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oups.com... There's a popular TV show here in Canada that gets a lot of laughs about the ignorance of Americans. I'm sure thay have to talk to a LOT of Americans to find the material they need to get the laughs, but there are some hilarious stories about the misconceptions many have about Canada, Canadians and Canadian weather and topography. I'm not above perpetuating the stereotypes of Canada just like I do of Texas... Of course, for the stereotypes to have developed, there must be some truth in them... Cold is one of those. In the North the days are very long in the summer, with the result that there can be vast numbers of huge insects, hot weather, and people who can grow huge vegetables in their gardens. So much daylight, see. In the winter it can often be colder here in southern Alberta (near Montana) than it is 1000 miles north of here. In the winter in Vancouver and Victoria people are often golfing, on green grass. Toronto can have wicked winter weather but it's about as far south as southern Oregon. I grew up In Kamloops, BC, which is the northern tip of the Sonora Desert, with cactus and sagebrush and Ponderosa Pine trees and everything. Latitude often has nothing to do with weather; it's the presence of mountains and water that affects it. Hell, if you're gonna bring *logic* into this conversation, I'm leavin'... grin |
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I was planning to fly to Gimli on Lake Winnipeg last year, but the trip
fell apart. You need a radio operator's licence and the airplane needs a radio station licence to fly in Canada. You also need proof of insurance. Check out the following website for additional information: Http://www.copanational.org/non-memb...reYouLegal.htm (I grew up about three hours drive from Winnipeg in the beautiful Red River Valley of North Dakota.) Kevin Dunlevy |
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"private" wrote in message news:8Wyhe.1356992$6l.528407@pd7tw2no... I can't help you with terrain but When the local FSS were closed NavCan recognized that the briefers in the centers may lack the local knowledge that the local FSS had provided. A project to gather this local knowledge for briefer training lead to the production of weather manuals for each of the weather regions. These manuals are available on their website. The general weather chapter seems to be common to each manual. for weather manuals http://www.navcanada.ca click english under flight operations click local weather manuals for aviation weather http://www.navcanada.ca click english under flight operations click aviation weather web site click route data tab(my favorite) or local data tab Blue skies to all snip Bull's-eye!! Anyone interested should go back and read my questions about local terrain and weather and then check this out. Here's an example: Northwestern Ontario is a vast area, much of which lies on the gently inclining, rocky and forested terrain of the Canadian Shield. A myriad of lakes cover the region and pilots flying it for the first time often find it disorienting, saying that after a period of time "it can all start to look the same." Broad sections of the Shield are also subject to cloud development under conditions of upslope flow and, while much of the terrain is low in elevation, cloud can engulf power lines and communication towers perched atop the higher hills making them difficult to see. A north or northwest flow is upslope across much of this region, and at Pickle Lake this is also true for winds out of the west. Winds from these directions can often generate broken cloud cover in the absence of larger scale weather systems. This is frequently the case in late summer or early winter when prevailing winds begin to favour the west or northwest and moisture is still freely available from open water. In addition, because of upslope, this region is often slow to clear following the passage of frontal systems under a west or northwest flow. Lake effect convection and precipitation is common to the lee of some of the larger lakes where wind direction favours airflow over longer fetches of open water. This is most pronounced in the late summer and early winter. Lake effect convection can cause marked reduction in local ceilings and visibility, due to showers. Local reports of one half mile to one quarter mile visibility in lake effect snow showers occur relatively frequently and these conditions can persist over several hours. Thunderstorms, on average, occur 15 to 20 times per season. They commonly develop throughout the summer, peak in frequency during July, and rarely occur outside the period between May and September.Widely spaced air mass thunderstorms are common, however, more organised lines of thunderstorm activity often accompany the passage of cold fronts. Fog does make an appearance but usually only reduces visibility to less than half a mile 2 or 3 times per month. The occurrence of fog is higher in late summer and early winter while lakes and rivers remain open and much less frequent after freeze up. Radiation fog is the most common, often generating poor visibility within a few hours of sunrise, and rarely lasts until the afternoon. Ice fog will sometimes occur near these communities in the winter, developing from moisture associated with chimney smoke that forms into ice crystals under cold, calm conditions. Aircraft engine exhaust can also quickly trigger local ice fog development and temporarily restrict airport visibility, until ice crystals gradually settle out. Blowing snow is not a common occurrence but does occur with greater frequency at some of the more exposed sites, like Big Trout Lake. Based on the above information, I will definitely try and fly the last leg on a second day in order to be rested. There is a plethora of applicable information at these links. Much obliged, Private. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Icebound" wrote in message ... "JJS" jschneider@remove socks cebridge.net wrote in message ... "Icebound" wrote in message ... ... A lot of the small commercial operations and most of the private operation in the area is probably done on floats. This is not just an area of "very few emergency landing sites", it is also "very few settlements or habitation", especially north of Kenora. ... The trip was planned by other people many months ago. ....... Rather than drive the 1381 miles which I've been told takes about 24 hours, I'd much prefer to fly for 10 or 12, and think it would be quite an adventure. You might want to take the survival-equipment regulations seriously: http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Re...602.htm#602_61 especially for the 80 nautical miles north of Kenora to Red Lake. It is *only* 80 miles but you will have to be prepared to be intimidated (on wheels) if you haven't flown over sparsely-settled-continuous-forest-and-water areas before. Even so, although surface settlements are sparse, there ought to be quite a bit of traffic (float traffic) along that route, especially in the immediate vicinity of Kenora and Red Lake. And the YRL VOR and RL ndb should help you find the place, if you are so equipped :-) You mentioned that you have the "charts". Do you also have the Aerodrome Facilities information (Canadian Flight Supplement) http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q1312341B You would want the pages for Red Lake, of course, and probably Kenora. Maybe a few others "near" the route, Ear Lake, Vermillion Bay, etc. Don't forget that in Canada you *must* file a flight plan with FSS (or a flight itinerary with a responsible person who will contact FSS), even for Day VFR. I had not ordered the Aerodrome Facilities information yet. I will do so, ASAP. I'll take the survival regs seriously as well. Thanks again. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Earlier I posted along with other questions:
"I would appreciate any advice on airports and small airplane friendly FBO's along the 900 + nautical mile route from Woodward, Ok.(KWWR) - Grand Island, Ne. (KGRI) - Sioux Falls, SD (KFSD) - Baudette, Mn (KBDE) - Red Lake, Ontario (CYRL). Due to the trip length we will probably overnight in Baudette or somewhere near and I would appreciate recommendations concerning hotel, rental or courtesy car, and eatery accommodations in that area. AirNav.com's fuel price data is pitifully ancient on many airports along this route. If anyone has used Baudette customs coming back into the states, I would like to hear of your experiences there." I've had most of my questions answered but, I am still looking for the group's experience on the above. Any takers? ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Glad to be of help. I would recommend these manuals to any student of
weather and would suggest they be required reading for anyone planning a visit. There are good sections on mountain weather that would be of interest to anyone flying to Alaska. I totally agree with other posters that the most important survival equipment (next to what is between your ears) is insect repellent. I would also suggest tight weave long sleeve shirts. Often it is sufficient to apply repellant only to clothing cuffs and collars and to your hat, but make sure you have lots. Deet is good and many like Avon "skin so soft". Blue skies to all "JJS" jschneider@remove socks cebridge.net wrote in message ... "private" wrote in message news:8Wyhe.1356992$6l.528407@pd7tw2no... snip |
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"private" wrote .. I would also suggest tight weave long sleeve shirts. Often it is sufficient to apply repellant only to clothing cuffs and collars and to your hat, but make sure you have lots. Deet is good and many like Avon "skin so soft". Long sleeves, no doubt, and a bandanna, or such to cover your neck, and some cotton gloves. In other words, cover every bit of your skin. A hat with a skeeter net hanging off it wouldn't hurt. Many of you will say that this is all overkill, but I can not STAND the buggers walking all over me! I had a couple episodes with the black flies walking around on my arms, but not biting, and it almost drove me nuts. Also, having also spent some time in the Amazon's rain forests, you need much more than the Deepwoods Off, up north. There is a deet product that you can get that has much more deet than Off, and works a million times better. I can't remember right now, but I think it is 20% deet, in a small bottle. -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
There is a deet product that you can get that has much more deet than Off, and works a million times better. I can't remember right now, but I think it is 20% deet, in a small bottle. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=131536 George Patterson "Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got no clothes on - and are up to somethin'. |
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I was planning to fly to Gimli on Lake Winnipeg last year, but the trip fell apart. You need a radio operator's licence and the airplane needs a radio station licence to fly in Canada. You also need proof of insurance. Idiot. Did you ask anyone about this sort of trip? m |
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"Wolfgang Schwanke" wrote in message
... Opinions differ. There are privacy issues involved. Does profiling ring a bell? Privacy issues in a public forum? Right. Would you want e.g. a future employer of yours be able to search through years of your usenet history and form an opinion on your personality, interests, political leanings etc. based on it? Why shouldn't they? Inasmuch as a person does express those things publicly, why should they be concerned that an employer (for example) might learn about them from that public forum? IMHO, a person who is concerned someone might get a negative impression ought not to MAKE a negative impression. Including all those posts you did while in a bad temper, drunk, or confused? If those posts occurred often enough that they would actually make up a significant portion of an employer's impression, then they would be a legitimate contributor to that impression. And why not? If a person is constantly in a bad temper, drunk, or confused, an employer would probably want to know about that. Again...don't want to make a bad impression? Then don't make a bad impression. Of course you could stop posting at all, but that's no fun. x-no-archive is a good way out of this dilemma. I'm not ready to say there is simply no justification for x-no-archive. There may well be one that I don't see right now. But as far as the "I don't want people to judge me" aspect, that's just BS. First of all, you can always post anonymously. Secondly, if a person isn't willing to live with their public behavior, they need to rethink their public behavior. Telling the rest of the public to "just ignore what I said" is a pretty cowardly way out, showing a lack of good character. Frankly, if I were an employer checking Usenet as part of a job interview or review or whatever (and I'd have to be an employer with a LOT of time on my hands to justify that...the idea that an employer might do this seems, in and of itself, pretty paranoid to me), if I saw a person who was using x-no-archive, I'd just form my opinion based on the two or three weeks available on my ISP (or Google, or whatever). Furthermore, the use of x-no-archive would reflect poorly on the person. On top of all of that, what if those two or three weeks just happen to be the weeks that person was having trouble (bad temper, drunk, confused, whatever)? They've just shot themselves in the foot, because there's no history beyond that to counter-act the recent poor behavior. If you don't want to be profiled, you need to stay off Usenet completely. There's always SOME context for someone to profile you, if you are posting here. I don't think other people have any right to complain. All posters should have absolute control on what gets archived about them, and their decision is no business of others. Baloney. For those that are concerned, I suppose it's nice that Google (and other archives?) respect the x-no-archive field. But there's nothing forcing anyone to respect that field, and no person who posts something to a public forum like Usenet has any right or expectation that their post won't live on forever in someone's archive. You got one thing right: there's no "decision" per se, so no..."their decision" isn't any business of others, being non-existent. You can't "decide" for someone else what they will do. The USENET archives are great search tools and the x-archive crap attempts to defeat that... If the OP hadn't posted at all, it also wouldn't be archived. So what is lost? As far as I know, the scenarios being discussed here are using x-no-archive and not using x-no-archive. How does the "hadn't posted at all" come into play? The OP had a question...they would have had a pretty tough time getting it answered here without posting it. The answers (of those who don't x-no-archive) will be searchable anyway. The answers may not make a lot of sense without the original post. Now, granted, Usenet users are almost all clueless about proper etiquette anyway and insist on quoting the previous post in its entirety (usually top-posting too). But a) one probably shouldn't count on it, and b) that behavior completely negates the x-no-archive field anyway. However you look at it, x-no-archive just makes no sense, not for the idea of protecting one's reputation or anything like that. I can't see getting my shorts in a twist over someone using it, but neither can I see any serious argument for a person using it as a standard practice while posting to Usenet. Pete |
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