Adventures of an Aviatrix, in which a pilot travels the skies and the treacherous career path of Canadian commercial aviation, gaining knowledge and experience without losing her step, her license, or her sense of humour.
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It's almost a shame to check out of our luxurious rooms, but the snow has truly stopped and the ceiling is sufficient for us to make our escape. The airport shuttle is out of order so we call a cab to get to the airport.
We somewhat regretfully call...
"And those small dots...blockin' our path? I supposed it's too much to hope dat's just snow."
Today is Hallowe'en. It snows all day again. The GFA includes snow, freezing rain, and a gigantic, ugly, trowelly low wrapped around the north. The shape is...
At seven in the morning the snow has not yet started and the clouds are reported as 2000' scattered. It's still pitch black of course, so we can't peer at the clouds, just refresh the METAR over and over again to make sure a special hasn't reported it...
We have about four hours worth of work to do and the weather forecast offers us a a little window in which to do it. We're west of Fort Nelson, near where the highway starts to enter the mountains just south of the Yukon border. There is clearly more...
One of the most interesting, compelling aviation blogs out there. "Aviatrix" shares her life stories as she gathers experience in hopes of eventually landing a job flying heavy iron for the airlines.
She's had a couple serious bumps-in-the-road along the way...
A cardiovascular problem could have sidelined her forever, but she battled the beauracracy back into the cockpit.
Her descriptions of aviation systems... weather, procedures, machines, are interesting and easy to read.
Highly recommended!
GB
