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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ask Captain Dan: How often do big airline jets have to be serviced ? 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 How often do big airline jets have to be serviced ? I have to take my car to a garage for [...]
Ask Captain Dan: What is the function of the wings and the vertical fin at the back of an airplane ? 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 What is the function of the wings and the vertical fin at the back of an airplane ? Question asked by [...]
Notes from Abroad by Tabatha Pilon – Hockey & Football fans – differences between Canada and Denmark! October 21, 2011
CFN – One of the things that I had never thought possible to see would be a sport fanatic more crazy than our hockey fans, but here in Denmark, “football” (or soccer in Canada) is a huge sport. I had the opportunity to sit down with my family and watch a game this week: [...]
