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Baz replied to the thread The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement).Yeah… that was, for a time, my entire job at AGSIO, notwithstanding I was supposedly the surveillance guy. This was because we went from... -
Baz replied to the thread Canada to Spend $5.0Bil on AEW Aircraft.In writing on the C-17 thread I realized the underlying problem with how Canada’s AEW is proceeding. In order to properly define a...
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Baz replied to the thread RUMINT of Canada wanting more C-17's.I think we need to understand it’s not a JSS, it’s an AOR, which is what the Navy wanted all along. The JSS part was a failed attempt to...
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Baz replied to the thread RUMINT of Canada wanting more C-17's.This, in a more general sense. In my opinion, the primary role of a military is to be ready for full scale combat operations, so it...
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I've cleared my building slips of other models for now, and have been puttering away at getting my model of HMS Puncher finished up...
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HMS Puncher has sailed - she's done her maiden voyage, and is now very close to being complete. In terms of what's left to do, here's...
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If you're visiting in Halifax, HMS Puncher is on display for the next few months at Greater Hobbies in Dartmouth.
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When you're painting a model, there are very few feelings as good as that when you peel off a mask, and things are nice and crisp with...
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The decals for the flight deck included 85 individual decals - the elevators too 8 pieces to surround in white having to align and join...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Do mean documents or stories? I’m not doing the stories bit but we may have identified someone. We may start with some oral histories...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Yeah. I apologize if what I was saying seemed personal. It’s not. I actually use this thread to float ideas, based on research, of what...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.I Don’t want to get micro at all. When I said structural problems I meant that list of people that got us here. Ship’s issues are, or at...
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More a question of right tool for the job. The C17 is a high demand low density asset that is expensive to operate. It's best reserved...
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Converting that extra finding into trained personnel is going to take a decade given the challenges of the recruiting system, throughput...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Second random historical thought of the day... which also has a current application. Contrary to Adm Topshee's assertion, this isn't...
