OFC Pre-Solo

The OFC (Ottawa Flying Club) pre-solo exam is not actually required by the government to get my license, but the flying club makes me write it

Quick Follow-up

I am two solo flights ahead of where I was when I wrote my last article, one of which went well and the other…not so well :S

Life as a Teaching Assistant

I have been a teaching assistant (TA) at Carleton University for a few weeks now, so I thought I would give an inside view of what it is like.

Practicing Diversions

Mark and I flew around Russell, Embrun, and Cumberland today so I could practice diversions. It was very cold

Spins and Stalls and First Picture

Just a quick one this time… Unal and I flew the ground briefing from yesterday - spins and stalls. We did three spins, then a couple power-on stalls.

Getting Back Into the Air

My exams are done, and I am going to fly as much as possible, weather permitting.

Star Wars Via Telnet

Since I bought a MacBook Pro in October, I was browsing the web for tips and hacks for the Terminal program, and came across a super geeky post

Practice Exam

The weather in Ottawa is frustrating. Seriously, there have probably only been about ten days of good weather in the last six weeks, and I haven’t had a flig...

Diversions

A diversion is an “event involving the diversion of the aircraft from the assigned or planned for location or destination.”

Solo Cross-Country

Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first? Good? Okay, I flew my solo cross-country flight today.