9:44pm, June 22, 1924. Three minutes before dusk and still no sign of Pilot Russell Maughan. 50,000 people waited at Crissy Field outside of San
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Stats Canada released their aircraft movement report last week. Some highlights: There were 5.2 Million take-offs and landings at the top 93 airports. The peak
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It was Sunday afternoon when I decided to see if there was a plane available at 6pm. I called up the airport, and indeed there
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Yesterday involved a 1.5 hour checkout with a flight instructor at Toronto Airways. It had been 8 months (damn, time flies) since I was last
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NavCanada has decided that the Pilot Information Kiosks in various airports across Canada will be decommissioned by the end of August of this year. The main reason?
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I just did an update of the GTA Rental rates spreadsheet for aicraft rentals in the Toronto Area. I’ve updated all the prices, as well
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My annual renewal form came in the mail for my CFS subscription. In it was a letter on a blue piece of paper that read:
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I haven’t been flying or posting a lot lately. This past year has been busy with other things in my life. Doug and I spent
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Toronto Airways (the flight school at Buttonville) is making a policy change with regards to their booking & rental policy. John Davis, Vice President of
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Anne and I carpooled up to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) for a 9:30am departure. Our route took us first to Lindsay (CNF4) then Oshawa