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Happy #CanadaDay everyone! From coast to coast to coast, we're #RCAFProud to serve our true north, strong and free. Check out this video highlighting what we do for #Canada. #RCAF https://twitter.com/RCAF_ARC/status/1278282203189800961 What can I say... Just love anything that flies.  :D

Thanks SKT. I spent about 25 minutes struggling with a reply and gave up.

Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment. By Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz June 26, 2020 WASHINGTON — American...

Army Rick, when I started reading your comment I had to double-check that it wasn't my name at the top. :)

Response to STONEY: God your comments on the F-35 p... me off! Perhaps because it lacks context.  This aircraft excels in areas that exploit its systems in the battlespace. I could quote online sources but I assume you can also. Whether it is the right aircraft for Canada is a complex...

"Around the world, fly-by-wire helicopters are rare — as are the experts who understand them" Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Jun 18, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago" A well-written article by Mr. Brewster with perhaps some new info for us non-rotary wing types...

I appreciate the link. Cheers

Excellent article : Defence minister says joining military taught him 'how intense racism can be' https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/defence-minister-says-joining-military-taught-him-how-intense-racism-can-be-1.4973407

"In the 2016 United States presidential election, ten members of the Electoral College voted or attempted to vote for a candidate different from whom they were pledged.[1] This movement, dubbed the Hamilton Electors, was co-founded by Micheal Baca of Colorado and Bret Chiafalo of Washington. The...

How about we settle for this: https://www.facebook.com/CF18Demo/

Reading this thread with my morning coffee. Ah! a comment by Supersonic Max. Always spoken from experience and knowledge. Your input is always appreciated, Sir.

An interesting comment made on this morning's CBC news. If on takeoff you have a problem with the aircraft you climb for altitude to enable a safe ejection. That would appear, to me, to be what the pilot was trying to accomplish. "Retired lieutenant-general André Deschamps, who was commander of...

And thanks to you Eye In The Sky. All links bookmarked. Thx to all.

Thanks for the link, much appreciated.

1. I thought this article by the CBC looked reasonably creditable or at least contributed some background to the situation. 2. The odds on me as a retired serviceman/civy of ever hearing the results of the Flight Safety Report are slim.

Flight control software glitch haunted Cyclone helicopter during trials The CH-148 Cyclone helicopter has what the air force calls a "triple redundant" flight control system — and during a 2017 training mission off Nova Scotia, all three of those computers momentarily failed at once. It was a...

I had four Queen's U credits, one from RMC and a couple from U of Manitoba. As an avionics tech, it wouldn't have been a long stretch to take a few more courses from U of Manitoba and get a three-year degree. As far as I could see the U of Manitoba military program was designed to allow military...

And of course there is always this: How To Cut Your Own Hair with Clippers ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVkx2hsN6NM Good luck!  ;) ;)

Thank you, Thank you!! Absolutely great voices and humanity! Staff Edit to fix quote box.

"This will allow Air USA to operate at least three fully outfitted squadrons of the 4th generation fighters at all times," Sweet J***, how many fully outfitted squadrons do we have?  :(