Land and Hold Short

19.05.2010 2:00

Aztec single-engine takeoff

I just noticed this now in Transport Canada publication. I’m reproducing it here because I cannot link to it directly (links added by me): On August 24, 2009, the pilot of a privately-owned Piper PA23-250 arriving from the United States stopped in Brantford, Ont. , to clear customs before continuing to his private strip. [Read more]

25.03.2010 2:00

Major Ottawa Airspace Change on 8 April

With almost no fanfare, there will be a major change in Ottawa’s airspace in a couple of weeks. Information about the change is buried deep in this PDF file (thanks to Blake Crosby for the heads-up). Here’s a page from the 8 April 2010 CFS with the new airspace: In case the AIC link [. [Read more]

22.02.2010 2:00

Online AIPs

I’m using this post as a place to accumulate links to different countries’ online Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs), which include airport directories, diagrams, etc. I’ll start with a few, and add more countries as I have time, or as people leave comments with links: Afghanistan http://www. af/important_information. [Read more]

15.02.2010 2:00

Valentine’s Post

The first year I owned my Warrior (December 2002-December 2003), I used it to get my night and instrument ratings, and to fly an abortive family trip to Sault Ste Marie. The second year I owned my Warrior, I decided to do something much more romantic, and used it to whisk my love off [. [Read more]

06.02.2010 0:00

Back in the air!

The last time I flew was mid September, just before I was due to renew my medical. Things didn’t go as expected, and I had to get through an obstacle course of health, work, and then mechanical issues (this after going through another set of obstacles last spring to renew my IFR rating). [Read more]

29.01.2010 22:29

Almost flying

The Bendix is unstuck, I can placard the ELT U/S for 30 days (and stick close to home) while trying to find a new antenna to replace the one knocked off by ice and/or wind, and I have new, better wing covers, so I’m almost ready to fly. When I arrived at the airport [. [Read more]

27.01.2010 18:31

Severe windstorm

Update: pix at the Rain Aviation Blog (via Dave Rooney’s comment). My home airport, Ottawa Rockcliffe, was hit by severe winds yesterday: I’ve heard from 18-24 airplanes damaged, at least 10 of which are write-offs. After supper today my spouse and I drove to the airport to check the damage. [Read more]

27.01.2010 18:31

Flying and concentration

When I was up practicing holds today, I realized something important: it’s not concentration, but lack of concentration that makes a good pilot. Sure, on the ground concentration can be a good thing: you check weather and NOTAMs, plan your flight, preflight the plane, etc. giving your full concentration to each task, one after the other. [Read more]