All learning articles that may help pilot training or flight training in Canada.
So, you’ve done the research, talked to pilots, and finally made the decision that you’re going to make that mid-career switch and pursue a career as a pilot. Now what? For those who are switching their careers, this may be intimidating. Unlike someone starting flight training straight out of high school, someone who starts their…
Pilot Supplies to Begin Pilot Training A lot of our new students contact us for assistance because of how overwhelming the pilot training process can be. One of the most common questions stems from which pilot supplies are needed to being training. There are a lot of options out there and it is sometimes hard…
Looking for today’s GFA? The live charts are on NAV CANADA’s Collaborative Flight Planning Services site at plan.navcanada.ca. Open the Weather tab, pick your GFA region, and you’ll get the current clouds and weather and icing, turbulence and freezing level charts. This page is the other half: what every line, colour and abbreviation on those…
Taxiing around an airport can be a very daunting task, especially at night in a small aircraft. When maneuvering around an airport, it is important to be aware of all taxiway markings that exist and have good situational awareness of your surroundings. Failure to adhere to taxi instructions can place an aircraft in an undesired…
Literacy in Aviation – Beyond Words and Media This article was featured in Issue 4 of the Aviation Safety Letter published by Transport Canada. Whether we consciously think about it or not, literacy in aviation plays an important role in a pilot’s life. When you first think of literacy, you likely think about reading sentences…
It’s a pretty common question for newly minted private pilots to ask how they will go about their commercial pilot flight training at their local flight training unit. The reality is that most flight schools in Canada that are authorized to conduct commercial pilot training don’t make their students follow any syllabus, which leaves the…
Aviation Medical Validity Periods This is a rather unusual post that is being made in our blog section, but it is fairly important. We are going to be addressing a rather misunderstood concept in aviation surround the aviation medical, in particular the validity period of the medicals. This is an important article to read because…
Aviation Weather Aviation weather can be fairly hard to understand sometimes. The application of theoretical meteorology to the practical world of aviation takes an immense amount of skill. Luckily, our online ground school courses were created with the help of experienced airline Captain and certified meteorologist Doug Morris. However, not all ground schools are lucky…
Level Flight and Straight Flight This blog article on level flight and straight flight is being created out of the necessity to clear a few things up for pilots in engaged in pilot training or online ground school. Let’s get started. What is straight and level flight? The first thing we tell students in this…
Float Rating This is the last part of our 4 part series on seaplane flying. To recap, part 1 examined the pre-flight inspection and how to assess water conditions, part 2 focused on taxiing the float plane, and part 3 examined different take-offs and basic airwork. Every take-off is optional but every landing in a…
