Monthly Archives: December 2006

Winter flying around the Great Lakes

Posted on December 18, 2006 by David Megginson

There is one really, really, REALLY important rule about winter flying near the Great Lakes: Remember which way the wind’s blowing. Even if there are blue skies everywhere else, a cold wind will often pull streamers of lake effect weather … Continue reading →

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Simple, at last

Posted on December 12, 2006 by David Megginson

It’s been four years, almost to the day, since I bought my 1979 Piper Warrior II, and it’s time for another annual inspection (I’ve moved it up from May to December to avoid missing good flying weather, so this is … Continue reading →

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Changes at Toronto City Centre Airport

Posted on December 11, 2006 by David Megginson

Update: I’ve just received a PDF of the new apron layout from the airport manager. A few weeks ago, I had a coffee with Flyin Dutchman, a local professional pilot here in Ottawa (Dutchman flies a Pilatus PC-12 all over … Continue reading →

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