Ever since I started flying, I’ve been hearing anecdotal evidence that the 200 hour mark is a pilots career is one of the most dangerous. I’ve spent a few hours trying to find hard evidence of such and cant find any data that supports this claim. Does anyone have any ideas where I can find…
NavCanada has a ANS service improvements project underway to upgrade some of the aging Air Navigation Systems equipment. AIC 47/08 and 48/08 outline the schedule for the upgrade of the DME and ILS equipment. One thing to note, is that the new ILS equipment will not provide back-course capabilities. Therefore ILS procedures involving the localizer…
I hope everyone had a great holiday break! This was the first month in three years where I didn’t go flying once. I’m hoping that trend doesn’t continue. As 2008 leaves us, its on to look ahead to 2009! I’ve never been fond of the term “new years resolutions”, instead I use the term “goals”….
I’ve upgraded the site backend from MT 3.1 to MT 4.12. I’m pretty sure I’ve caught everything. However, if you notice any broken links or images, please let me know. The commenting system has changed a bit. It now uses reCaptcha. You will have to type in two words instead of just one. As well,…
NavCanada is undergoing a program to refresh the weather systems/stations across Canada. The program is split into four different categories: – AWOS – Ice Resistant Anemometers – Remote Digital Temperature Sensors and Displays – Digital Weather Cameras NavCanada will be replacing approx 82 AWOS stations across the country with new equipment. This new equipment will…
I was doing some research today and came across a device that will soon be used across Canada in the Aviation field. A Measuring Device I’m leaving it up to you to guess what this could be. I’ll post the answer, and the findings to my research in a few days.
Dear NavCanada, Next time you print the Toronto VTA and VNC, can you please put airport identifiers next to airports like you currently do with Navaids? Thanks, Blake
Have $3,000,000? Why not buy this Boeing 727-200? It’s got a bar, and over 50 “first class” style seats. Avionics look a little rough though:
My original plan was to fly to Kingston on Sunday. The weather didn’t play nice thanks to an approaching warm front. So, I decided to head west instead to London instead. I took along a passenger, Sara, whom I’ve given a city tour before. This was the first time I’ve taken her on a X-Country…
This is a pretty scary video of a pilot who entered a flat spin (by accident) while trying to do a normal spin. I suspect the engine quit because the forces of the spin caused an imbalenced fuel flow. At the end, the aircraft flipped over because the landing gear snagged some barbwire that the…