To all my pilot friends, I beg you, before each takeoff, especially if you have just landed, check for carburetor icing, and teach your students to take the habit of doing so. Not necessarily a full run-up, just a mag check and carb heat. On a hot and humid day: short circuits + brief stop = carb icing -> then… Read more →
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Sébastien Maltais brings back this set of images captured at the first really big event of the season in aviation: Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, April 1 to 6 2014. Also attending were Patrick Pelletier, Hugo Tessier and Eduardo Andrade. They took the more traditional route to reach the event: commercial airlines.
One of the first flights I made as private pilot was the Ville Marie circuit on November 17, 2009. This trip takes us through metropolitan control zones that seem quite daunting at first . I had not made any recreational flights as a passenger during my private pilot training, so I had little or no idea of what to expect… Read more →
The image shows radio station CJAD as overflown by Cessna 172 C-GNDP , equipped with the ADF receiver whose instrument points to the station. Here is a list of AM stations that can be heard during daylight from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , as observed on 18 April 2014. The situation changes drastically at night, and I will publish a list of stations… Read more →
This week, I offer you a selection of key websites that specifically concern flight training. Nav Canada The unavoidable. The official source of data for planning a flight. You can check the weather for the Canadian aviation, winds aloft, NOTAMs, and many other services too numerous to describe here in detail. This site will be more detailed in a future… Read more →
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