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  • Interesting Things

    TAL and CFA Forum

    ByBlake December 28, 2006

    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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  • Training

    School Complete for 2006

    ByBlake December 23, 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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  • Air Law

    Ground Briefing Study Lesson #1

    ByBlake December 23, 2006

    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
    Interesting Things | Training

    The New Tower

    ByBlake December 17, 2006

    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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  • Training

    Taking Off From Runway 33

    ByBlake December 16, 2006

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  • Training

    D-Day

    ByBlake December 15, 2006

    I finally had a flight today to go over some pre-flight test stuff. The winds were howling at 3000′ (33KTs) and this was my first time in this “new” plane (C-GKJJ). This was with a new FI that I don’t normally fly with. The FI that I have been with for the past 11 months…

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  • The Black Box
    Interesting Things | Training

    The Black Box

    ByBlake December 14, 2006

    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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  • Training

    Still No PPL

    ByBlake December 11, 2006

    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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  • Training

    METAR Decoding Help

    ByBlake December 1, 2006

    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
    Interesting Things | Training

    Fire at Pearson Tower

    ByBlake November 30, 2006

    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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