Tonights Human Factors class was particularly interesting. Especially the discussion we had on high altitude and decompression. When talking about decompression and the effects on the human body an item called “time of useful consciousness” (TUC) gets mentioned all the time. You wont pass out at this magic number but instead start feeling the effects…
Today was a perfect day for flying. The temperature was a little on the chilly side (-10°C or so). I was afraid that the wind would be too strong, but it didn’t play a factor. Today was a lot of first for me: – First time I did the walk around my self (with FI…
This video was on a cd that I got with one of my textbooks. It was produced by Transport Canada. It talks about carb icing. The reason why I’m posting it is because it actually shows you what carb icing is. They put a camera in one of the engine cylinders. You can order the…
Yesterday’s ground briefing covered in more detail turns: – When/how to enter and exit a turn so that you roll-out on the heading you want – How to perform steep turns (with banks greater than 30°) and what the hell load factors are – Climbs and what they are used for (Best Rate, Best Angle)…
I came across this image of how the ramp guys at Jetsgo used to tag other employees baggage. This particular group of people were on their way down to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Click for larger photo Someone in the group commented: “U.S. customs took a photo of the 10 of us with our bags. they…
If the weather is nice, I hope to have 25 hours of flying done by the end of February. I’m not 100% sure (i’m going to ask my FI tonight) but I think I can start flying Solo at around 25 hours. Days I plan on flying: 1/15/2006 12:00 – 14:00 1/22/2006 12:00 – 14:00…
I spent a few hours on Tuesday booking flight time with the on line scheduling software. I decided to take a peek again on Thursday and noticed that there was an opening for today. I booked it and prayed that the weather would be nice. I got up this morning to a blue sky! The…
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…