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Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 30, 2012

Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 30, 2012

CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Are there speed limits in the sky ?Question asked by Michelin. Answer Yes, there are speed limits in the sky. There are general speed [...]

January 30 2012 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

The Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day – Penny Rudderham visits El Macao Dominican Republic – Jan 28, 2012

The Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day – Penny Rudderham visits El Macao Dominican Republic – Jan 28, 2012

CFN –  Penny Rudderham (Pennymakessense.ca) sent in this vacation photo that has this winter weary scribbler jealous! It’s our Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day!    You don’t have to be from Cornwall to send in your photo or video to us at info@cornwallfreenews.com From Penny:   One of the most breathtaking sceneries I [...]

January 28 2012 | Posted in Headlines, News, Photo of the Day, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 23, 2012

Ask Captain Dan:  Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 23, 2012

CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question What happens to the waste from toilets and sinks ?Question asked by Christopher Answer Some say that as the flight progresses and everybody gets [...]

January 23 2012 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day – Watamu Kenya from Viewer Veronica Jonna – Jan 18, 2012

Your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day – Watamu Kenya from Viewer Veronica Jonna – Jan 18, 2012

CFN – Veronica Jonna, originally from Milan Italy; and living in San Francisco  California, decided to help warm our Candian winter by sharing this photo from her recent trip to Watamu Kenya which is one of the most pristine beaches in Kenya! Veronica’s passion is fashion which she’s studying and hoping to work in after [...]

January 18 2012 | Posted in Headlines, News, Photo of the Day, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Flying in Winter ? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 17, 2012

Ask Captain Dan: Flying in Winter ? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 17, 2012

CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Last winter we flew from Toronto to Calgary. In Calgary we were landing in a snow storm. Do airplanes need any protection or special [...]

January 17 2012 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Notes from A broad – Tabatha Pilon Celebrates New Years in Denmark! January 9, 2012

Notes from A broad – Tabatha Pilon Celebrates New Years in Denmark!  January 9, 2012

CFN – I hastily kicked my feet out of my ridiculously sparkly heels as everyone scrambled for a chair. I found one, pulled it over to my friend, who was already perched atop her own, and quickly hopped up onto it. It was loud. All around everyone was screaming and shouting, and finally the countdown [...]

January 9 2012 | Posted in Cornwall, Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, Opinion, SD&G Arts & Culture, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: How Strong are Plane Windshields? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: How Strong are Plane Windshields? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Big jets fly high and fast.  I always wondered what the windshields that the pilots look through are like on those airplanes .Question asked [...]

January 9 2012 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Planes Flying In Winter – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: Planes Flying In Winter – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question During the winter season airplanes fly in all kinds of nasty weather conditions.  How are airplanes protected from snow and ice ?Question asked [...]

January 3 2012 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon – A Christmas in Denmark – January 3, 2012

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon – A Christmas in Denmark – January 3, 2012

CFN - Before I had left Canada, I had not realized how unbelievably commercialized Christmas was in North America. It seems that in Canada, it is more important to receive gifts than it is to be with family and enjoy the holidays.    . This year, as I checked Facebook Christmas night, there were so many [...]

January 3 2012 | Posted in Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, Opinion, SD&G Arts & Culture, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Turning Up the Power on Landing – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: Turning Up the Power on Landing – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question On landing I heard the engines power up again yet the airplane is braking. Why does the engine power go up ?  I thought [...]

December 26 2011 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Turning or Banking Airplanes – How it Works – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: Turning or Banking Airplanes – How it Works – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question To make an airplane turn left or right, how many degrees of bank does the pilot normally roll the airplane ? Question asked by [...]

December 13 2011 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Notes from Abroad from Tabatha Pilon in Denmark! No Snow Days Off From School in Denmark! December 10, 2011

Notes from Abroad from Tabatha Pilon in Denmark!  No Snow Days Off From School in Denmark! December 10, 2011

CFN – Winter; the coldest season of the year; the prettiest time of the year; the shortest and yet, longest time of the year.  A season that brings the warmth as well as the cold. A season that brings happiness and yet sadness. A season of love.   But, let me say, winter is not the [...]

December 10 2011 | Posted in Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, SD&G Arts & Culture, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Do Airplanes Use Snow Tires? Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: Do Airplanes Use Snow Tires? Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Toronto ON - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Winter season is approaching and many people are having snow tires installed on their cars.  Do airplanes have to have snow tires as [...]

December 6 2011 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – Report Card in a Foreign Land – November 28, 2011

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – Report Card in a Foreign Land  – November 28, 2011

CFN –  For most people, school is already a challenge. The pressure to do well: in order to get into a good college, in order to get a good job, in order to be able to support your future family, in order to live a healthy life.   As the end of November is quickly approaching, [...]

November 28 2011 | Posted in Community, Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, Ontario, Opinion, Travel | Read More »

A double shot of Ask Your Captain from Pilot Dan Baz! November 28, 2011

A double shot of Ask Your Captain from Pilot Dan Baz!  November 28, 2011

Toronto ON - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News.  Today is a double shot from your favorite Captain!   If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question After my last flight the pilots let me have a look at the [...]

November 28 2011 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News, Travel | Read More »

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – Halloween Denmark Style! November 11, 2011

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – Halloween Denmark Style!  November 11, 2011

CFN - Once again, I have found a holiday that I have taken for granted: Halloween.  Although it may not technically be known as a “holiday” per se, it has always been a great day of fun and laughter that I have missed out on this year. In Denmark, Halloween is more of a “young” child’s [...]

November 11 2011 | Posted in Cornwall, Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, Opinion, SD&G Arts & Culture, Travel | Read More »

Ask Captain Dan: Can both Pilots on a Plane fly solo ? Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Ask Captain Dan: Can both Pilots on a Plane fly solo ? Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.

Toronto ON - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News.   If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below.   Question On most flights there are only two pilots in the flight deck. If one of the pilots becomes sick or incapacitated [...]

November 8 2011 | Posted in Ask Captain Dan, Headlines, News | Read More »

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – The 4 D’s & 7 B’s of Being an Exchange Student. November 3, 2011

Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon in Denmark – The 4 D’s & 7 B’s of Being an Exchange Student.  November 3, 2011

CFN -As an exchange student, I am constantly reminded of the rules: “The 4 D’s”.    No Drinking; No Driving; No Drugs; And No Dating.   More importantly, I am reminded of the 7 Be’s.   BE a Person of Action BE Curious BE Purposeful BE Grateful BE Respectful BE Accountable BE of Service  And the [...]

November 3 2011 | Posted in Community, Cornwall, Cornwall, Headlines, News, Notes From Abroad, Ontario, SD&G Arts & Culture, Travel | Read More »

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