It Is a Great Flying Day! Did You?

TorontoGuy · Post by **TorontoGuy** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:42 am

Beee-ooo-tiful day for flying in good ol' Southern Ont. Did you?

Light southern breeze at Brampton this morning, temps around 5C. Clear but for the haze frequently present when you're near The Big Smoke. But very light today. No bother. Better in the practice area to the north, tho.

Spiral dive practice from 5,000 ft. Kept it easy, 'cause my back's still sore and a bit stiff from being thrown by that #@#$@& horse last weekend. Otherwise, no probs! Just gotta accelerate my recoveries. Next week we'll finish the lesson off.

A nice, take-your-time-and-enjoy-the-day flight out and back. Smooth flying. Did a couple of circuits/touch-and-go's. Yikes! That was close! Beautiful brown hawk took a nosedive just short of a 90 degree collision with the prop. He and his lady were doing floating circles 1,700 ft. above a field, watching for lunchtime mice.

Time's up. Don't want to land. Oh, well. Back to land. Dispatch desk has a sign posted warning to watch for circuit entries from anywhere. Seems it's a thing to be aware of when circuit traffic thickens. (Brampton's uncontrolled.) Hopes for more gorgeous Spring next weekend.

petite · Post by **petite** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:46 pm

I love your joie de vivre! I haven't flown in awhile but I on days like these - I think about it.

jumperdumper · Post by **jumperdumper** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:59 pm

Yes...out of Buttonville down the lakeshore in a Navajo.
Was a beauitful day! But ATC was short handed today and refused entry to thier airspace...

Anonymous1 · Post by **Anonymous1** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:00 pm

Great weather here in the north. Medevac for a dog witha gunshot wound. Followed up with trying to score with drunk chicks in the bar.

cyxe · Post by **cyxe** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:13 pm

Anonymous1 wrote:Medevac for a dog witha gunshot wound.

say again?

Odysseus · Post by **Odysseus** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:36 pm

Beautiful day here in Montreal as well, flew to Mirabel for a practice ifr flight in the school's Aztec, so I spent most of the flight looking inside with a map in the windshield. I was kept pretty busy thanks to my instructor and ATC, also hit some really bumpy turbulence but I had a good flight. Now I've got a couple more instrument hours before the ride with TC, and I should have my IFR rating in my pocket in a couple of weeks!

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:12 pm

Great day in Vancouver - too bad im sick

Anonymous1 · Post by **Anonymous1** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:42 pm

So the dude on the reserve shoots his neighbour's dog. Why? Because he said he missed and was trying to kill the other one. Dog has to go to vet or he will die. We fly the dog to the vet. Better question is you enjoy paying taxes? Good...then there will be no end to northern aviation...

Just a beautiful day up here....

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:54 pm

Anonymous1, it has been thus for as long as the white man has flown aircraft into northern reserves.

I look at it as a sanitized welfare scheme thought up by the bureaucrats in Ottawa to support aviation.

Now if we could find some means to get at the billions that go to support the drones in Ottawa and get that money funneled into northern aviation every bush pilot could own his own personal jet and hire more pilots to fly them around managing the reserves and the flow of pop and chips.

Cat

abc xyz · Post by **abc xyz** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:04 pm

jumperdumper wrote:Yes...out of Buttonville down the lakeshore in a Navajo.
Was a beauitful day! But ATC was short handed today and refused entry to thier airspace...

Hey Buddy,

Just another typical day in the T Dot. Pay your taxes dont get the service. Dont worry when Jazz calls you'll be ok

Just remember me as i zip past you in my train while your flying backwards in a smash 8.

I remember all 2 well - Sorry 170 kt restriction your in trail of a Dash

Cheers mate

Snowgoose · Post by **Snowgoose** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:23 pm

Did the next best thing. Changed the oil in the bike and took the first ride of the season.

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:52 pm

Had a great day flying a new high performance ultralight called the Sportstar.
Great bird with amazing visibility, really light on the controls and 100 horses of fuel injected fury tugging us along. First ultralight I have flown with leather seats, electric trim and variable pitch prop! Flew over Lake Orr, Wasaga Beach and the ski slopes. Still a lot of snow around. Check out the aircraft on http://www.edenflight.com

rotateandfly · Post by **rotateandfly** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:33 pm

Didn't go flying today, nor all winter long. Last time I went up must've been back In October can you FRIGGIN BELIEVE THAT?!?!

However this summer season I'll prolly fly more than ever before (most of it gliding), making those long winter months of full time work on weekends worthwhile.

Still dying to get my hands on an airplane though, soon... soon..

phillyfan · Post by **phillyfan** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:05 pm

Flew the Beaver loaded to the nuts with logger shit over the Ocean while watching the 40+kt winds on the water down below. Then it was into the mountains where we got the ever lovin shit beat out of us,
Lucky for me, I got back to find out I would get to do it all over again, in a Cessna.
Flying Sucks!
I'm going back to school.

bob sacamano · Post by **bob sacamano** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:51 pm

Didn't fly, but tremblant was sure sweet to hit. Sucked ass boarding tremblant in the rain on saturday, but sunday was the way to end the season

Ralliart · Post by **Ralliart** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:55 pm

Editted

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:41 pm

From what I recall of my time in China, that IS a beautiful day!

Whereabouts are you, exactly?

Ralliart · Post by **Ralliart** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:47 pm

Editted

groundpilot · Post by **groundpilot** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:02 pm

Have they ever heard of grass for their yards? Ugly

China Instructor · Post by **China Instructor** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:07 am

They aren't yards. Its the small dirt space seperating the slums. Usually occupied by garbage and human waste.

Thats about the best visibility I've ever seen in China.

N2 · Post by N2 » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:07 am

Horie Fruck!

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:10 am

can I get your stuff when they come to your room and execute you for taking and posting "top secret" pictures of china?

niss · Post by **niss** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:00 am

Springbok, your from that area of ontario? The escarpment is a beautiful area to fly. Especially in those little neat looking things.....must have been fun.

l_reason · Post by **l_reason** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:35 am

Yup I got up today…And I’ve been flying my ass off for a couple weeks now in England. Took a Job shooting aerial photos for a couple months before I start again back home in Canada. Yesterday was amazing on the coastline west of Bristol. In a 172RG. With the low power settings we use working we can stay up all day! Yesterday 7 hours 10 min chock to chock. The boss figures the diesel converted 172’s we just got online should be able to do 11 hours in one lift. I refuse to piss in a bottle so I think 7 or 8 hours is enough for 1 flight.

Diesel engine conversion is the smoothest engine I have ever flown behind! Its as easy to start and run as a modern car. http://www.centurion-engines.com

Jungle Jim · Post by **Jungle Jim** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:27 am

Toronto Guy, I thought you promised to disappear from the Av Canada forum! What are you doing posting again??