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….
If only the Cessna 172 can do a short field take-off like this guy:
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…
The ceilings were too low yesterday to do the pre-flightest work. So I decided to do some circuits and practice various types landings and take-offs. I’m trying to spend a few days each week going over my notes and keeping the information for the PPL exam fresh in my mind. The weather this coming week…
You can buy aviation specific gps units for $500 and up. These can include features such as terrain alerts, weather radar overlay, and a database of air space, way points, intersections, etc.. There is an alternative though. You can spend $100 on a “cheaper” gps unit and pre-program it with your way points on a…
There are two main reasons why I cant get my arse out there to finish the last little bit of things I need to get for my licence. Weather This has had to have been the crappiest and wettest fall ever. October and November have been dominated by low ceilings and drizzle. The Weather Network’s…
(This is all from memory, so apologies if I get anything wrong) The tour of the Toronto ACC was awesome. Our tour guide was great, he was able to answer all of my questions. He’s a controller as well as a pilot, so he knows both sides of the story. We started off with a…
My flight on the weekend was the worst. I hadn’t been flying in quite a while so I elected to make this flight a review and not the “mock test” flight. I told my FI that I wanted to review forced approaches, precautionary landings, and steep turns. She through in some stalls and spiral dives…
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…