Baz's latest activity
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.That is the heart of my concern. Those UAVs don’t yet exist. Yet, there is discussion about providing support for them. I would think... -
Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.I would agree with you if Maritime Air grows. What was RACE (I think still is) is colacated with the Navy on both coasts and is...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Neither, I think. The RCN does not have the airworthiness expertise for either of those options. Unless the maritime force structure...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.For a more in depth historical perspective of why I'm concerned about maritime air staffing in Canada, please see my post in the CH-124...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Written as an adjunct to my post on the Continental Defnce Corvette thread. When the Sea King was bought, and the DDEs converted to...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.I’m very aware of how much it would cost. I’m also not arguing for it per se, I’m expressing a concern that the decisions being made may...
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Baz replied to the thread CH-124 Sea King Historical Thread.Well, here's an interesting find from the archives:
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.I've attached an article for late 1963 on the General Purpose Frigate. It was for what followed the St Laurant and Restigouche classes...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.Should we have Attack Helicopters... probably. Does it have anything to do with embarked aviation... nope. AH is the wrong tool for the...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.Like I, and SKT, said, the issue isn’t just the crane, it’s a symptom. None of the work to make the Cyclone supportable on the Halifax...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.Ok, I’m confused. It’s got nothing to do with Quebec. The Cobra refers only to the AH-1 derivatives, now named Viper. Given we have no...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.I was going to say that but didn’t want to make anybody angry. The institutional problems will not be fixed by swapping the airframe...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.It’s not as big a deal for support as some make lead you to believe, but it’s because: to change an engine you need more specific...
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.The UH-1Y (Venom) is not a Cobra or derived from a Cobra, it is the latest Twin Huey.
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Baz replied to the thread Continental Defence Corvette.A Cobra (actually a Viper, as only the AH-1Z is still in production) has no ability to operate off a small deck; its purpose is to...
