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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”.
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Fire at Pearson Tower
There was a fire at Pearson on November 28th. Specifically the Tower was evacuated for smoke and/or fire: NAV CANADA ADVZY 003 CYYZ/CZY *** TORONTO TWR IMMEDIATE EVACUATION *** EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF TORONTO CONTROL TOWER — SMOKE. ALL AIR TRAFFIC UNITS SHALL IMMEDIATELY GROUND STOP ALL IFR DEPARTURES INTO OR THROUGH THE TORONTO TOWER. FSS…
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Visual Alignment Guidance System Explained
A little while back I noted that Toronto City Centre was getting a new lighting system. The explanation if such system is out in the latest AIC. I wonder if such enhancements were due to Porter Airlines flying out of YTZ now. The visual alignment guidance system is made up of two light units placed…
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Long X-Country Done!
I decided to take the day off work on Friday and attempt my long X-Country trip that I needed to do as a requirement for my PPL. The forecast was not looking good for Friday morning the night before. Regardless, I decided to do the flight planning anyways in hopes that the forecast was incorrect….
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Super Short Field Take-Off
If only the Cessna 172 can do a short field take-off like this guy:
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I Should Be X-Countrying
Today would be a perfect day for my necessary long x-country. Alas, work beckons me. METAR CYKZ 211500Z 22006KT 12SM SCT220 BKN250 01/M05 A3051 RMK CI2CI2 CONTRAILS SLP340= METAR CYQA 211400Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM CLR M03/M05 A3044 RMK SLP325= METAR CYPQ 211500Z AUTO 21006KT 9SM CLR 01/M06 A3050 RMK SLP340= Visibility is lower but still…
