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Amen to that, my SOR is the same. I had my money from an extended trip to Ottawa in less than 2 weeks, freezing rain kept us there for 4 nights longer than we planned, it was in the $1500 range as well. I would be torqued if they didn't get it processed quickly. It's not like it's pay, it's...

4 months? I take it you're a reservist. I have never had a claim take longer than 4 weeks unless it was because I didn't sign the finalized claim due to leave or deployment. As CDN Aviator states, once you sign your finalized claim, it's 7-10 business days until you get your money and very...

Did you sign the completed claim? If not then the claim cannot be finalized, ie no money for you. I would go the Orderly Room and check on it's status. If I don't have my money from a claim in 2-3 weeks, I start asking questions. Incidentals are 17 some dollars per day, it's meant to offset the...

A new airframe? We were going to buy these things over 10 years ago. They're not new, the British have had all kinds of problems with them from cracking windshields to tailrotor hubs. We won't have similar problems with the Cyclone because their hubs are one piece milled titanium, main rotor...

Well you're going to be happy you're not on the Montreal. I'm not sure when they're doing it, but they'll be sailing shortly and actively looking for sea state to test the limits of the new RAST system for the Cyclone. 

Hovering is a whole new ball game when the landing pad is pitching 4 degrees and rolling 20 degrees!  ;D

I thought it had something to do with your status, ie Guest. Once you make 25 posts and change from Guest to Junior Member, you should have the ability to promote and demote. I could be wrong though, that may have been the old system from a few years ago.

It's on an East to West aircraft rotation. All 3rd line maintenance is done in Halifax so when they're done with them, they're trucked out here for periodic inspection and then flown back. Flying it back takes less time than stripping it down for transport, driving across the country and then...

Sea Kings are not used for SAR primarily, trust me. We do secondary SAR when the Cormorants are down, but our primary role is support to the navy which the H92's will take over when they come online in 2 years.

When I started the Jaw 5 years ago, Bandit Boy had just been liberated from 3CFFTS. The boys decided one night at TGIF that they were driving to Portage with a Dremel and they were going to liberate Bandit Boy. He was rescued and lived in the Flight Comd's office, only to be seen during solo...

You mean 409, 439 is a Griffon Combat Support Sqn in Bagotville.

Vern, Spec pay and environmental allowances are very different beasts. Jumper is not a trade, it has no MOC/MOSID nor is the allowance pensionable, neither is aircrew, sea duty, foreign service, etc. When you are no longer employed in a position that is entitled to an environmental allowance...

You guys are confusing operational/environmental allowances and vested pay. Environmental allowances cease when the member is no longer posted to a position that is eligible to collect the environmental allowance. Spec pay and Pilot pay (in essence Spec pay for pilots), are trade based and are...

I think if you're no longer able to work in your spec pay trade, you would have a forced remuster and you would lose your spec pay. I can't say for sure though, I know that's what happens with pilots.

It's the same with pilots, as long as you're able to be posted back to a flying position, you still get pilot pay.

I forgot to add that the length of time they stay visible depends on the air temp at the altitude they're flying at, it's not uncommon for it to be -50 at 30,000 - 35,000 ft. So the higher the aircraft, the longer the contrails will last. Check it out in the winter, they stay for hours and...

Ok, I'll give the explanation a go. Every engine that burns hydro carbons (ie fossil fuels) creates a multitude of byproducts, two major by products are Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and water. The water is in gas form due to the heat of the combustion. The temperature drops with altitude at what's...

Probably a modified torpedo locker, but what do I know about storing weapons on ships?

Not trying to pick fly shit out of pepper, but the navy website lists the CPFs as 4,770 tonnes and 77,000/4,770 is more like 16 CPFs. Too funny though, I sent an email off to CTV yesterday noting that there was no way that a single airplane could carry 16 Halifax class patrol frigates and that...

Counter points to all mine, you've convinced me. I see no need whatsoever to have any officers, if everyone can do the job then pay everyone the same and have no commissions and we'll be off to the races. If you wanted to pay me the same and employ me the same, I don't care what rank you make...