Toronto Trip – July 2016

Aviation

What does one do when on vacation in Toronto during a sunny July? Go flying of course!

I chose to fly out of Toronto City Airport (CYTZ) for a touch and go at Oshawa (CYOO) before returning for a few orbits around downtown. The weather was fantastic (albeit a bit hazy), and the air was very smooth once above a few hundred feet. We (instructor and I, I didn’t want to have to do a checkride just for a scenic flight) flew to and from Oshawa along the shoreline and passed over the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The flight was in a 1997 Cessna 172R - much nicer than the significantly older 172 models I’m used to flying.

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Cockpit view of the C172R - note the lower operating RPMs
Cockpit view of the C172R - note the lower operating RPMs

The new city hall and Yonge and Dundas square
The new city hall and Yonge and Dundas square

If you look closely, you can just make out people doing the “Edge Walk” on the CN Tower
If you look closely, you can just make out people doing the “Edge Walk” on the CN Tower