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I appear to have caused some personal offence. That was not my intent – and for that I apologize. I endeavour not to personally attack. And I may have done that inadvertently.  Again, my apologies. There’s always more than one side to every story or issue.  Usually there are two, sometimes...

From 1 Cdn Air Div Order, Vol 2, 2-007, the weight bracket for the CF188 is 136 (nude) - 249 (boarding) lbs. Boarding weight includes your clothing and equipment ... basically the condition that you are going to sit on the seat with. I don't think you have to worry. Follow zoomie's advice -...

I believe it was. Although I was not privie to the details on the "company's" name, I got the rundown from friends in the CAS DAR office. Essentially the plan that the "company" was offering was one where they were going to approach Boeing themselves and buy 4 or 5 C-17s.  They would then  turn...

Red 6 - that is an outstanding photograph. I shall stop complaining immediately. I remember being in the shacks at Fort Bragg back in '84 or thereabouts.  I recall 6 bright, shiny porcelain toilets lined up in a neat row with no doors, stalls, walls ... nothing ... and being absolutely...

You can still bid for Moose Jaw as a first tour. I did  ..... no wait ...... I was told ... that I was going to do Moose Jaw as a first tour. It wasn't bad - not what I wanted. There are pros and cons, but it really boils down to what you want as a personal career choice. Put your bid in hor...

Hippie - still nothing official as yet.  We're still wearing (in the transport community) the "interim" one piece green flight suits and also the old two-piece (Tac Hel) flights suits as well.  The boys and girls over in the sandbox (as Strike alluded to) are indeed wearing new tan (NOT the old...

This is old info but I hope it helps. I had a student in Moose Jaw who was a "reserve enrollee".  He already had a commercial helicopter licence and lived in Borden and wished to join and fly for 400 Sqn.  He still had to basically do everything required of undergraduate pilot students - BOTC...

Yes - this is one of the best things to happen to us. Finally - back to Squadron maintenance.  This has been long overdue. I can hardly wait either to have the maintainers part of the same unit/sqadron wearing the same crest. Wing maintenance failed miserably ..... squadron maintenance is the...

Congrats. Kingston is an outstanding place to live and work.  In fact, during the most recent posting I just took to Trenton/Belleville 2 years ago the wife and I seriously considered living in Kingston becasue we spend so much time there. There must be some great websites to check out before...

What the C-17/CC 177 will be participating in is called the GSP, The Globemaster Support Program.  It is a worldwide "virtual" fleet that will provide us with the parts and MX support that C1302C17 TECH has mentioned.  The system will not be the panacea or the magic bullet but it will be a giant...

OMG!!!  :o Does that mean we've purchased/contracted an aircraft that wont be functional for 5 months out of any given year at CYPG????  ;D ;)

Well done - that brings back memories. I went through Portage PFS in January-February as well (1989). Have fun ..... the courses can be a lot of fun if you have the right mix of people on your courses. I recall having a great time ... and flying too!

Kirk: The initial outlay for the cost of the 4 aircraft is $1.2 billion. The remaining $2.2 billion (from the total project cost of $3.4 billion) goes into everything else: .. training .. infrastructure .. maintenance .. you name it. And the 2nd and 3rd line maintenance contract, along with...

Yup - just head back to the beginning of this thread. Also checkout ...... http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/index.htm ... for a quick synopsis.

Inch Sorry - I stand corrected.  I told you 5 earlier on (based on the Airbus correcting theirs back from 6 to 5 digits .... I thought the trend would continue). Apparently (or so I have now been told) we are going with the 6 digit tail number as follows: From CAS DAR: Type = CC-177 English...

Absolutely true. Yes, and I for one am not about to complain and look a gift horse in the mouth. 4 is better than zero.

Scharlachrot: You are correct.  These will be Canadian Aircraft with Canadian markings owned and operated by Canadians for Canadian Interests.  If any other foreign entity wishes to use our fleet then they will be asking and paying ... and we'll be doing only if we have the time and resources...

4 is all we can afford. There will continue to be "contracted commercial airlift" in support of current ops. You will see both the C-17/CC-177 and the regular Illyshin/Antonov flights out of Trenton. There is simply too much cargo for the C-17s to do it all themselves. Sucks - but there we go...

Trust me ....... there will be plenty of "tactical" done with this. It's been done, the aircraft is capable  .................. and it is going to be done. Tactical ............ Strategic ............. it's just semantics right now. ............ 'nuf said.

Here is something from the MND ....... May as well hear another side of the story instead of just the looney left. PUBLICATION:    National Post DATE:  2007.02.09 BYLINE:        GORDON O'CONNOR The government of Canada recently announced the purchase of four Boeing C-17 strategic lift...