NavCanada will be changing the Control Zone class around CYTZ from class “D” to class “C”. This upgrade in the class means a few things for those of us in/around Toronto, Ontario: Because the control zone extends over the entire downtown core, this will affect pilots who like to do city tours. All flights in…
Starting November 15, 2012, ICAO will support an updated ICAO Flight Plan. The changes to the flight plan allow you to specify items like longer registrations, different types of equipment, and new rules for submitting and amending the plan. Some highlights: Flight plans are not to be submitted more than 120 hours (5 days) before departure….
I’m currently looking for a new airport to fly out of. So this weekend I plan on checking out Brampton Airport (CNC3). Buttonville (CYKZ) is the closest airport to where I live, and I’ve flown out of there for the past 4 years or so. A few issues have made me decide to explore other…
Now that the dust has settled on the announcement of the closure of Buttonville Airport. I decided to see what new news or plans surfaced for the lands. Derek Sifton, the current owner/manager of YKZ has been quoted as saying: The airport could close anytime in the next three to 10 years, Mr. Sifton said,…
I just want to give a shout-out to Matt, who just got his CPL yesterday. It’s been a long road buddy, but you finally made it! Matt did his training up in Barrie, ON where he got his float rating as well.
The Department of National Defence (DND) and Nav Canada are decommissioning approx 30 VORTACs and TACANs over the next two years. The ones being turned off in 2011 are: Sydney 25 April 2011 Moncton 2 May 2011 Gander 6 June 2011 Stephenville 13 June 2011 Fredericton August 2011 Sioux Narrows 5 September 2011 London 3 October 2011…
The CBC has reported on a Goodyear blimp crash in Germany this past week. The item that caught my attention was the following fact: The pilot yelled “We had an accident!” followed by “I crashed the airship!” as the smell of fire crept through the blimp, Storch told the DAPD news agency on Monday. Storch…
I think I finally found my perfect aviator watch! Almost 5 years ago I posted a “must have” list for my flying watch. I have yet to find one… until today. The 4-bit Chrono watch by Cadence displays time in both UTC and local time on the same dial face. It’s a chronometer too, so…
I recently gave a nerdy talk to a bunch of database developers about World Flight Planner and PostgreSQL. The talk went well and it was attended by a few folks from all over the world, including a few from Nav Canada and Environment Canada. If you’re interested in seeing the presentation, feel free to download…
… it’s also cool because this baby can fly without a pilot too! It’s a new class of aircraft called Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OVP). It’s a UAV, with a pilot on board. GizMag has more information about The Firebird