Am finally home after a ground school evening that went later than usual (after 10 o’clock), plus I got stuck in traffic because there was an accident along the 410. I take the 410, 401, 427, then the Gardiner Expressway, so between those four highways to and from the flight centre there is a high probability of encountering an accident. Knock on wood, I’ve managed to avoid an accident up close but I’m wondering now if I should look into finding an instructor closer to where I live. Today was more rule-breaking driving to get on the Gardiner, and I know it’ll be like that every time I leave during rush hour. The major reason why I live downtown is because I loathe commuting, but since I’m driving to flight school once a week I tolerate it. I’m going to look into finding an instructor at one of the closer airports after I complete the medical and PSTAR exams.
While I was stuck in traffic, I took the opportunity to call Aeroplan (Air Canada’s frequent flyer program) because their call centre shuts down at 11pm. After doing some travel research online, I tried this morning to get a flight to my first choice Arctic destination on points, but it was nigh impossible: there is only flight per day on Air Canada’s partner carrier and on that flight they currently only release TWO seats to Aeroplan. There was no availability for all of June (actually, they could get me there but they couldn’t get me back); I was told people book a year in advance. Tonight I tried July and August, then May, then September! All I could get was the end of September! I might try again later, but I think I will move on to Second, Third, and Fourth Choice for Arctic destinations. The major issue with travel to any remote region is transportation costs and availability. Keeping costs down is always a challenge, but I usually do pretty well in this department because I’m relentlessly persistent about getting a deal. Like a dog going after a bone.
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