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…
From NavCanada: NAV CANADA, the country’s provider of civil air navigation services, recently completed an aeronautical study of the airspace in the London, Ontario area. The study recommended a change to the airspace classification at the London Airport. A Control Zone classification change from Class D to Class C transponder mode C required) will enable…
The blogosphere has been pretty quiet as of late. I’m planning a post on cold weather and how it affects the altimeter. I noticed yesterday that my site search is broken (most likely from the movable type upgrade I did). I couldn’t get it fixed yesterday, so its still broken. It returns all pages regardless…
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…