I’ve almost exhausted visiting almost every possible aerodrome with a paved runway within a 2 hour (round trip) flight from Buttonville. I’m planning on tackling Midland (CYEE) tomorrow. The weather last weekend was below the renting minima. This weekend looks promising. The TAF for tomorrow isn’t out yet (will be in about 30 minutes) but…
I learned a few weeks ago that pilots are eligible to registrar .aero domain names. The original intention of this new top level domain was to give the aerospace industry a better “presence” on the web. The entity responsible for this TLD is called SITA. Which may sound familiar as they create the communications systems…
I get a lot of comment spam. 99.9% of it is blocked because I don’t allow URLs in my comments. Unfortunately this causes a few legitimate comments to end up being deleted because they contain urls. From now on, you will have to prove you are human by entering in a code before hitting the…
All throughout our training we’ve been told to know how to read and interpret the CARs. However, what happens if you have to make an emergency landing on a road? You are now subject to the Highway Traffic Act. Section 187 of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act states clearly what the responsibilities and consequences are…
There has been some discussion and confusion among some of the people I’ve talked to with regards to logging time to put towards your commercial license. In an attempt to clear some of this up, I have put my interpretation of the CARS below. Please feel free to chime in with your comments. The CARS…
METAR CYKZ 221500Z 02016G22KT 1 1/2SM -SN BLSN OVC015 M04/M05 A2980 RMK SN6SF2 SLP101= The METAR says it all. Let’s hope this winter is mostly dominated by high pressure systems :)
I’ve been distracted by Guitar Hero the past few weeks. My training for multi-ifr stuff doesn’t start until the end of December so I’m taking this opportunity to break from flying a bit. I do have a plane booked on Sunday. Assuming the weather is good (and my g/f wants to go) we’ll head up…
I sat down on the computer with the intention of writing a nice blog entry about my x-country to Brantford but got distracted instead. So here is quick point form rundown. – Took a few pictures of the trip to YFD. – Found a great place online to find cheap POHs with fast shipping. –…
I’ve been reading up on Multi-Engine flying. I’m now familiar with terms like critical engine, p-factor, and asymmetrical thrust. I’m looking for more detailed information. My normal web resources have come up short. Admititly I haven’t looked at any resources at Transport Canada yet. Does anyone have any good (free) resources that contain information about…
I completed my last 0.8 hours in the circuit. It was a bumpy ride with winds gusting to 17 knots. Even at circuit altitude the winds were probably 25-30 knots which made for a little more concentration in the circuit. There was a lot of jet and IFR traffic that night landing on 15, while…