Monthly Archives: September 2006

A distinctive plane

Posted on September 30, 2006 by David Megginson

Yesterday, under a low ceiling and poor visibility in showers, I made my shortest-ever point-to-point trip in an airplane, flying the 7 nm from Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier to my plane’s new home at Ottawa/Rockcliffe. There are dozens, if not hundreds of light … Continue reading →

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Cell phones, planes, and the Canada-U.S. border

Posted on September 28, 2006 by David Megginson

I just finished a three-day business trip to Boston, once again using the very friendly Norwood Memorial Airport (the Wikipedia article needs some TLC) to the south of the city. Boston has a nasty airport security zone with high security … Continue reading →

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Soo trip notes

Posted on September 18, 2006 by David Megginson

I flew from Ottawa to Sault Ste. Marie yesterday, then flew a Hope Air patient from the Soo to Kingston this morning, before making the short hop back to Ottawa in the afternoon. Westbound Flying westbound to the Soo is … Continue reading →

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Great flying weather, and a bit of boneheaded flying

Posted on September 13, 2006 by David Megginson

Warm front pushing in, ceilings at 800 ft AGL with occasional 400 ft, light rain, freezing levels above 10,000: it looked like great flying weather to get in some IFR approaches in actual IMC. Recency Pilots have to do a … Continue reading →

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Nice landing in downtown Montreal

Posted on September 11, 2006 by David Megginson

I have no idea how the flight got to this point, but according to this CBC article, once the pilot found himself low over downtown Montreal in a Cessna 172M without a working engine, he seems to have done a … Continue reading →

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Moving to a new airport

Posted on September 8, 2006 by David Megginson

After a lot of agonizing, I’ve decided to move my Warrior from Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier (CYOW) eight nautical miles northeast to Ottawa/Rockcliffe (CYRO) effective 1 October. The short flight means a huge number of changes for me: I’ll be leaving Canada’s 6th … Continue reading →

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Wake turbulence as art

Posted on September 1, 2006 by David Megginson

A reader (who wishes to remain anonymous) sent me the link to this picture. Here’s a high resolution version. The photo was taken over the Atlantic Ocean near Charleston, SC on 16 May 2006 — a C-17 released flares, and … Continue reading →

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