My flight on Friday went well. Got checked out in the Piper Archer which involves doing some upper airwork (including my first emergency decent), different landings etc.. We also did some instrument work in order to get the necessary time for my Night Rating. Flew up to Simcoe VOR then to Oshawa and back to…
I get asked this question quite often. Usually when I reply with “Cessna 172” most people know what I’m talking about. The next question usually is “how many people does it hold”, to which I reply “A pilot plus three”. That answer is going to change after Friday. I’m getting checked out in a Piper…
… Also known as the “common cold”. I was supposed to go flying yesterday, but I couldn’t go due to my plugged up sinuses. I did learn an interesting fact though: Anti-bacterial soaps have no effect on the cold virus — it is the mechanical action of hand washing that removes the virus particles (thanks…
Title: Secrets From The Tower Author: Bob Richards ISBN: 097871139 Size: 357 Pages Rating: 4.5 out of 5. I discovered this book on the LiveATC.net forums and decided to give it a read. Some people were ordering the book from Amazon.com, while others from the authors site directly at bobrichardsbooks.com. I ordered it at bobrichardsbooks.com…
I’ve planned a flight to Muskoka and Lindsay today to get ~2.0 solo night hours I need for my rating. The weather for tonight looks spectacular. NOTAMs at all airports are forecasting variable winds at 5 knots or less and sky clear. I just finished my planning and decided to try out the NavCanada online…
Tonight just involved a few circuits, 1.0 hours worth in fact. I brought my camera along for the ride, and naturally the photos suck. Low light, plus bouncy airplane means a lot of “artistic” photos. I did take a video which turned out pretty good actually. It starts with me just about to turn right…
I was originally going to go to Timmins for my commercial x-country flight. Turns out, from Buttonville, I am 6nm short of the 300nm requirement. This prompted me to import all of the Canadian Airports into a database, and find out which airports are outside the 300nm radius from Buttonville: ident | distance ——-+—————— CSR8…
Another wicked night for night flying. Calm winds at the surface, however, at 3000′, we were grounding over 120KTs. Tonights lesson was entirely under the hood, to finish up the necessary instrument time needed for the night rating. We intercepted a few VOR radials, and made our way over to Lindsay Airport. About half way…
I’ve been busy with other non-aviation stuff this past week. My next flight is slated for Thursday. With that in mind, have a listen to the longest IFR clearance ever. It’s from JFK. The 88 seconds of instructions can be downloaded here. On another note, I am also reading “Secrets From the Tower” by Bob…
I arrived at the airport a little early, in order to make sure that we get everything in together for a on-time departure. The weather couldn’t have been better: clear skies, great visibility, and light winds. Not only would this be my first x-country night flight, it is also the first flight in a fuel…