http://www.eyeno.net My head is in the clouds Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:17:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today launched Flight Rights Canada, to provide Canadian air travelers and carriers with a clear documentation of the rights and obligations they both have.   FLIGHT RIGHTS ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/09/05/flight-rights-canada/ Spent part of today driving around checking out some of the areas I knew when I lived here over 3 decades ago. We lived in this house in West Vancouver for a few years.  Looks vastly different than I remember.  Used to be a dark blue as I recall and the ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/31/checking-out-the-old-haunts/ I transferred from the Richmond Inn to the Hilton yesterday.  Much nicer hotel with a great view of the mountains and the airport.  And other things. Woke up this morning to the sight of a car fire about a block away from the hotel.  Nothing major ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/31/a-hot-time-in-vancouver/ Love Vancouver.  Hate being stuck here alone on a long weekend on a business trip.  Don't get to go home until Wednesday morning. I'll be working all day tomorrow and then have 2 days off.  Guess I'll check out some of the sights over on the ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/29/stuck-in-vancouver-on-a-long-weekend/ ZOOM Airlines pulled the plug today.  Especially sad news as one of my best friends is a Captain.  From their website: Zoom Airlines sincerely regrets to advise its customers that it has ceased operations with effect from 18:00 UTC on Thursday 28 August. ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/28/zoom-gone/   Nothing makes a Vancouverite madder than someone saying "it always rains out here".  Well I lived here back in the 60's and 70's and I know it doesn't *always* rain but it comes close some times.  (The above is the view from my balcony at ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/24/back-on-the-left-coast/ This week in ground school we had the second of three classes in meteorology. You think you know weather but until you start to look at through a pilot's eyes you really have no idea of how important and complex it actually is. Through how air moves (predictably) to the ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/23/weather-is-fun/ As NASA looks to replacing the aging shuttle fleet, there appears that they might have a serious weight issue. Their new Ares V cargo launch system will (when combined with the transporter and launch tower)  weigh in at a hefty  10.9 million kg.  The problem is that ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/21/heavy-man-heavy/ Commercial for GE’s new GEnx engine.  Short and creative. Technorati Tags: aviation http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/20/ge-crane-commercial/ A Spanair MD-82 (similar to the one pictured) crashed on takeoff in Madrid Spain today and reports are now saying that over 100 people were killed.  The airline stated that a total of 166 pax and 9 crewmembers were  on board. Spanair is owned by SAS and the aircraft ... http://www.eyeno.net/2008/08/20/spanair-crash-in-madrid-kills-over-100/