I was a little nervous before arriving at the airport but had some time to relax as I arrived early. The lesson was structured in two parts, first was the ground briefing where we went over some of the basics. Talking about the instruments, parts of the plane, and how to detect and fix carb…
My first flying lessons have been booked! According to the FI, the lesson is going to start with a ground briefing then off to the simulator. Once that’s done then it’s off to an actual Cessna 172 for the “real thing”. Simulator happens on Jan 3rd, then actual flying on the 4th and 5th (weather…
I have added two new features to the website. 1. Weather. The latest weather forecast for Buttonville is now displayed on the left hand side of the site. The data is decoded from the latest METAR for CYKZ using PHP Weather. 2. Detailed Cost Breakdown. I added a new page that gives you the cost…
Too bad Cessnas dont have ejection seats. This is a really cool video of a fighter jet hitting a bird in flight. They try to restart the engines to no avail and end up ejecting.
My medical certificate finally arrived. I was surprised at how quickly they processed it once the doctor sent it in. About 7 days! There really isn’t anything special about the piece of paper. On the back they list the validity periods as well as places for renewal stamps. As you can see on the front…
I would like to thank Clumpinglitter for providing last weeks photo. Everyone got it right! It’s an outside air temperature gauge with ice detector! Without further delay, here is this weeks NTP! A measuring device I hope to make this weeks one a little more challenging! Hence, the super vague clue. Thanks again to Clumpinglitter…
I found the “Top 10 of Everything Canadian 2005” book sitting on my parents coffee table tonight. So I decided to crack it open… some interesting aviation top ten lists: Countries with the most airports: 1. USA (14,801) 2. Brazil (3,590) 3. Russia (2,743) 4. Mexico (1,823) 5. Canada (1,389) 6. Argentina (1,342) 7. Bolivia…
Here is a good video of a pilot landing in a cross-wind situation. The manoeuvre is called a “crab” and it is standard operating procedure. It looks a little extreme, but it seems to do the trick.
Last weeks NTP didn’t go too badly. 2 people commented! Lets see if we can get 4 people to comment on this weeks part. You need this to determine density altitude In this example of the part, it also makes a good ice detector! Please submit your (correct or otherwise) guess by clicking on the…
I decided to call the Civil Aviation Medicine Branch of Transport Canada today to inquire about the status of my medical certificate application. The person on the other end of the phone was extremely nice and helpful. All you need to do is quote your file number. If you dont have one (like me) because…