John Brown

Family Doctor by day. Instrument rated private pilot. Aircraft owner - Socata Trinidad C-GNCM. Live and work north of Toronto, Ontario.

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Refurbished the IKEA bistro tables - I thought a roundel theme would be apropos, given my mild aviation propensity. Dearest Brenda gave me one of “those” looks, but I forged ahead anyway: UK, Czechia, Ivory Coast, and a certain Bavarian Automaker/erstwhile Aero-engine maker …

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Girl Take Flight! 2022 https://t.co/RpUlfWU07t via @YouTube - first one of these flights in 3 years - just as much fun as ever! Great to be back! @GirlsTakeFlight @Opposing_Bases @apgcrew

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Light at the end of the COVID tunnel! Vaccinated x3, caught COVID but got through it with mild symptoms (thanks, Pfizer), & ready for some REAL travel … my US Customs airplane sticker arrived today! Thanks to the 90+% who are grownups. F*ck you, moronic trucker bozos …

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Engine Health/Mental Health flight after 4 weeks of aviation inactivity - I think we both felt the better for it!

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@Crispyrat The official flight track of the Paudash Lake Air Show

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

More practice for my Instrument Proficiency Check next week - gradually correcting for wind drift 10 degrees at a time over the Simcoe VOR ⁦@ForeFlight⁩

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

But tell us how you REALLY feel … ⁦ #generalelection2021

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

⁦@WingFriday⁩ - overhead Guelph, Ontario for an early morning trip. USA GA pilots now able to enter Land of the Great White North, but we can’t yet easily get to the Excited States … something about 2 borders! Maybe next year?, ⁦@apgcrew⁩ , ⁦@Opposing_Bases⁩

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@evan_schoo @DAHER_official That's exactly what I was doing yesterday! Checking pressures and doing a bit of spit and polish - winds were howling out of the north @ 15-20 knots and the runway is 08-26 and less than 1,960 feet

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

#wingfriday After one month in annual (Mag inspection - had to be sent out) flew NCM back from Brantford - COVID cobwebs cleared, heart lighter - all good! Essential travel, as far as I am concerned ..

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Winter flying in the Trinidad - although the weather sucks here in Ontario for a good chunk of November through February, on those days when it’s CAVOK, climb performance is impressive - initially it was close to 2,000 fpm, but settled to 1,300 fpm in the climb out ...

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

@Crispyrat I’ve got 2 signal spikes so far, and I’m going to vote for Trump - do you think the stuff worked as planned?

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Received my first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON. Hoping to be part of the eventual community roll-out in the coming weeks and months. So far, I have not grown any spikes on my head!#COVID19

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

@JoJoFromJerz Eck-cetera. (Etc.)

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Quick Saturday morning flight in C-GNCM over Kempenfelt Bay, #Barrie, pic by ⁦@Crispyrat⁩ in C-FGFA. ⁦@FlyCYLS⁩ ⁦@Opposing_Bases⁩ ⁦@apgcrew⁩

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Mystery Of The Week - can’t quite figure this one out ... could it be the ⁦⁦@landoverlanding⁩ misinformation squad at it again?Anyway, they don’t have my vote! ⁦@MarkwBrooks⁩ ⁦@PickeringAirprt⁩

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Engine health flight circumnavigating Lake Simcoe. First flight for Brenda since September 2019, when we went to Boston for a medical “conference”, just like Dr. Steph does on the ski slopes of Utah! Sorry about the Vulcan Salute, dear! ⁦@apgcrew⁩ ⁦@Opposing_Bases⁩

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Exactly one year ago today, @Crispyrat and I at 8,000' overhead OSH, being vectored for RWY 03 at KATW. Later meetups with @Opposing_Bases and @apgcrew - great memories! #OSH20

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

More @CopingwithCovid Capers, this time helping my wife Brenda Scott launch her new YT Channel to showcase her crafty skills. For me it was fun to be camera guy, editor and music guy ... https://t.co/qVQU9iiOTl

[John Brown @flyingdoctor17]

Checking out the ⁦@uavionix⁩ Tailbeacon. ⁦@Crispyrat⁩ took my Stratus in C-172 C-FGFA, and took screenshots. It was to be installed for my annual early April trip to KEYW, and then BQ1, but then the S**t hit the Fan! Keep safe but keep flying! ⁦@Opposing_Bases⁩