Ask Captain Dan Baz – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. When & how do planes descend?
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 Hello Captain. I am not a pilot, but I find aviation fascinating. I have been reading your weekly column with interest. My question is; how [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Can Planes Fly From Ground Control?
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 . Can flight control of a commercial aircraft be taken over from the ground? Question asked by Brad. Answer . Science fiction, movies and modern [...]
Notes from Abroad – Tabatha Pilon: End of a Journey – May 1, 2012
CFN – I think one of the hardest things to do in life in general, is saying goodbye. Saying goodbye to people that you’ve only just met, or have known for a while, or even for your entire life, is one of the hardest things a person can do. I’ve had to say goodbye many [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Pilot Licenses
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 . When my grandfather reached a certain age, he had to go for a driver test to keep his driver’s license. Are there any checks [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Using Electronics, Phones, & Tablets on Airplanes
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 I fly frequently on business and always carry my laptop, Blackberry phone and sometimes my tablet with me. The cabin crew always say to [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Electricity on Airplanes – April 15, 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. . Answer Airplanes at the beginning of aviation had no electrical systems at all. However, it was not long before airplanes needed lights to fly [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Cabin Air Quality – April 9, 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 In an airplane cabin there are a lot of passengers in close proximity in a confined space. Often many people are coughing, sneezing and [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Thunderstorm Clouds – April 5, 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 Airplanes normally fly through clouds, but why do they fly around thunderstorm clouds ? Question asked by Colin . Answer Airliners are designed to [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Bird Dangers – March 29, 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 I have heard about airplanes hitting birds. How common and how bad a problem is it? Asked by Iain Answer . Airplanes and [...]
Notes from Abroad – Tabatha Pilon: My Week in Italy ! March 23, 2012
CFN – One thing that can be said for certain, is how lucky I am to get to experience the things I have — or so my Italian host family kept insisting. Last week, I got to spend the week in Verona, Italy, with a host family for my classes study trip! It was a [...]
Greetings from Reg Coffey in Daytona Beach Florida – March 22, 2012
CFN – This is the first time that my wife and I have had a vacation for over 5 years and we are really enjoying ourselves. It was just an accident that we ended up in the Daytona Beach area but it was all for the good or actually better than what we had planned. [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Cabin Pressure – March 18, 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 How is an airplane cabin pressurized ? . Answer . The cabin air system in airliners is designed to provide a safe, comfortable [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. March 9, 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 . Do pilots have to meet certain medical standards ? Question asked by Cathy. . Answer . All commercial pilots must meet [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 21, 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 . Is there cruise control on airplanes, similar to what I have on my car ?Question asked by Orly. . Answer . Yes, there [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 15, 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 pilots’ duty times and number of flying hours regulated ?Question asked by Erich. . Answer . Pilot fatigue has been identified as [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 6, 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 highways in the sky for airplanes ? How do the pilots know which way to go and when to turn ?Question asked [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
