Monthly Archives: April 2008

Death and immortality

Posted on April 28, 2008 by David Megginson

The Internet Death Clock says that I’ll die on 30 August 2038, 30 years from this summer (it doesn’t take into account the longer average life span in Canada). That’s good news, because now I don’t have to worry about running … Continue reading →

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Pilot population trends

Posted on April 15, 2008 by David Megginson

In the U.S., AOPA president Phil Boyer wants to know how to stop the pilot population from declining — it has fallen below 600,000, and is still heading downhill. No surprise, really. Flying is a fuel- and land-intensive pastime, when … Continue reading →

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Canada/U.S. quiz #1: VFR operations

Posted on April 11, 2008 by David Megginson

The allowed answers for each question are “Canada“, “U.S.“, “both“, or “neither” (for the sake of this quiz, “U.S.” refers only to the continental U.S., excluding Alaska and Hawaii). I’ll post the answers in a comment later. Which country requires … Continue reading →

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N22309: an unlucky number

Posted on April 8, 2008 by David Megginson

My U.S.-manufactured 1979 Piper Warrior II was originally registered as N22309, until it was imported into Alberta, Canada in 1988 and reregistered as C-FBJO. It wasn’t the only plane to use that registration number. The first N22309 that I can … Continue reading →

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Cost of owning a plane in 2007

Posted on April 7, 2008 by David Megginson

Here’s what it cost to own and operate a 1979 Piper Warrior II in Ottawa, Canada in 2007 with 80 hours air time (a bit more flight time, of course). Since the US and Canadian dollars are basically at par … Continue reading →

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