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How Should I Learn to Fly?
“So.. how should I learn to fly in Canada?” How should I learn to fly? I get this question every other day, working at my flight school’s dispatch desk. It comes from people that have started to look into getting their pilot’s license, but can’t find a clear [...]
How To: VOR Intercepts with a Garmin 530
How To Intercept and Track Radials using the VOR in your Airplane VOR frequencies range from 108.0 to 117.95 Mhz. They are ground based stations. They can be found on the VNC and in the CFS. Each station has a morse code identifier. The airbourne equipment consists of a [...]
Terms You’ll Hear Controllers Say That No One Teaches You
Terms You'll Hear Controllers Say That No One Teaches You Once you’ve been set free into the world of flying solo, you may come across some terms that you’ve never heard on the radio before or that your instructor never mentioned. A lot of these things I heard while doing [...]
Pilot Podcast #0001: Motorcycles and Medicals with Steve Chlan
Pilot Podcast - Motorcycles and Medicals with Steve Chlan Steve Chlan started flying as a glider pilot at the age of 12. He went on to earn a CPL and then an instructor rating. After instructing for a few years he moved on to bigger airplanes. Eventually, he landed a [...]
Students Work at Their Own Pace
With online courses students and instructors are now able easily connect in the classroom. Students can now arrive to their lesson already having pre-studied the air exercise. Instructors spend more time flying and less time explaining.
Our Flight Plan
Canada needs better aviation resources. Canada need a better aviation web presence. Runup.ca wants to help. Our mission is the bring the up-and-coming next-gen Canadian pilots together in a web space where they can find aviation courses, articles, podcasts, and discussion. Runup.ca aims to reinforce to the world the quality of Canadian aviation. We also plan to…