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I don't know much about the threat environment over there but I would think that an armed escort wouldn't be necessary. Getting messed up in bad weather and running into mountains would probably be a bigger threat. It's a threat that is self generated and really hard to defend yourself from. One...

I did most of my flying on transports. Weekends were not observed.  ;)

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080304/Afghanistan_helicopters_080304/20080304?hub=Canada The next press release will probably be that it's a go for the Chinooks. In order to make this 6 pack work someone is going to have to organize a concerted effort to establish a safe...

For someone who isn't familiar with what goes on in air operations it would be very easy to mistake some queries as to the status of an unserviceable aircraft as pressure. The users (aircrew) often have a planned flight which won't get of on schedule because of a snag but they usually have...

We would probably do better in the long run by getting a small fleet of D models--the 6 or whatever that are being negotiated for at the present and to wait out procurement of the 16 new aircraft until we get some experience.

Interesting. That makes it easy to understand the training required as you're working right up and personal with the troops. Thanks for the explanation. I've got a much better perspective now. One of the first differences that I noted when I moved to ATG was that there was a sense of management...

I spent my career split (not evenly) with the first years in the brown helicopter world which in the first years was Army and then 10 TAG and the last years in Air Transport Group. Obviously as an NCO I had nothing to do with the structure and organization of units. It is probably due to the...

Thanks Baden. I have always had a particular intrest in the CH-113 and Chinook. We were both young together. I started as a tech on CH-113s in 1965 when they were new and eventually became a tech crewman and then moved on to Chinooks as a flight engineer/tech when we bought them. I did...

Here I am wide awake in the middle of the night, long since retired , with no dog in the race , nothing to lose other than what little remains of my sanity and I find myself wondering how all of these helicopter purchases come about and just who or what decides where they will go and how they...

There must be some kind of fetish for chunking things in the Tac Hel world. I've seen lots of references over the years where individual squadrons are earmarked or identified for various deployments. I've never seen the plan or heard anything about the logic but it would look like an awful lot...

Dapat: You can never equate helicopters with fixed wing aircraft. Fixed wing aircraft fly willingly. They even look like birds. Helicopters on the other hand look like exactly what they are ---thousands of parts bolted together---all fighting with each other...

Loachman. We've already proved that four Chinooks in one unit is the exact number that won't do anything other than cause problems. We had four in Edmonton and four in Ottawa. One was always undergoing a series check which leaves three. One often had some big problem that kept it grounded so it...

The former Chinook locations of Ottawa and Edmonton were quite acceptable. The big problem was that the fleet was too small and the only time that they provided effective support for operations or training exercises was when the two squadrons got together. Flying from Ottawa to Gagetown was...

As far as training goes far more time is required for crew training than troop training. We're talking about a logistical support helicopter that's used to move big loads around an operational area.

Rebuilding has lots of merits. Providing that enough money is made available a rebuild allows for modifications to bring the aircraft up to date by incorporating new equipment during the process. This way one aircraft at a time can be scheduled to be out of the fleet and can be stripped down to...

They were rebuilt regularly. New wings twice, lots of upgrades and they are still going strong with the exception of some that won't get any more structural work done. New aircraft were added to the fleet up until production ceased and only J models were being built. Most U.S. Army Chinooks are...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/07/20/qc-bagotville0720.html There is a plan. ?

Mountainview.

Had we kept the old Chinooks they all would have been replaced or rebuilt by now, the fleet would have grown by several numbers and we would have experienced crews and maintenance personnel. However we didn't and that's why we're discussing operations rather than doing them.

Having the whole fleet in one location would be the best plan but Bagotville is a bit remote when it comes to supporting deployed operations. Also, it's not central to most users. Trenton is by far the best location for supporting deployments as that's where everything is shipped from. A...