This whole fiasco surrounding ATC Dad was created and blown out of proportion by the FAA. The controversy started ATC Dad back in February when a LiveATC listener heard a seven year old on JFK ATC. He then proceeded to record the boys transmission and share it on YouTube. The ATC Controller’s only mistake was [...]
For everyone who wants to celebrate Barack Obama’s first visit to Canada, you may want to listen to the ATC for the Air Force One callsign. Conviently, LiveATC.net has the terminal, tower, ground and cleareance frequencies setup for Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. You can find the link to the streaming audio here, or if you [...]
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Posted 17 February 2009
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I took an hour and a half flight from Dryden to Thunder Bay today in a Cessna 172SP. The winds were calm, but light flurries as I took off. Things cleared up when I got close to Dryden. Landing was a little hard and could use a bit of work. This flightw as flown IFR, [...]
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Posted 16 February 2009
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This is an amazing photo taken by Janis Krums of the rescue attempt of U.S. Airways Flight 1549. It beats CNN by far! I believe it was taken from a ferry helping with the rescue. Amazing job by the pilot making an emergency landing.
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Posted 15 January 2009
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There’s one thing the Bernoulli principal does not explain: upside down flight.
I’m listening to a lecture by Ira Flatow from Insight Cruises where he is explaining why the Bernoulli principal is wrong. Instead of explaining all the details, you can listen to the lecture here.
I wonder if this has any effect on X-Plane’s wind modeling in their flight simulator.
I noticed that you can now listen to the air traffic control frequencies for Thunder Bay International Aiport on LiveATC.net. They are currently streaming the frequencies for:
Thunder Bay Ground: 121.9
Thunder Bay Tower: 118.1
Thunder Bay Terminal: 119.2
Winnipeg Center (CZWG) – Marathon Sector (GND/FL280): 132.125
I just heard a CF-18 flying over my house, and then the controller said, “Follow [...]
Prior to reading the book, I could never figure out why I could not properly align my airplane with runway when flying with real world weather (crosswinds).
Since I lack the time, the money, and the knowledge of how to find a flight school that would fit my schedule, I have resorted to learning to fly using a flight simulator. The book that I’ve found and have chosen to walk me through each of the nuances of flying is the book, “Microsoft [...]
