I've been having eye strain headaches for the past few weeks. They might be triggered by sitting at home so much staring at the computer instead of looking out an airplane window, but it's still a pr
Student B is going to have his first lesson all in the pattern. The wind is about 10 kts coming right down the runway. He has to be done by 5pm, so we're staying at KANE. It's busy, so this isn't i
FINALLY it's over. The instrument ride has been passed. Despite Gateway Tower making us hold for almost 20 minutes before they'd sequence us in for landing, and a minor brain fart on my DME arc, it
I spent a day helping people analyze log files from a set of systems. Something Really Bad had happened, and the world was going to come to an end if we didn't figure out exactly what had gone wrong
I can’t believe I had to say that.
I’ve been pondering my backup options some more, taking into consideration what those who commented on my last post had to say.
Paul mentioned that he ba
After the terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001, the FAA ruled that all aircraft flying into or within US airspace must be equipped with strengthened cockpit doors to prevent or delay unautho
I take my Multi-Engine flight test this Saturday. I feel fairly confident, however I'm still going to try to get another flight sometime before then to go up with Richard and make sure everything is p
Great comment on the FAA taxes from William Steele, a programmer and educator of note who also pilot. I think his numbers and analysis stand up quite well. Ok, I have to spout off here.
In an attempt to supply something different, I pulled out my old photo albums, full of 4 by 6 glossy's. Most of these I took with an old Kodak "point & shoot" film camera, then ran to Walgreens a
Environment Canada has a snow squall warning in place for Barrie extending to Oshawa. As I look out my window right now I see clear blue skies. It's amazing how 40 kms can make a huge difference when
On the morning of 1 November, 1968, I woke up in the bedroom I had slept in for 18 years, looked at the ceiling, and thought to myself, "when I wake up in my next 'home', some of my neighbors will be
Yes it wasn't in the Archer for two reasons: 1) Both UFS and FWS were already booked, and 2) Susan wanted to go for a ride in WAM. She also didn't want to go for a short trip overhead Hamilton City
My car wouldn't start today. I put the key in and turned it and the engine turned over, fired, but didn't sustain. It was as if I hadn't held the starter down long enough on the Weedwhacker, or underp
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