I have to get from Rat Portage to Winnipeg, but for reasons discussed yesterday I don't have the right charts. My IFR stuff all expired. I have a current VNC (a 1:500,000 chart, what the Americans cal
So, the idea was to practice pattern work at an uncontrolled field. This is basically the same flying as at any other field, but the radio work is a little different. The concept is that you report
Today was a very interesting day, from both a flying and from a mental perspective. The lesson plan for today was fairly simple, and it involved things that I am quite familiar with either through pa
AirTran Airways yesterday revived it’s bid for a hostile takeover of Midwest Airlines. The bid has been upped to $445 million! This new bid comes out less than 48 hours after AirTran let their
It’s a nice day to fly, and I’m at the flight school early for once. Student I doesn’t show up, and I wait my standard 15 minutes before calling. He’s spaced that it’s
Not that anything you read or hear in the news has any truth to it anyways the CIA has been also editing the President of Iran's page in Wikipedia amongst other things. Here is the link...
Hurry-up and wait.
After weeks and weeks of whirlwind activity, including a round-the-world trip from Hong Kong to Somerset, Pennsylvania in less than 24 hours, I am now whale watching on board the M/
SKYTRAX is a private British company that releases information from 14 million surveys filled out by more than 90 nationalities. Their survey results rank
Here we go with episode 2 of the Revolutionizing Flight episodes by Boeing. This episode displays how truly magnificent the interior of the 787 Dreamliner is going to be for the passengers. From ligh
My airline just recently started European service with winglet equipped 757's. We're off to Amsterdam here, my first European sojourn since my DC-10 First Officer days some 15 years ago. This six da
This is my first trip to Amsterdam, so I'll use it to familiarize myself with the downtown area and learn which museums, buildings and top tourist attractions to visit on subsequent layovers. Oh... t
This is a westbound leg, one of which went to BOS (3,100 nm) and the last to DTW (3,500 nm.) Unlike the eastern flights, westerly flights are a daytime operation affording great views of the United K
I couldn't ask for a nicer day as I jump on the MTA and head for historic downtown Boston. Follow along as we step back to America's beginnings along the fabled "Freedom Trail." The Pilgrims landed
I'm tentatively booked to do the flight test on Friday. I'm swotting away as best I can to prepare myself but I could do with another flight to settle things.
The weather is looking favourable
Sandy and I went out to the practice area to go through all the usual maneuvers. I didn't have any real problems with any of them. Sandy pointed out a few little things I could do, like getting the
Sandy and I went out to the practice area to go through all the usual maneuvers. I didn't have any real problems with any of them. Sandy pointed out a few little things I could do, like getting the
Damaris B. Sarria is a NASA employee who works on the space shuttle program. After an orbiter is launched, her standard M.O. is to fly from Florida to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to help anal
I’m taking the Sundowner up with J tonight. There isn’t any real goal aside from flying around for fun. Most of the flight will be at nighttime, my favorite. We fly by map and NDB to Am
I have yet to venture into YYZs class C airspace in the 1.5 years I've been flying out of Buttonville. There has been no need for me to, until now.
I want to head over to Guelph (CNC4) via Brampton (
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