Mayday Marathon on Discovery Chan
I just noticed this now and thought I would bring it to your attention. The discovery channel is showing Mayday, a new episode every hour until 6PM ET Saturday! Happy watching.
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TAL and CFA Forum
I got word today that there is a forum for Toronto Airways and Canadian Flight Academy “users”. You can access the forum at forum.beapilot.ca. Right now there are only 13 members however I can see this growing and becoming a valuble resource. If you are a student or rent from either TAL or CFA feel…
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School Complete for 2006
I got my marks today for the two classes I took last semester and with that I was able to complete 7 of the 10 credits needed in one year. I am taking one class next semester (Economics) which is the first class being held off the airport. I’ve added a new Ground School entry…
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Ground Briefing Study Lesson #1
Documents and Airworthiness Q: With respect the Air Regulations, what documents are required to be on board for every flight. A: Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Airworthiness, Weight and Balance Report, Journey Logbook, POH, Licences (radiotelephone medical, and pilots licence), Interception Orders, proof of insurance. Certificate of Registration Q: What does the Certificate of Registration…
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The New Tower
I took a few pics on Saturday. One of the photos was on final for runway 33. It’s almost exactly the same as the photo I took during the spring. There is one big difference though, The new tower! You can see it peek over one of the hangars. You can see the original photos…
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The Black Box
I’m hoping that I can do a flight tomorrow morning (I have a plane booked at 8am). The forecast isn’t looking good though. However, it doesn’t hurt to study at all. I came across the above pixel art on the net… it’s almost as funny as the Landing Strip here in Toronto.
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Still No PPL
I have this entire week off work and a flight booked almost every day of the week in hopes of getting my pre-exam flight and PPL exam flight done. I made a promise to my friend two months ago that I would bring him up when he’s back in town for Christmas. School is on…
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METAR Decoding Help
METAR CYTZ 011500Z AUTO 07033G43KT 2SM -RA OVC008 03/02 A2960 RMK PCPN 3.0MM PAST HR PRESFR SLP026= What does “PRESFR” mean? I coudn’t find it in the AIM. I’m guessing that it means “pressure falling rapidly”.
