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…
One of my colleagues at work found a family photo of what is believed to be the first ever production Beaver. An article about “the bush plane” has been written by him (He does work for CBC News) and is a great read if you are interested in the history of one of Canada’s iconic…
Transport Canada is presenting its changes to the Windsor-Toronto-Montreal corridor at a number of locations in Feb and March. It is the topic of tonight’s Monthly Aviation Seminar at the Transport Canada HQ in Toronto. The presentation will also be made available at Buttonville, March 11 @ 19:00. Hanger 12 in the Leggat Aviation facilities….
I saw this article yesterday and the first thing I thought about was “what about all the GA pilots out there?!?” XM Weather is a product provided by XM that allows you to stream weather data to various avionics as well as computers used on marine ships. The scope of the bankrupcy is only for…
I just got details of the changes to Torontos Airspace, which are Effective March 12, 2009. The PDFs contain all the details you know. Some highlights: The Buttonville and Toronto City Centre control zones will be expanded to meet along Lawrence Ave, between Yonge Street and Victoria Park Ave. Both control zones will now extend…
I’m still alive and well. I’ve been busy with some life events lately that have taken priority over flying and posting to this blog. I normally try to keep my personal life out of this blog, but I have made an exception here. Things have changed quite a bit over the past three years since…