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January 29, 2007

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13:05

C182 Pilot Lands 757!

» ‎ Diary of a Private Pilot

January 28, 2007

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January 06, 2007

19:08
A Phobia, or Justified?
» ‎ Information Echo

I’ve come to the conclusion that I really need to get myself more comfortable with Toronto’s class C airspace and talking to Toronto terminal so that I can get through the whole YYZ area w

December 30, 2006

22:48
Xcountry, finally.
» ‎ Information Echo

A birthday cross country flight that I had promised my niece since her birthday in early November finally happened. This was another one of those flights that has suffered cancellation after cancellat

December 16, 2006

18:22
Whew.
» ‎ Information Echo

I’m current again. Despite weather that once again looked like it was going to threaten my flight, for a refreshing change the clear blue skies arrived just as I was arriving at the air

December 08, 2006

20:51
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mayor Miller.
» ‎ Information Echo

Revisiting my Toronto Island Airport rant, there was a December 03, 2006

16:28
Looking back…
» ‎ Information Echo

Ever made an aviation related weather decision with great difficulty (and dissapointed both yourself and your passenger) only to look back on it later and realise how wise a decision it was? I was sup

December 02, 2006

11:05
If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
» ‎ Information Echo

Despite the fact that I’m sure it’s going to come off as such anyways, I’ll try n

November 27, 2006

21:58
178 Seconds To Live
» ‎ Information Echo

My friend Derrick who was supposed to fly with me on Saturday’s November 26, 2006

9:54
Special VFR
» ‎ Information Echo

Yesterdays frustation at the airport and the resulting blog entry drew the following comment from reader Phil: Was a SVFR clearance an option? I have never done this, but if the weather is good close

November 25, 2006

12:10
Little in life could be more frustrating then…
» ‎ Information Echo

…sitting at an airport dealing with weather. I swear, this morning was one of those days where I felt like stretching my arms out into the sky and screaming forth “WHY?! WHY ME?” to

November 22, 2006
13:35
Losing All 4 Engines
» ‎ Diary of a Private Pilot

I’m flying to England for a week and a bit tomorrow so its a slow work day today. Whilst reading about rumours of a Virgin 747 gliding into JFK this week with all 4 engines out (as you guessed,

November 13, 2006
14:04
Upcoming XC.
» ‎ Information Echo

I’ve got a flight scheduled this coming weekend with a young relative for a birthday gift. Our planned destination takes us quite a ways Northwest to a small town on the shore of one of the Grea
November 08, 2006
11:10
So much for that record.
» ‎ Information Echo

One of the silly little things that I’ve personally prided myself on since I started flying is that I’ve never made the embarrassing mistake of leaving the chocks in the wheels, only to di
11:10
So much for that record.
» ‎ Information Echo

One of the silly little things that I’ve personally prided myself on since I started flying is that I’ve never made the embarrassing mistake of leaving the chocks in the wheels, only to di
October 21, 2006
18:41
Differential Thrust.
» ‎ Information Echo

I came across a few model engines on Craigslist Friday that I picked up today for a good deal. They’re oldies, but goodies, courtesy of a fellow who had them given to him as a gift long ago, but
October 16, 2006
22:34
Eventfull and Uneventfull flying.
» ‎ Information Echo

With a day off work to take care of some personal matters, the opportunity to get some flying in presented itself. I started with a few hours at the model field, which was the uneventfull part. My mys
October 08, 2006
19:54
Back in the saddle.
» ‎ Information Echo

Thanks to CYOO being closed I’m not going to be flying this weekend..at least as far as full scale goes. I’m now concerned what’s going to happen with my currency as I’m 3 wee
October 07, 2006
0:04
Well, isn’t that just dandy?
» ‎ Information Echo

I’ve been hyping myself up all week to go flying this weekend, but just became enlightened to this NOTAM for CYOO: Local NOTAM only CYOO 060063 CYOO OSHAWA
CYOO RWY 12/30 AND 04/22 CLSD

September 28, 2006
3:46
Morning Glory...
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September 11, 2006
16:42
A good flight, and a bad one…
» ‎ Information Echo

I was up flying Sunday morning - big planes, that is - not the model. The flight was pretty routine, albeit short - just enough to keep me current. My least favourite runway (04) was the active today,

0:01
9/11 Special Edition
» ‎ Fly With Me

My thoughts on 9/11 . . . this is the full (unedited) version of the piece aired on the BBC today. Direct download here:
September 09, 2006
23:50
Up again, proficiency returns.
» ‎ Information Echo

I was up at the Whitby Aeromodellers field again this evening with my model. Since I’m once again cleared to fly solo, I intended on doing so. W

22:29
Fly With Me X Post 09-09-06
» ‎ Fly With Me

... A copilot gives a chilling account of what he saw on 9/11 ...

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September 06, 2006
20:09
Tommorow…lets hope.
» ‎ Information Echo

I checked today, and discovered that my currency expires tommorow - if I don’t fly before tommorow at midnight, I need to take a checkout flight with an instructor in order to be able to fly sol
September 04, 2006
16:31
It flies.
» ‎ Information Echo

Well, despite threatening weather that would have grounded me if I was flying a real plane, it was acceptable for the model. I hauled it up to the flying field this morning, assembled everything, did
September 03, 2006
23:13
Wish me luck…
» ‎ Information Echo

Well, after a 10 year absense from the hobby of Radio Controlled airplanes, I’m about to make my (h
August 29, 2006
20:49
Wings & Wheels Report
» ‎ Information Echo

My official submission for publication at Aviation.ca: Wings & Wheels Niagara A Huge Success Despite somewhat uncooperative weather, the performers and over 10,000 guests that attended th
August 26, 2006
23:48
I fit in a CF18!
» ‎ Information Echo

Barely. It’s almost midnight, and the last two days has been a whirlwind, punctuated by a p
August 25, 2006
22:03
Well, that was cool.
» ‎ Information Echo

By far this isn’t an official writeup on the whole Wings & Wheels event that I’m covering for Aviation.ca, but simply a catch up post. As I type this me and August 21, 2006
21:50
CF18 Ride…followup.
» ‎ Information Echo

Well, I’m not counting my chickens yet…but it appears that I may get to blast into the sky in a CF18 this weekend. I’m cove

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32 items tagged "Flying"

Everything…frozen…can’t feel fingers.

C182 Pilot Lands 757!

Foresight.

A Phobia, or Justified?

Xcountry, finally.

Whew.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mayor Miller.

Looking back…

If it’s not one thing, it’s another.

178 Seconds To Live

Special VFR

Little in life could be more frustrating then…

Losing All 4 Engines

Upcoming XC.

So much for that record.

So much for that record.

Differential Thrust.

Eventfull and Uneventfull flying.

Back in the saddle.

Well, isn’t that just dandy?

Morning Glory...

A good flight, and a bad one…

9/11 Special Edition

Up again, proficiency returns.

Fly With Me X Post 09-09-06

Tommorow…lets hope.

It flies.

Wish me luck…

Wings & Wheels Report

I fit in a CF18!

Well, that was cool.

CF18 Ride…followup.