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I can't give you a definite answer but I was issued with contacts several years ago. I was aircrew. I didn't like them so I only wore them a few times. Also I've found that glasses have given me protection from all kinds of eye dangers over the years. Check with your supervisor for the latest...

I had the impression that pilots who were selected for multi engine got selected because they would be flying under supervision. ;D

I sure would do it all over again. Looking back on life the only things that I would do differently are the personal things. The military part was great.

Actually it's a fun course.They don't expect to turn anyone into Mr. Survival Expert. It's only about how to live with less than you would normally have for a few days and how to keep comfortable and safe. Comfort is important when you are removed from all of the man made things that we are so...

Duey.The Relocation of the 450 Sqn. from St.Hubert to Uplands was somewhat odd by any means. It came as a result of one of those rather quick and suspicious political announcements that are followed by actions that don't really make much sense. As I recall there was an announcement that...

Trenton is actually quite into the "tactical world" . Unfortunately because of restraints due to lack of airframes the quarterly TALEX exercises don't come off anymore but there is lots of the same thing going on. A TALEX committed 12 aircraft and crews for about 10-14 days and was about as...

Duey. Rather than a 6-10 split maybe give some consideration to periodic deployments to Edmonton during certain phases of troop training during the first years of working the Chinooks into ops. That would work out the details and practise of running detached operations without having to create...

Back in the 70's when I had that book (I think that the title was "The Gallant 700") I was on an exercise in Wainwright and my AC was a cavalry type--8CH  believe. I would read selected passages to him and ask if his life in the cav was like that. I only did it because he had a thing about...

I've got limited knowledge of brigades and what they need to function so I wouldn't venture very far into that realm. When I was involved there were combat groups which I understand were brigades minus a few of the elements to qualify them as brigades. That may or may not have been the case...

So,it went to the void. I've often wondered where things went. As for the eternal debate here's my pennys worth.Given that each of the four Tac Hel Sqns were allotted four Chinooks I would predict that they would become largely ineffective and would provide little training or support. The chance...

It's 0420 and I had just completed a reply which took me almost an hour to type. I was reviewing it and just about ready to post it and my cat jumped up on the keyboard and more than half of it went--POOF-Gone forever. I then goofed and all of the rest of it disappeared. :crybaby: ;D :'(...

I had mixed success after retiring in 96--Med. Release. For some reason unknown to me I wasn't aware that I was eligible for SISIP benefits until about a year after my release. I applied and was advised that I should have applied within 180 days of my release so they would not consider my...

I seem to remember that axes were used to chop feet and legs while  knives were primarily for hand cuts and occasionally to gash thighs. The instructors could fairly predict the hour that the injuries would happen. No doubt from taking a look at the students and considering the phase of the...

Hopefully the single unit concept will prevail. However I can see the Tac Hel units lobbying (my terminology) to have them dispersed. There is an unfortunate tendency for people to paint unrealistic pictures to achieve personal aims rather than consider what is realistic and best for the common...

My understanding is that the objective of the course is to teach basic survival skills. It's not a simulation of a down in the bush event. Dress warm, dry and practical so you can learn the necessary skills in comfort. When I attended the course it looked like the instructors main objective was...

Duey. To scatter them all over the country with the Tac Hel Sqns would be the worst possible scenario. The people at the top of the hill have to be convinced that they would end up with one awful mess if this were ever implemented. I could easily envision many days when none of the Sqns would be...

Buying them would be the easy part. Housing, maintenance and all of the other requirements for a sizable fleet would present a considerable challenge. They require a lot of maintenance and support. I don't know how much consideration has been given to the support that a fleet of Chinooks would...

On the lighter side,how about the Defender developed in Carmen Manitoba. All Canadian development and production with economy at the forefront. Electrical conduit tubing actuates the flight controls.Cheap and readily available automotive parts integrated into the aircraft  using Canadian Tire...

So what's the present status on the Chinooks?

Buy anything called a V22 and the bill would be so high that the troops would have to do without boots. I don't know the reason for scrapping the CF-5s but it may have been that at that point in time no one envisioned that there could be a use for them in future operations. There could have been...