Last January 2024, just after the holiday season, I undertook a “training flight” to cover the recency regulation for my IFR qualification. In Canada, it is required to log 6 hours of IFR flying, shoot 6 approaches to minimum and accomplish this within 6 months of a proposed IFR flight.
The weather was impeccably VFR. I planned for 4 approaches: CYHU, CYQB, CYSC and CZBM. This round robin operation was showing about 1:55 flight time. So minding my own business, I pre-flighted the PA-30 and off I departed my home airport in Bromont (CZBM).
Well then, I finally landed 4 hours and 55 minutes later. With the help of a very competent maintenance team and my swiss army knife I landed without having a paint job to be programmed. Here is the full story: AOPA’s Air Safety Institute: “There I was” podcast episode 75.
