I was looking at the Designated Airspace Handbook tonight and noticed something peculiar. The DAH is the legal document that describes Canada’s airspace. It defines all airspace from control zones, special use areas, classes A through F as well as low level airways. I noticed this oddity for LF/MF airway A-2 and A-15: A2 Calgary,…
I came across this interesting document. ICAO Annex 14: International Standards and Recommended Practices Aerodromes. Essentially its the international rules on how to build and maintain an airport. It contains directions on Markings, Obstacle Obstructions, physical characteristics, and more. Its over 300 pages long. Feel free to download a copy, its heavy at over 7mb.
MillionAir and Toronto Airways announced a multi-million dollar, two level renovation of the current terminal building! It’s about time. The new building will include: – A new location for Toronto Airways (dispatch) – A second level, used for office space – A refreshed and (in some cases) new interiors Druxies and the Prop Shop will…
Does anyone know what a fixed RNAV route is? There are only three defined in Canada: T101: Firon, QC Intxn to Atuko, QC Intxn T107:Wabush, NL VOR to Pekro, NL Intxn to Goose, NL VOR T201: William Lake, BC VORTAC to Heire, BC Intxn to Elidi, BC Intxn to Keinn, BC Intxn Are these like…
With some events happening in my personal life, I’ve made the tough decision to stop flying in order to save money (mainly for my wedding). That said, I’ve canceled all my lessons for the rest of the summer. However, that’s not to say I can’t still be productive. I’m debating about whether I should let…
One of the ways I stay proficient with the rules of flying is by referencing the AIM frequently. In fact it is the only reading material in the bathroom. So every time I need to use the facilities, I open up the AIM to a random page/section and read away. I came across this gem…
For my American readers, I would like to point you to a new website I discovered a while ago called Ask A CFI. The owner is a flight instructor that encourages it’s readers to ask him questions. In turn he will post the answer on his website. Recently he commented on TCAS and an incident…
I haven’t been flying in a while due to either being sick, or this thing called ‘the cottage’. In either case, I was able to make it up last night. I normally like to visit a new airport each time I go up, but tonight it was a trip to Collingwood, which was the second…
If you havn’t seen this bit yet, watch it. Extremely funny. Contains some strong language.
I first started planning/worrying about my 300nm X-Country flight last September. My original plan was to make the trip to Sherbrooke (CYSC), which is 341nm from Buttonville. My reasoning was as follows: 1. I get to overfly my (now ex) cottage near Magog, Quebec. 2. I get to fly in some American airspace. 3. Get…