KDTW – CYYZ

Detroit Metro Wayne County – Toronto Pearson Intl.
Distance: 187.2nm
Estimated Fuel Burn: 10.8 gal/64.9lbs
ETE: 1:32

Well, I’m back. Today we shall be flying into the great country of Canada where the men are men, the women are men, and maple syrup is the condiment of choice for everything from pancakes to pizza. I chose Toronto because of my lifelong love of Rush, the greatest thing to come out of Canada ever with the Trailer Park Boys coming in at a close second.

Excellent flying weather today, scattered clouds around FL200-FL230, with some low clouds just around 6500 feet on departure from Detroit. I’m going to be flying at 5500 feet the whole way, with 19 gallons of fuel on board, plenty to make it with plenty of reserves. One thing I had to do in the maintenance hangar was change the oil filter, which is the first time I’ve had to do any work on the plane at all. I’m pretty surprised that it only lasted 21 hours, but maybe that’s the way the real plane is.

The first thing I’ve noticed so far is how much warmer it is flying this low, a scorching 46 degrees! We’re making good time flying this low, our G/S is up at around 130kts with a slight tailwind. After an hour and 15 mins we’re already approaching Toronto. SkyVector has no approach charts for this airport, so I guess we’ll have to wing it. (lol puns)

Approach went off without a hitch, landed just past the threshold without bouncing so, I’d say this flight was a success. Next stop, Ottawa.

(The website won't let me add pictures for some reason, sorry folks. I'll work on trying to get it to work.)