Sylvain’s Panama Adventure

We got two good news items this week for Canadians who travel to Panama regularly like myself.
The first one was that Continental Airlines is joining Star Alliance. This means that will be able to buy connecting flights between Air Canada and Continental, opening up many new possibilities for flying to Panama. This also means that [...]

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Yesterday an Air Canada flight from Victoria BC to Toronto encountered severe turbulence over the Rockies and had to make an emergency landing in Calgary. 10 people were injured including two flight attendants. There is all kind of speculations on  TV this morning including  problems with the plane.  I think that is extremely unlikely, a [...]

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The flying wing is an old design, but NASA aerospace engineers think it might be just what the airline industry needs. As part of their research into this concept, the agency recently tested out the X-48B flying wing prototype. If this design matches the developers’ ambitions, it could usher in a new class of aircraft [...]

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A few months ago Air Canada added a new feature to their on-line booking system. When you book a flight, you can select a check box to indicate that you will not have any checked baggage, and they give yo a $5 discount. Sounds great doesn’t it?
I always select that option because I normally never [...]

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This is a good little story about a vivid memory of a P-51 and its pilot by a fellow when he was 12 years old in Canada in 1967. You may know a few others who would appreciate it.
It was noon on a Sunday as I recall, the day a Mustang P-51 was to [...]

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I had never heard of indoor remote control airplane flying before. And then this morning I stumbled unto this video of a foam airplane during a competition in Germany. These airplanes have a fantastic power-to-weight ratio and can perform unbelievable feats.
Check it out here.

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