Tag Archives: aviating

The good, the bad, and the (plane) weird

Posted on April 29, 2007 by David Megginson

A bunch of us agreed to post on the same topic yesterday, writing about one good part of flying, one bad part, and one weird part (unfortunately, I’m running a day late). Here are some of the other blogs with … Continue reading →

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Wednesday afternoon, 1:36 pm, Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Airport

Posted on March 16, 2007 by David Megginson

On the way home from Teterboro Airport after a March break family trip to New York City, after 2.6 flying hours mostly in IMC with light to moderate turbulence. My older daughter in the copilot seat whipped out her camera … Continue reading →

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U.S. WWII F4U Corsair training film online

Posted on January 4, 2007 by David Megginson

A friend sent me a link to this 20 minute U.S. government training film for the F4U Corsair (Google Video). Make sure your wings are locked in the down position before takeoff, and remember that you’re burning well in excess … Continue reading →

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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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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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Physical limitations

Posted on August 23, 2006 by David Megginson

Update: Aviatrix is not a quitter — see below. Update #2: I think the comments are better than my posting, so you might want to skip ahead and read them first (especially the third one). Update #3: She got back … Continue reading →

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Disjointed notes on my Gaspé trip

Posted on July 31, 2006 by David Megginson

I flew my family of four to Gaspé last Monday 24 July, and flew back yesterday (Sunday 30 July). Here are some disjointed notes, since I’m too far buried in work-related e-mail and demands to construct a continuous narrative. Flying … Continue reading →

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Crosswind landings

Posted on May 27, 2006 by David Megginson

Aviatrix’s latest post on flying up north talks about crosswind landings. When I was a student pilot, and for a while after I got my PPL, I found crosswind landings fairly difficult. Then, one day, I suddenly realized that I’d … Continue reading →

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Cirrus SR22 demo flight: initial impressions

Posted on February 8, 2006 by David Megginson

I spent a bit over an hour today flying a spanking-new Cirrus SR22-GTS, courtesy of Easy Air Share, which is setting up a fractional ownership program here in Ottawa. I flew in the left seat with Floyd, a production test … Continue reading →

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