Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Sep 21, 2009, 1:25 pm
I went flying on Saturday with a coworker. The weather was perfect! We headed up north to Barrie and could see the Toronto skyline. The visibility was at least 80kms. I guess that's what you get w...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Sep 14, 2009, 5:01 pm
I always wondered why UTC was given the "Z" letter designation when dealing with all things flying. I found my answer today, and it has to deal with a concept known as Nautical Time Zones. Nautical ...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Sep 10, 2009, 10:54 am
Porter announced that it will be adding Steam Whistle Pilsner as part if its complementary beverage service. I highly suggest you order one next time you're on a flight. As well, if you have time ...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Sep 9, 2009, 12:14 pm
I'm going to be heading to Australia in about a month and was going to see if I can take up an airplane around Sydney while I'm there. I haven't done any research on the matter but I was ...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Sep 3, 2009, 12:12 pm
The Canadian International Air Show is on in Toronto this weekend. As such, the airspace in the city is now restricted (check the notams for date/times). I've put together a quick google map of t...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 26, 2009, 1:26 pm
I just read about this today, but haven't heard anything from Nav Canada as to an implementation date. The Short of it: All class "G" airspace above 2,500' in the south and 3,500' in the ...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 25, 2009, 6:03 pm
Not Bad.. Took just over 7 weeks to get my booklet. Nothing too exciting, just don't forget to sign page 2!
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 24, 2009, 11:06 pm
Wired has short but cool article about these "tubular clouds" that form in Queensland every fall. Not sure if they mean Southern Hemisphere fall, or Northern Hemisphere fall. These long, crazy-lookin...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 24, 2009, 10:41 am
The Toronto Star is reporting that Porter would like to build a tunnel connecting the island airport with the mainland. The tunnel would be 8 metres wide, 4 metres high and outfitted with moving sid...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 21, 2009, 10:15 am
In an attempt to bring more women in to the world of Air Traffic Controllers, Air Traffic Control the Netherlands is hosting a Girls Only event at their Schiphol tower. Essentially its an open house ...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 20, 2009, 8:35 pm
Check out this SPECI from Buttonville SPECI CYKZ 202221Z 17011G19KT 12SM TS FC BKN048CB OVC062CB RMK CB6CB2 FUNNEL CLOUD REPD DIST NW CB W-NE MOVG NE FRQ LTGICCG NW=
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 19, 2009, 4:04 pm
UPDATE: The Globe and Mail has an article pretty much confirming the selling/moving of the airport. In the latest development with Buttonville, yorkregion.com is reporting that the Siftons may move...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 17, 2009, 9:39 am
I'm looking for raster elevation data for Canada for a project I'm working on. I've been using NASAs SRTM 3 data in the meantime. The problem? It doesn't cover latitudes above 60°...
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Aug 13, 2009, 10:06 am
CBC is reporting that the Lockerbie bomber might be released on compassionate grounds. What are your thoughts about this? Should he be released?
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Blake C. posted an article on Fly With Blake - Jul 27, 2009, 4:56 pm
The cross Canada flight to celebrate 100 years of flight in Canada wrapped up this past weekend. You can read John Lovelaces' blog about the flight on the CBC website.
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