Once the mist cleared enough for the flight I departed CYPQ and climbed to 4500′ over the south shore of Rice Lake for some air work then flew over Harwood to look for Rice Lake’s Sunken Railway. Here is a short video of today’s flight. On March 6, 1834 the Cobourg Rail Road Company was …
It was a sunny afternoon at CYPQ with the temperature up to 1 deg C so we wanted to get out to the Rice Lake practice area with the Citabria and fly off some of the winter cobwebs. Unfortunately we had some radio transmission problems after takeoff so we cut the flight short to get …
A very cold Saturday afternoon flight over Peterborough Ontario. The engine and cockpit were pre-heated and enough snow and ice removed to get the plane out of the hangar. The runway 27 holding bay was completely iced over making it tricky to do the magneto checks at the normal power setting. Here is a short …
A short flight from CYPQ (Peterborough) to CNF4 (Lindsay) for lunch. The power went out in Lindsay so warm coffee and soup was the only thing available. I was happy I could still get a coffee ! Here is a short video of the flight. I found this autographed photo of Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield …
Here is a short video clip of this morning’s flight in the Kawartha practice area. Departed CYPQ and flew to 5000′ ASL over Bobcaygeon and Big Island.
