I have asked this question before, but I’m hoping that new visitors to the site can answer it. Is there any good flight planning software out there? AeroPlanner is great, if you fly in the USA. Is there an equivalent for Canada? VFR planning for now but ideally the solution will also support IFR planning…
The winds were still gusty when I arrived to the airport. I still, however, wanted to do the exam. I went outside to get the plane ready. I had to pre-warm it using a portable heater. I suspected that the unit was out of fuel because it would not ignite. Regardless I decided to continue…
I have my flight test booked tomorrow for 9am. However I’m not sure if I’ll be going. Winds are forecast to be gusting to 25 knots at 7am (as far as the forecast goes). So lets hope that they die down in the following two hours. I went on a flight the other day. It…
Iain Anderson came up with an idea to create a short film using the 50 official airport icons. The tune is catchy and the short is only a few minutes long. Check it out at his website, funwithstuff.com.
Weather has been too crappy to complete the PPL exam. I’ve been pretty busy at work lately too, so I guess it worked out. Interesting clip (the player only works in IE): A KingAir decompresses at 20,000′ and the pilots are unable to use the oxygen supply to remain conscious. The airplane goes into a…
Environment Canada has a snow squall warning in place for Barrie extending to Oshawa. As I look out my window right now I see clear blue skies. It’s amazing how 40 kms can make a huge difference when it comes to weather. I’ve been keeping a close eye on the weather radar too: The winds…
The flight portion of my PPL exam is scheduled for Tomorrow morning. Hopefully the weather will hold up. The Weather Network is showing a temperature of -11°C and “a few flurries” for the time of the flight.
I passed the ground portion of the test. I decided against doing the flight portion because: 1. The TAF was showing 3SM visibility and Snow during the time of the test. 2. The upper winds were ~35KTs at 3000′ I’m not happy with my performance on the ground portion at all. However, all that matters…
The flight test that I have booked this Thursday might just be a go! The weather looks “decent” and could quite possibly be good enough for the actual exam. I’ve already booked the time off work. The flight is in the morning, which means getting to the airport for 7am. I have already started prepping…
There are two types of instrument approaches called precision and non-precision. Precision: A precision approach is able to guide the airplane in both the vertical (altitude) and horizontal (alignment with runway) Non-Precision: A non-precision approach is only able to guide the airplane in the horizontal plane. The most common precision approach is the ILS approach….