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As a retired  FE who's been there done that, here's my take: 1. "If the military wanted you to have a wife(family), they would have issued you one". Heard this one way too many times, usually from thrice divorced crotchety old Warrants or Majors. Get used to hearing that. 2. "Your single so we...

Another thread in the wrong area. This should be in Maintainer's Bench.

Well, it's still evolving. Aviation Technician(AVN) was MOC 514 which was formed by merging 511(AE), 512(AF), 513(Avn Snr NCMs), 531(SS), 551(IE,many went Avs also) and 572(AWS). Avionics Technician(AVS) was MOC 526 which was formed by merging 521(IS), 525(CRS), 525(Avs Snr NCMs), 551(IE, see...

TT, some folks are just not made for the CF. You seem to fit into that category. Just accept it, take your degree and put it to use elsewhere. Sometimes things happen for a reason. Down the road, you may actually think, "Wow, I'm glad I got out, this is so much better" or something to that...

What? I'm not that old!!! Well, looking back, there definitely was trash talk and glad to see it carries on. Triple pig should be a pedestal bird once retired and not made into pop cans. The brake thing is funny, glad to see some things never change.  >:D

Funny how the Trenton folks always complained/still complain about triple pig...when we had it in Winnipeg in the 90's, it was our work horse and rarely U/S.  Guess we had the more experienced techs in the fleet, well at least fitters.  ;D

2 errors in that article. The Herc's tail number would be 130319, vice 130819 and it is an E model, not an H. 

Piper Down....you worry about what you have to wear and let the Air Wing worry about what they wear. Unless you are the Roto 11 SWO, the CHF(A) SWO or the KAF RSM, I'd suggest you keep your views to yourself and not approach the Air Wing pers IRT dress. As a Flight Engineer, nothing pisses me...

H4 is below any trade minimum. When you were assigned H4, the MO had to recommend H4 and an AR(MEL) carried out by D Med Pol who then made your category permanent. Obviously DMCA, at D Med Pol's recommendation, gave you accommodation or RWOR.  Did you go to an MO and ask for a review and were...

As Ed McMahon used to say: "You are correct, sir." Of all the airframes I've worked on (need two hands to count), this one is the only one that doesn't have the traditional servicing level inspections, which depending on the airframe, were: A, B, AB checks, DI's(Daily inspection) and...

Something civies do ;D As for the A, B, AB check thing, those checks do not exist on the Griffon. We, meaning us FE's do a pre-flight and as for a post flight, we just check the levels, gas up and then go drink a good scotch and/or beer :blotto:

Don't recall in his post he claims he is OWED anything, he's just frustrated at the whole process. Many guys & gals get out and realize they did like the CF as an employer. So what if they vent at the snail like pace it takes to re-enroll? Does it affect you personally? Didn't think so. Lighten up.

I cannot see it becoming a bona-fide trade. Ever. For one, would not be enough bodies to stand up a new trade as there are only so many TacHell Sqn's. I can think of other reasons but this one alone would squish that thought. To Anyone's Grunt....all Tac Hel employs Msn Specs and I don't see...

Was in the same situation, getting ticked sitting around for a couple of TCats, groundings and the PCat review and because I am aircrew, my file had to go through the 1 CAD Surgeon and CFEME (DRDC in Toronto) before hitting Ottawa. Was ready to pull pin but decided to stick it out. I decided to...

IRT your questions, where are these rumours coming from?  NO, for your first one. The rotor diameter on the CH-149 is no different than any other AW101 (called that now) variant out there (61'). Helicopters push air down so the side effect is, when near the ground,  flinging...

Kevin_M, the door gunners that augment the helo crews are mostly infantry (reg and reserve) and a few tankers tossed in. These folks were canvassed by their units (well, most units did, some just did not bother) and though we (the Air Force) had minimum requirements, we got some that did not...

Being in 408, though I'm an FE, here's some enlightenment. PT...hahahahaha, though BFT is something we do. We do deploy in the field though it's not that bad. After you get here and do quite some on the floor, you'll eventually head off to 438 in St. Hubert for the type course, come back with...

+3 on that...and tacco, sure you can justify it. I'd love to see those on yours and our birds, just a tad more fun than the C6 I would think. I know I find the C6 ho hum.....time for something with more "pizazz".

Not very feasible on that idea...... now, last we heard in our world, it would be an even split with us(Edmonton) and Pet on the birds. But much time has passed since that was said. In fact, there has been very little said over the past few months on the chinooks and what's going on. Anyone else...

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