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Peterborough Airport Restaurant
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/copaflight70/message/1901
Subject: Peterborough Airport Restaurant
The Peterborough Airport Restaurant is opening this Friday March 23, 2012 under
new management. The hours of operation are Mon to Sat 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hope you will spread the word.
Thanks,
Nancy Hewitt
Operations Coordinator
Peterborough Airport
705-743-6708 Ext 2171
Here's a link to the new menu:
Toronto Plumbers
We would like to exchange links with your Toronto website. Visit us for more information:
plumbing-services-toronto.com/add-your-link.html
BCAT 16
Used to train in WW2. Army camp was there and then a training school for deliquent kids
re: Runway Conditions?
Does anyone know a place where I can land my Maule (800' of dirt or small rocks is fine) near Prince of Wales hotel at Waterton? I am staying there for a few days in August and cannot figure out the best way to get there by plane.
Paul Zuelke N103PZ
Historic Exhibits
Once upon a time there were several exhibit panels detailing historic moments in aeronautical history in Kingston. They were very interesting. For some reason they were removed and I gather are now in storage. Why? They should be remounted and, frankly, in a more public area than just the security-closed-off departure lounge.
On a related matter - yes, Porter should fly into Kingston. I would make far greater use of our local airport if I could get into downtown Toronto directly. Flying into Pearson and then paying $50+ to get downtown (one way) is why I now take VIA, despite having to put up with commuting times that are much longer.
Flight School
Trying to set up a Flight School at Killam/Sedgewick for the 2012 Season. Great for new pilots or upgrades to existing ones. It will hopfully fire up in May with the ground school. Anyone in the area that is interested can message me for more information.
First Airport
Learned to fly out of the Island while working in Toronto. Used to live on a sailboat in the Center Island Marina and fly out of the Island airport. It was good livin'!
Okotoks
Flew a 152 out of this airport. SkyWings Aviation is FBO and Flight school here. Nice folk. Narrow sloping runway - heads up!
Wow
Overflew this airport last summer, was planning a possible touch and go depending how the field looked, but when we approached... wow... runway 27 certainly slopes DOWN.
re: Good place to visit
Reply to @dazuppa: Correction - SE ramp mentioned above, sorry! :-)
Good place to visit
Brantford is very easy to find - an obvious triangular shape next to the only big town in the area. Wide, long, well-maintained runways and not so well maintained taxiways, huge ramps. A couple of semi-dismantled C-117 with square tails and oversized elevators at the end of the SW ramp (aviation buffs, check them out - those birds are rare now!) Reasonably busy, but with well-organized traffic and helpful unicom. A nice place to visit.
Crosswind runway and misc updates
A crosswind runway was recently completed, making Burlington really comfortable and easy to operate from. Maneuvering surfaces are in a very good shape, overall airport infrastructure looks better and better with every visit.
FBO status remains the same - sort of struggling through and not quite organized, missing a leading hand. Seen a King Air blasting the parked Cessnas (yes, he was doing a run-up next to the pumps, pointing its tail to the ramp within 60 ft). Advised the FBO folks, they refused to comment or take any action to prevent the damage of their own airplanes.
For the renters - add $10 to the prices from the Spectrum Airways website, this is called a "temporary fuel surcharge" or something like that, but looks like its a permanent thing in disguise.
churchill falls airport
no phone number
re: Houston B.C. Airport
Reply to @140Pilot:
re: Self serve 100LL
Fuel price in Feb 2012 is $1.60
Runway 07 25
This runway is now paved.
re: An employee named Lugga
this is codey r u the gu that gav me bow way back
site
this web site sucks
re: Lovely Airstrip
Coordinates are 43.735 -80.447 (you can set them in google maps or your GPS). Flying, it is just NW from the town of Fergus, following Beatty Line across the river. Note that there is another, unrelated airstrip NE from Fergus - closer to the Belwood lake - and a couple of others, also unrelated fields just SE of the lake!
The only other information I have is that CPG7 "Fergus - Juergensen Field" (the airstrip we are talking about) is a home of the Chinook ultralights community (liftoffaviation.com) Hope that helps...
re: Lovely Airstrip
Reply to @dazuppa: hi, can you tell me what the coordinates are for this airstrip in fergus Ontario?
cancelled flights
On Jan. 23, 2012, the 3:20pm flight to Toronto was cancelled. A passenger was given another flight at the same time on the next day. He was not given transportation from and back to the airport, a hotel room, or meals. I'm very disappointed in Air Canada.
Aerial view
The airpark is far further along than you can tell from the Google Maps satellite view. Here's a recent aerial photo:
http://copa8.blogspot.com/2012/01/pontiac-airpark-aerial-view.html
Hagersville Airport
gepetto16@hotmail.com please let me know about the hagersville airport when it closed and why thanks again. Was it busy and did the planes fly every where was it busy in its hey day
hagersville airport
when did the airport close and why did it close
friendly folks
nice grass strip that's looked after by a friendly group of pilots in a flying club.
re: Great Place to Visit
Reply to @dazuppa: I did a TG ther same day. It's a nice approach to 26.
Flying Frank
Great Place to Visit
Runway is really "perched on the top of a hill", as mentioned by one of the commenter - and there are other hills, antennas and trees around, but the whole location is so very scenic, absolutely adorable. Runway and taxiways are in the perfect conditions, the airport is definitely maintained well, and there was a stash of wonderful flying machines in the hangar! Absolutely worth visiting.
Rough Surface
I was always interested in visiting Bradford because of the L'il Buzzard fame (www.ultralightnews.ca) - I think it is a great website and the whole approach of the owner is right on.
Unfortunately, the landing surface was really bad. One of the hangar folks described it to me in advance as horrible, and that turned to be true - pretty much like landing on the unprepared field with a hump in the middle. Fortunately frozen today, so bumps were stiff - and approaching through the cut in the tree line on short final was fun. Managed to almost get stuck a couple of times while taxiing, though - and overall perception of the airport was like it used to be very much alive, but went down lately.
YAT ND beacon
Copying the YAT beacon on 260.5 mhz with an Icom 756 ProIII in CW mode. Signal is very weak, however the morse identifier is audible enough to make out. I am using a multi-band Alpha Delta DXLB dipole. Location here is Milton, Ontario just west of Toronto.
re: Kuujjuarapik Airport
Sorry about old RWY, it was 13/31
Kuujjuarapik Airport
I have over 200 landings with the B737-200 and never had any problems with the RWY.
A precise approach and touchdown point is all you need.
BTW i flew into YGW when there were 2 strips before they condemned 03/21
re: Routes YJT airport
Thanks, I've added that for now. Do you happen to know if it's a scheduled route or just a charter destination?
Canada's first airport (briefly)
Opened in 1915 and closed in 1919.
http://www5.mississauga.ca/marketing/websites/lakeview/background-how6.html
re: Airport site
Moved - thanks.
The Montreal Soaring Council Home Airport
The Montreal Soaring Council Airfield is located in the Township of West Hawkesbury on Route 4, just off Highway 17 approx. 1.5 km west of the Town of Hawkesbury. Hawkesbury is located on the shores of the Ottawa River approximately one hour from either Ottawa or Montreal.
Geographic location: N45º 37.2' W74º 38.9'
Available runways: 09 / 27, 1775 x 485 turf, no winter maintenance
Radio Frequency: ATF 123.30
For more information visit www flymsc org
Received NDB
Received your NDB signal on 223 KHz "YYW" in CW. 22:10 UTC, December 27, 2011.
Thanks
Jay - VE3SWS
Awesome Airport
This airport is awesome! Open on Christmas Eve was a bonus when I dropped by for a quick stop-over. Highly recommend a visit!
re: Do something about the Glenora/Vietnam experience!
I've never been to Duncan Airport, so I'm not sure about the situation, but at most airports there's something called a "circuit" that aircraft follow. Generally speaking, it's a rectangle about 3 km long and 1 km wide, with the runway in the middle of one of the long sides (and it can flip locations depending on the wind direction). At an airport without a control tower (that's most airports), everybody flies the same circuit for the sake of safety. They'll be at about 1,000 ft above ground level on the long side that doesn't have the runway (what we call the "downwind" side). It's important that everyone use the same circuit to avoid the risk of midair collisions, and to provide an orderly way for multiple aircraft to approach the airport and land (it's sort-of the flying equivalent of a four-way stop, where there's no light, but all the drivers know and follow the same rules).
So if you live under the circuit, unfortunately, there will be many aircraft flying repeatedly at 1,000 ft above your house on days when the wind favours the corresponding runway. That information is public (there are even often different zoning regulations near an airport), but most realtors either suppress it or outright lie about it to make house sales, then any home owners who don't like airport operations are left feeling angry and duped once the realtor has run off with the sales commission.
Do something about the Glenora/Vietnam experience!
Endless circling of large low flying helicopters is not fair to the neighbors. I understand that they need hours mechanically etc, but have them fly in larger darn circles!
charter?
hi, would there be any charter service available to some southern ontario airports? or anyone could put me in touch with one,
greatly appreciated.
re: re: Missing runway?
The CFS will be updated to include a note in the "caution" section only if the airport operator requests it.
There is no requirement for registered aerodromes to have painted runway markings. Only certified aerodromes need to have them visible.
re: Great beach within 5 minutes walk
Reply to @philippe:west apron is now closed..Nanaimo radio directs all traffic to apron at new terminal (adjacent to fuel pumps)
re: re: Missing runway?
Reply to @david: I submitted an e-mail from Nav Canada from which I got a reply today. They are looking into it.
I requested that they update the CFS so that they note the runway is unmarked. There is signage at the airport to indicate that it still is an active runway.
re: Missing runway?
Reply to @bcrosby: what was the word on 05/23 when you visited, Blake? Is it still usable?
Tower
They now have a two story octagon tower nearly finished with great views all around.
General Info for CAV4 - McBride, BC
A delightful strip in beautiful surroundings situated in the Robson Valley at McBride. (2350' amsl)
Facilities:
2700'x75' Asphalt Rwy 12/30, Pilots Lounge, Self Serve Avgas 100LL available, Pilot Operated Runway Lighting (f 123.2), 2x Windsocks (1 lighted) situated midfield, Washroom (Toilet) nearby. Accomodations and Restaurants in town 2kms. Campground nearby May - Oct (Call 250 569 2513 for pickup)
Caution: Wildlife (deer etc) sometimes on the field
Caution: Hydro (electric) cable across extended centreline 2000' NW of Rwy12 threshold
Info dated Nov 2011, compiled by Dave Williams (resident pilot/owner Ercoupe 415E)
restaurant services
We found the food to be a bit bland but serviceable. The staff were pleasant and shared tales of life in the bush. Was surprised to find omelets on the menu.
Missing runway?
Is it me or does 05/23 NOT exist? I didn't see any runway numbers and where one would be, the pavement looks pretty beat up. The CFS says it's paved.. but I have my doubt's that is accurate.
re: Good place to visit
Reply to @dazuppa: A year ago A girl named Kathy was hated by everyone. Everyone made fun of her. She was ignored. Even by messages. One day she decided to kill herself. Because even her parents ignored her. She jumed out her window. No one noticed untill people started dissapearing. Kathy haunted them. She made them suffer like the way she did. She hung them slowly and stabed them over and over very slowly so they could suffer like she did.
If you don't send this message to 15 diffrent comments you will die tonight by Kathy. Because she considers it ignooring her.
Example 1:
Dave looked at the first sentece and said, "Spam" And the next day the neighbors found him in his backyard, dead.
Example 2:
Joane was alone. She didn't have kids or a husband. She had alot of friends. When She had a sleepover with them she quickly had to check her e-mail.She saw this message and sent it to only 6 people because she thought she couldn't die that night beacuse she was surounded by people. The next morning Joane's friends found her in her bathtub, dead.
If you don't send this, Kathy WILL find you\
Sure movine a lot of dirt
🔗 Thu, 29 Mar 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Volk Airport, Canada
So can you share with us what your plans for all that dirt that is being dumped non stop on your property? Sure making life miserable for your neighbours. We love the planes using our stand of pines to land, but the dust, dirt and all the trucks is a little unbearable.
So please share your plans!
Your neighbour across the road....