NavCanada is outlining changes to the way they publish and calculate the magnetic variation in AIC 12/08. In a nutshell: they are going to calculate the variation every year, on July 1st. Something I’ve been doing at World Flight Planner for the past 3 years. NavCanada will be using the same IGRF model that the…
NavCanada is implementing quite a few changes in the next week or so that will affect both IFR and VFR pilots in Ontario and Quebec. The largest change is the elimination of some Victor and Jet air-routes in favour for new RNAV routes (designated as T, Q, or L routes). The T and Q routes…
The weather in southern Ontario on Christmas eve was perfect for a flight. Destination: Midland Ontario (CYEE). My pre-flight planning was showing a 30 min ETA. I used World Flight Planner of course. It was handy having all the NOTAMs in one place, especially when they contained runway surface conditions. I also used NavCanadas new…
Hope everyone has a great holiday! This video cracked me up
Last weekend, Sara and I hopped into a plane and decided to head down to the Dunnville Airport (CDU9). We headed to the airport for a 7:30am departure packed with a snack. This was the first time I flew the carborated 172 in almost a year. I prefer flying in the fuel injected ones, however…
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital will be doing a Canada wide tour to show of the state of the art aicraft. The converted DC-10 Aircraft has both surgical and teaching facilities and is used to help people around the world to fix various eye problems. The viewing dates are available on their website. They do…
I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Toronto Area Control Centre on two occasions. It was a great experience and made me better understand what goes on on the “other side” of the radio. I would like to extend an invitation to any air traffic controller or flight service specialist to accompany me on a…
Just came across this sigmet today: WSJP31 RJTD 030330 RJJJ SIGMET A01 VALID 030330/030730 RJTD- RJJJ FUKUOKA FIR RDOACT CLD FCST WI N3718 E14052 – N3714 E14102 – N3718 E14112 – N3725 E14115 – N3733 E14112 – N3736 E14102 – N3733 E14052 – N3725 E14048 – N3718 E14052 STNR INTST UNKNOWN= Yup, that’s right: Radioactive…
The Aviation Safety Letter (ASL) is a Transport Canada publication that is mailed to every pilot, controller, and aircraft mechanic in Canada (and I’m sure elsewhere). Starting with issue 1/2012 they will be publishing the letter online only. You will no longer get a paper copy in the mail. I personally enjoyed getting the hard…
When you plan a flight, do you check the relevant NOTAMs? How do you know if they are important to you and your flight? Did you know that if you cause a danger, incident, or accident because you didn’t check the NOTAMS you can be “charged” under CAR 602.71? A NOTAM, or Notice To Airmen,…