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I'm pretty sure as the mandate is currently envisioned, the osprey is too slow and its legs are too short for FWSAR. It is a hybrid, with many of the characteristics of both rotary wing and fixed wing platform, but not capable of doing either as well as what we currently have. it does both...

in seeking replacements for fixed wing sar, it would be negligent not to inquire about capabilities and cost of osprey, if only to rule it out as a competitor...

H4 and no VA lump sum? Talk to your regional legion advocate- that is not right. There is a disability there, unless you said that you went to rock concerts in your leisure time and stuck your head in the speakers...

a third helo in the SAR fleet? No thanks- but maybe the loss of low slow fixed wing search is offset by the increased capability of CH 149, and advances in technology? I loved Buffalo SAR, but for the sake of a common fleet, maybe the new herc, with a sensor suite, could replace the...

interesting, but I am less certain that SAR will get a unique aircraft. I wonder how many j hercs 3.7 billion would buy? *edited to add* more than enough apparently will try this link thing again.... http://www.casr.ca/doc-gov-c130j-hercules.htm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/06/pol-cp-search-planes-contract.html *link fixed by mods* thanks!!!

SAR Tech is a COTP occupation- as such it is  available for remuster- even if the trade you are currently in is "red" or closed to remuster. Your CO may not recommend a COTP remuster , but cannot refuse a request under COTP. If you are interested in the trade, complete the prerequisite process...

osprey 275 ish knots c 27 spartan 325 knots would be kinda cool...

Just to add more fuel, at the end of the day as it currently stands- any civilian based SAR/ Casevac has one last ditch "phone a friend" they can call on when things get hairy. One last ditch effort that spends exorbitant amounts of money to train for worst case scenarios that are rarely seen...

:nod:

Just back from the school, Direct Entry and Component Transfer suspended. Will have to join up to get in for now... more to follow, big (huge?) changes on horizon....

does anyone else think it might not be a great idea to fly single engine plane near migratory bird nesting area (arctic)? Sar Response is a long way from resolute....

roger, request SAR dot

Hopefully, our recent experience with uav will come home to our benefit. Forget putting AESOP on the Rescue Callsign, UAV can do search missions and provide onscene radio relay for the rescue assets following up. Presumably could even deliver a limited survival payload. As for civilianizing SAR...

:nod: mostly nurses.... lol Gully out.

if you do wear it, I hope you take the plastic ring out of it and scrunch down the sides, a real crusher cap.

Wow, fun, have to get back here more often, have been sliding lately. Glad to see Legend has filled in during my absence. If you are really doing what you say you are, then you will do fine once you get on course. The hard part is getting on course. As I've said before the best selection tool is...

I think I  what you are asking about the blade being shorter, they have a specially designed BERP    rotor, that effectively shortens required blade:( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BERP_rotor ) while concentrating downwash over smaller diameter. Like being in a hurricane/ tornado for sure...

Once fully qualified, we are pcp + (super PCP?). the time spent maintainingACP currency is prohibitive, and those skills are very perishable and would not be often utilized.

put in your application, and let training command, or whatever they call themselves, Dmil Pers C++ or whatever, figure out whether you got what they want. Wish I could be more help. good luck, Gully