspect once every six months.
CAR 401.05(2)(b) outlines the currency requirements for your night rating: (b) where a passenger other than a flight test examiner designated by the Minister is carried on board the aircraft, has completed, within the six months preceding the flight, (i) in the case of an aircraft other than a glider or a balloon, in the…
I did some cleaning up on the website today. Fixed some broken links, etc… I also did some cleaning up at home and still have a crap load of old CFSs. If anyone wants a few (for training, starting a camp fire, toilet paper) please let me know! Make sure you leave an email address…
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!