• More On Curriculum

    The course outlines for the classes I will be taking at Seneca are now on line. Aeronautics The main textbook is “From the Ground Up” which I’ve already done about two thirds of the workbook. Some highlights: 1. Components, structure, loads, stresses, documents 2. Bernoulli’s Theorem, Newton’s Laws, airfoils and production of lift, weight and…

  • Danger Area

    The rear of an airplane both in the air and on the ground is a dangerous place. In the air you have to concern yourself with wake turbulance (not caused by the engines, but the wingtip vorticies). On the ground you have to worry about Jet and Prop blast. This “danger zone” is different depending…

  • Procedure or Politeness

    Radio communication is a very important part of a pilots duties. There is specific protocol that needs to be followed in order for you to get your message across clearly in the shortest amount of time possible. Take a look at this example: Controller: “American 1778, contact tower now on 122.8. Good day” Aircraft: “Contact…

  • Ground School Details

    Seneca has finally updated their website with class schedules and information. Classes start the first week of Janurary! Here is what my schedule will look like: Monday: Human Factors Tuesday: Meterology Wednesday: Aeronautics Thursday: Computer Systems All classes are from 6:30pm – 9:30pm At Buttonville Airport, with the exception of Computer Systems. I’m going to…

  • Waiting some more…

    Went to the Seneca Open House with Melissa today. We were both somewhat disappointed, nobody was able to answer any of my questions about their part time course. I kept on getting redirected “to the website” and I kept on reminding them that it was out of date. I spent most of the time talking…