You'd be lucky to get from the Porter FBO at YTZ to the Dome in 15 minutes with pre game traffic.
You can get Downtown form Pearson in less that 20 minutes...at 4am, driving fast.

Thanks for posting those photo's Paul. Agreed, it's not an ideal set-up, fixed pipe docks just aren't float friendly, even with those side boards they are putting on. Still, good to see they are committed to keeping that airport float accessible. And they finally updated the PNR call-in number, no m...

Has anyone seen the finished set-up yet? Perhaps share a photo? I noticed the dock was NOTAM'd closed last week so assumed they were working on it.

Great post wally, that another sums it up

hmmm, I'm trying to imagine what those would be used for. Definitely not the best docks for floatplanes, unless they are just ramps that will go down to a larger floating platform? Hard to imagine them spending that kind of $$ on that facility. Scheduled commercial seaplane ops are not permitted at ...

Back to the question of what qualifies a built-up area, I'll quote from a post I made on this site a few years ago There is a documented case of TC action against a Montreal based float operator who was using the Welland river near Niagara falls to land and drop off passengers. In that case, “built ...

Well, it's finally starting here in southern Ontario. Toronto harbor is now ice free, for those looking to get your floats wet. I'm guessing it'll be a couple weeks before the southern lakes (Scugog, Rice) are open.

My guess as to why Kuijer was not acting as flight instructor on that day was that he did not have the required qualifications (50 hrs on floats) to do so, hence why Hawkins was getting instruction from Orillia Aviation towards his float rating. The previous instruction given by Kuijer to Hawking wa...

thanks for posing, you beat me to it.
I'll be there all day Saturday. Looking forward.

Further developments on this one (long read) When this happened, I'd wondered why they were attempting a downwind/crosswind take-off on a 5000' lake, towards the steepest terrain on the lake, in an amphib 172, on a warm day. Guelph Mercury - Searching For Answers - Published May 10 , 2013 PUSLINCH —...

Can't help but notice the number of people who have drown, or nearly drown in upset floatplanes over the years. In many cases, potential rescuers couldn't get to them as the doors were locked from the inside. I've started to keep my door unlocked during take-off/landing (late 70's Cessna 172), sure,...

It was a 180, though I believe it was on CAP's. Based up the lake from us on Scugog. Very sad to hear about this, I've met the pilot involved, hope he pulls through.

"For those of you that golf, has anyone tried for permission to fly into Deerhurst, Huntsville? I'm sure there is food as well as the golf or a great weekend getaway" I've flown in there a few times, but just read at NOTAM that it is permanently closed, too bad, that was a great facility whenn it wa...

Right, so it comes down to what is the definition of “Built-up Areas of Cities and Towns” even then, someone needs notice and report you. I do allot of float flying in southern Ontario so did some research on this a while back, there is a well documented case of TC action against a Montreal based fl...

Thanks for the heads up on this, I plan to be there. I don't get in to YTZ that much anymore, but use the floatplane dock/ramp from time to time, so would like to see seaplane access (and GA in general) stay accessible at the island.

That engine has an 8.5:1 comression ratio so should be ok on 91 or higher auto fuel. Other 0-540's were approved, not sure why that one wasn't. Perhaps because there were not enough engine & airframe combinations out there to justify the cost. Or is is there a fuel pump? that's usually a no go for a...

Oh man, Oshkosh has got to be the most high exposure & embarrassing spot to have a landing mishap. Glad no one was killed. Yes, it was likely pilot error, but don't knock this guys piloting abilities just because he is a wealthy & fly's his own jet. Read the article, he has ant ATPL + over 4,000 hrs...

Agreed, the Telus corporate colors do not compliment that aircraft. I was on the golf course up at Whistler last week & watched it take off, impressive. I couldn't find any performance numbers (with the whip floats) online. I'd be interested to see how it compares to a Turbo Beaver.

I believe it was C-FGYK, a mk1 beaver on whip amphibs. Now add the weight of 5 people, a canoe, gear, and fuel...........

LOL, if he thinks those passes are worth 5 million, I guess he's planning to live to the ripe old age of 100 or so, and do allot of travelling in retirement. Now I'm sure his accountants, lawyers, & PR people all vetted & approved this, but I sure hope those "free" passes were accounted for properly...

YYZatcboy, thanks for the response, that makes sense. Sorry, I didn't mean to stir the pot. I fly privately & VFR only, so am a bit behind the curve on airline opp's so I thought it an odd diversion (particularly since it was mentioned in the media) and their normal alternates have been YYZ and YHM....

Niss, that list was from last year, and many of those AC were for general security (the Summit was in Pittsburgh), but still...

Well, the one thing I learned from my little foray into the gov't leaders air travel, was that it takes an obscene amount of $$ to move these guys around. Now I understand the security issues and they are heads of state after all, but it seems much of the spending is excessive, particularly for some...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/POE134/history/20100628/0049Z/KEWR/CYOW Should have diverted to YYZ (poor viz, low ceilings at YTZ). Toronto star said YYZ was unable to take them due to G20 traffic, so they went to Ottawa?? (I'm sure the passengers were not pleased) Must have been getting short o...

Only snag I've heard so far was a Georgian Bay airways floatplane was "pulled over" briefly on the water on Toronto harbor Friday afternoon, they then had the bad luck of a comm failure on the way up towards Parry sound and had to land Cooks bay, despite a phone call to FSS (sux they had pax on boar...