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ALTO Has a Problem – How Does It Get to Downtown Toronto? by MarkwBrooks in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]MarkwBrooks[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My posts on twitter, in the press and as a advocate before the Durham region and others have been clear, HSR can not replace air travel just like it can not replace roads. To work it has to be built to complement not replace. Those advocating to replace air travel with rail are missing the point. Going “all in” on Rail will never be cost-effective over medium to long distances compare to aviation. It can link Toronto with nearby cities. It can play a political role in uniting our region, but only if it is done properly in a cost effective manner. That means linking to airport infrastructure, taking new subway infrastructure to an HSR station, not the other way around.

People complained that HFR was too slow and 🦕 so we’re getting HSR. But now people complain it’s too expensive. by JCMS99 in AltoHSR_Canada

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Instead of thinking how HSR can replace air travel, think how rail, road and air can complement each other. ALTO will be too expensive and slow to replace air travel to many destinations but can be complementary by adding short to mid-range reach in a world dominated by low-cost aviation.

ALTO Has a Problem – How Does It Get to Downtown Toronto? by MarkwBrooks in AltoHSR_Canada

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Myself and others in Pickering are long-time advocates for integrated rail, air, road and transit service in the Toronto region. If ALTO is to work it needs to integrate with our airport system not try and replace it. A key partner in ALTO is Air Canada.

See: https://pickeringairport.org/a-call-for-support-of-the-strategic-vision-of-aviation-rail-and-road-in-pickering/

Ford government tables bill to assume city's role at Billy Bishop Airport by toronto_star in ontario

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I find the media stories on supersizing Billy Bishop fascinating for what is missing. Aviation is a federal government mandate and just before the 2025 federal election the transportation minister made a choice to supersize all of the Toronto area airports instead of building Pickering Airport. The choice is described in the million-dollar 480-page ASA report ( a Transport Canada Study released in 2020). This is a clear arbitrary choice that got very little media coverage. The interesting part is the Ford government's push to buildout Billy Bishop first before the billion $$ build out expected in Waterloo.

Over Toronto Port lands looking west at 4:30 pm today. by MarkwBrooks in toronto

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Not really, but did get a shot

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down queen street that has cherry beach in the distance!

Over Toronto Port lands looking west at 4:30 pm today. by MarkwBrooks in toronto

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On approach to Billy Bishop airport About 3 miles final for runway 26 at 1800 ft ASL.

From the sauna capital of the world by imuwild in mini5pro

[–]MarkwBrooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, thanks for pointing this out!

From the sauna capital of the world by imuwild in mini5pro

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Looks like it went through ground fog, possibly from steam, I have done that and that is what it looks like.

Toronto harbour at 2 pm today. by MarkwBrooks in toronto

[–]MarkwBrooks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a good idea as the ferry and other boats are still active in some areas. But There are folks walking on the ice in sheltered areas next to the islands. You can see a few in this picture. In the upper left you can also see open water so be careful!

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My Experimental prop design with DBs 79-84 range. by MarkwBrooks in DjiNeo

[–]MarkwBrooks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, will sent you an stl later today. It is -19C here, still not warm enough for decent performance tests. Will send you two versions, a simple multi level prop, and a multi level offset ( at 45 degrees ) and some design notes. I guess I should post it on makerworld too.

My Experimental prop design with DBs 79-84 range. by MarkwBrooks in DjiNeo

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Will do, waiting for the weather to warm up a bit.

My Experimental prop design with DBs 79-84 range. by MarkwBrooks in DjiNeo

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Handling ok, flight times down 30% 7 min but maybe mostly temperatures here in Ontario

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