I was originally planning on going on a night flight tonight to Welland Airport but things went downhill ever since I left work. I wont go into details, but suffice it to say I didn’t end up going because I wasn’t mentally prepared for a flight. I did, however, decide to finally mount some of…
I’ve been busy lately with non-flying items. However, I did get a flight in on Saturday to a new airport: St. Catharines! More on that in a later post. However, you can take a look at the photos in the album. In the mean time, check out this article of a pilot who flew a…
I went on a x-country flight to Peterborough and back with my friend Mark last night. Overall the flight went well. I always love flying at night because its much quieter and it’s much easier to see other traffic. The flight was pretty uneventful until we got to Peterborough. I always call up Unicom first,…
I haven’t been doing a lot of flying over the winter months. I know because for the first time ever I have been battling to keep my rental currency (which expires every 30 days). I decided to crunch some numbers in my log book and came up with this graph which shows monthly flight hours…
Transport Canada has added a list of approved ELTs to their website. http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/certification/elt.htm Keep in mind though, ELTs that are certified to Airworthyness Standard TSO-C91a will not longer be valid as Transport Canada has mandated that ELTs transmit on 406Mhz. I’m unsure when that requirement takes effect. CAR 605.38 has more details.
A while back I posed the question “Does an airplane in 45° bank experience more G forces than a slower one?” The quick answer: No. The G forces (or load factor) on the aircraft does not change based on the speed you are flying. The equation to calculate load factor (n) is as follows: Where…
A few lighthearted clips to get you through ‘humpday’. (All courtesy of liveatc.net). Hats Off to JFK – A pilot reports a hat on the taxiway… it turns out to be a Red Sox baseball cap. I Have Information Blue – A pilot forgot the phonetic alphabet for the letter “Y” – he ended up…
Last week I was in Boston. I flew out of Buffalo because it was a signifigant cost savings over flying out of the most expensive airport in the world. After a nice three days of relaxing, we were waiting for our return flight at the airport. I was keeping a close eye on the US…