Comments for Dan's Landing

Comment on Getting a Canadian pilot’s licence [Part 1: Licence options] by simon k

simon k — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:36:15 +0000

Cool, thanks for some of that insight. Will check out this website some more.

Comment on You spin that Cessna right around, baby by PilotMal

PilotMal — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:24 +0000

That is an AWESOME video. When I was getting my license the other instructors always called on me and my instructor to do spins for them…I love them THAT much.

But of course, you should NEVER do them without an instructor or other experienced pilot in the aircraft

Comment on Update on my flight lessons by mary warriner

mary warriner — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:05:56 +0000

hello I took a flight to Ireland this june and I thought it was th most amazing thing taking off the ground it was the natural high that I have been looking for .I to want to take flying lessons and eventually get my license keep up the good work your doing very well.ill sign in tomorrow and read what you have to say for the day

Comment on Deduct flight training on your taxes by Danny

Danny — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:49:28 +0000

Hi Patrick,

I got in touch with Glenn and go his dad to sign it. The president of the corporation (Pen Air was a corporation) is an authorized enough person.

Hazatude on AvCanada may be able to provide you with contact information.

Comment on Deduct flight training on your taxes by Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:38:24 +0000

What if the FTU is gone (ie Penninsulair) ? Who is the authorized officer who can sign the form then ?

Comment on My Flight Sim setup by Mike K

Mike K — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:47:41 +0000

I removed the IR filter which turned out to be easy, and used a piece of old floppy disk taped to the lens as a cheap visible light filter. Without any modification the camera worked fine in a darkish room, just not when there was strong sunlight coming through the window. Without the IR filter (and with visible filter), it seems to work in all conditions.

Overall it took about an hour to assemble the LEDs and to modify the camera. The only cost was three LEDs and a battery.

Comment on Getting a Canadian pilot’s licence [The tests] by Danny

Danny — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:49:39 +0000

Hi Larry,

I can’t say that I’ve seen a practice exam for the Radio test.

My best advice is to make sure you know the important stuff (i.e. When first making contact with a Canadian ATC unit, C-GABC should call itself: GABC)

Also, make sure you know how to make a Pan, Pan and Mayday call as well as the other emergency procedures (i.e. silence, silence fini and so on). The phonetic alphabet is necessary as well but I’m sure you already know it.

When it comes to the test, don’t be too worried about it as most things on it are common sense. As long as you know the “meat and potatoes” you’ll do fine!

I’d recommend listening to LiveATC to get an idea of what the radio calls sound like if you haven’t had a chance to be in the air yet.

Good luck and happy flying!

Comment on Getting a Canadian pilot’s licence [The tests] by Larry

Larry — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:09:31 +0000

I can’t get a sample of the “Radio” test, and its stressing me out big time!!! I’m much better at tests when I can come up with sample tests that help me focus my studying. I’ve have the government study guide but still… it’s freakin me out!

anybody seen a sample test for this?

Comment on My Flight Sim setup by Danny

Danny — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:01:24 +0000

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the comment!

Did you have to do anything to the webcam? I saw mention of people having to remove the IR filter before being able to use it.

Comment on My Flight Sim setup by Mike K

Mike K — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:16:52 +0000

Hi Danny,
I built a FreeTrack setup like you mentioned above – works really well and only cost a few dollars. I’m using an old USB webcam, and hot glued the IR LEDs to a hat. Makes flying a tight circuit easy, versus nearly impossible without the setup.