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In the transport world if you aren't scheduled to fly you are on days off. Because most flying is away from base and some trips are several days in duration you are either flying or off. Trips are usually scheduled weeks in advance with the exception of some unscheduled trips which come up on...

He (cdnaviator)smells like an Aurora type. The mission names are a bit salty. Crew on fixed wing ASW-Maratime Patrol aircraft fly longer missions than fighter or helicopter crews. I can't speak from experience as I didn't go that route but I would consider 10 to 12 hours would be a typical...

"A large part of the extra cost is the seats..." A large price for "seats troop folding nylon red".  ;)

Just speculation here but the change mentioned could be something that really cuts down the configuration time from one role to another. Like changing how the ASW gear is fitted into the cabin. If all of the equipment was configured to be latched in place vs. nuts and bolts it would be much...

They could have left out prayer and included the other wing. :)

The feds are looking at purchasing 990 acres of land for base expansion at Trenton.http://www.intelligencer.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=217965&catname=Local+News&classif=News+%2D+Local

I Would think that someone put 2 and 2 together and came up with 7. Slow news days can make for creative writing. ;)

The military profession is something to be considered as a way of life rather than a job. For pilots and all aircrew it's more of  what you do rather than how much you do of it. Most flying is about doing specific operational roles which are unique to military missions. Anti submarine...

In the now defunct Air Transport Group the term "flight bag" was in common use although it was not in reference to clothing. 8)

I obtained my AME in the mid 90's with my military qualifications and experience. I had worked on civilian aircraft as part time employment since the 60's during my military career. However since there was no official records regarding my part time employment it was not of any use. At any rate...

I used my military experience to get my AME and FE licence.  Also for L382 (Hercules) endorsement on my AME license.

I would take that as is states "spectators and media" in a paragraph of it's own and that they be in place at 1330 for a service that starts at 1400 they are referring to "spectators and media" as opposed to others.

I would think that the C-17 would  be kept in the strategic role while C-130s do TAL. It takes more than a small amount of effort to develop the procedures, equipment and training for TAL as it (in theory) is a precise operation involving air dropping of supplies and equipment. We already have...

The USAF flys them into Kandrahar.It's a major airport from what I saw on TV a few years ago.

It's easy. Build a four lane highway and a railway to Goose Bay. There may be one little problem at the end of the road though because the hangars at The Goose are not very big. :o Any place other than Trenton would be out of the question and would only create problems.

The Hiller wasn't the greatest helicopter by any means but it was quite useful within the unit for utility duties. It seems that when 1 THP was formed they were allowed a very generous shopping list for support equipment. Some of the people who were around at the time were very canny individuals...

I would suspect that any Chinooks that are in storage are rather tired older models that are earmarked for upgrading to current requirements. With the vast difference between what we are getting and older models they wouldn't make good trainers at any rate.We're getting something that's quite...

Duey. In the good old days 1THP  had a motorcycle and a Hiller  8) Kind of a double post because I'd forgotten to include the CH-112 Hiller Sports Helicopter.

Duey. In the good old days 1THP even had a motorcycle.  8)

Their's no place better than this one to argue trivial crap. CADPAT name-tags?? When I started flying there was an army and an air force and army flyers weren't accepted by either. The army folks referred to us as pansies because we lived better than they did when we ventured into the field and...