Environment Canada has updated their Radar page to include more information on their maps. You can now add roads, rivers, and smaller towns on the radar map. They have also updated their Radar help pages too. My next Instrument Procedures class is going to talk about Radar in detail and how ATC uses it to…
I got the next version of the CFS in the mail today and decided to take a look at the changes. There was only one change from the last version: New lighting system in use at Toronto/City Centre, Ontario Visual Azimuth Guidance. The VAGS (Visual Alignment Guidance System) provides a combined signal of approach azimuth…
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I was chatting to one of my friends from Australia about the PPL test I had written on Friday. One of the questions I had got wrong was “No person shall drop anything from an aircraft in flight” (or similar). Here is the conversation we had: Me: I said you’re not allowed to drop anything…
I wrote my PPL exam Friday morning and passed with flying colours. If you ever decide to take the test at the Ontario/Toronto Transport Canada office here are some time saving tips: 1. Head to the TC office on the 4th floor first, tell reception that you want to write the PPL test. She will…
Spoke to my FI today to work out plans for the next week or so. Weather today prevented any flying.. at the windsock the winds were gusting to 22 knots and even at 3000′ the FD was showing 30knots wind. Not to mention the ceiling was low. Annnnyyyways… I’m going to write my PPL written…
I haven’t been flying in over a week. It’s been a good break since I had a lot of things to take care of (I’m now a proud owner of my first mortgage). This weekend has been a good opportunity to do some more studying. I’ve been mainly focusing on Instrument Procedure stuff. Mainly holds….
I wont be flying at all this week and my flight on Sunday was canceled because of poor weather. So this means that it’s study week. I have a mid-term in my Basic Aircraft Systems class on Thursday. Plus I need to get ready for the pre-flight test with my FI on Monday. I want…
Last nights class was interesting. We had some extra time left over so the teacher pulled out his training CD-ROMs for the 747-400 and we went through the hydraulic and landing gear systems. The first thing that I noticed was the “user interface” with the plane systems. It was a mix of digital (EICAS) and…
I originally was going to go on a cross country flight on Sunday… but decided against it in favour of some practice instead. I headed out the Claremont training area to practice some forced approaches. This area is better than the north (cooks bay/Keswick) because it has more fields to choose from (and it’s not…