Recent content by Nvlgzr

Since Taiwan is building new subs, maybe we can pickup their 2nd hand subs.

Agree with you on the CH148. But I think we’re going to end up nursing it along for many years until we loose another aircraft and crew. The politicians don’t understand the saying, “throwing good money after bad”. My questions regarding the SeaHawk are: 1) Given Trump’s present poor treatment...

Yeah I was referring to both SAR (CH113) and ASW (SeaKings) roles. The EH101 was originally ordered by Mulroney’s government for replacing both roles . Jean Chretian cancelled the contract (35 airframes) that covered both roles. The government had to pay a huge cancellation fee as a result. And...

There was a competition. The “Cadillacs “ won. (Why are some Canadian military contracts called Cadillac?) Chrétien didn’t like the results and canceled the contract, paid a penalty, then ordered just enough for SAR mission leaving the navy in a terrible position. Now we’re back where we...

Gerdau has a huge plant in Whitby as well. I think they recycle steel there.

Engines, radar & probably ECM are GFE not included in Boeing prices.

Buffs will still be flying for decades to come.

Memories of Dan Ackroyd & Jane Curtin. I always thought their cones should’ve had hair.

Anita Anand announced in January that Pickering is dead. I can’t ever see Borden being redeveloped into an airport. It was a mistake to rip out the runways. If you want a base near civilization in Ontario then my first suggestion would be Hamilton, there are a number of airlines flying there...

what is being considered is runway safety areas (150m) being added to the main runway. These would be areas beyond the ends of he runway with energy absorbing materials to prevent an aircraft from going into the water.

Porter Airlines years ago was going to buy Bombardier C-series to fly out of Billy Bishop but they needed runway extension. City Council was being pressured by the lakefront condo dwellers to oppose. There was a small part of council that had other ideas such as getting rid of the airport. There...

In retrospect my memories are from when I was about 12 and the only positive I remember where sailing on a family friends C&C 30 out of LaSalle Yacht Club and going to the Ford museum in Detroit. Thru my young eyes Windsor was either plazas or wide open farm lands and the heat/humidity was...

Never understood why anyone (retired friend of mine from Pickering) would move to Windsor let alone stay there. Then again, some relatives moved from Vancouver to Winterpeg.

Never gets old!

I understood this wasn’t about providing the Coast Guard with what they required but about keeping the lights on at Irving for the least expenditure. This was the beginning of NSS or NSPS. At that point in time Irving had little maintenance activity and hadn’t built anything since the Kingstons...