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    Afghan Medals Process (merged)

    Well I, for one, am glad to see the creation of the GCS-EXP for those who served in OIF in Iraq.  It was extremely disappointing to have our "then" Prime Minister actually, publicly deny the fact (in Parliament) that there were 35 of us (serving on exchange with our allies) who were engaged in...
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    Globemaster - appropriate noise level for a toddler?

    While the noise level is a definite improvement over the venerable CC130-E/H, I would highly recommend hearing protection for a child ..... furthermore, I would recommend it for adults as well. The noise in the cargo compartment is a function of the recirculation fans and also the environmental...
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    Boeing to shut down C-17 production

    ..... as well as on-going negotiations with Qatar.  Not sure but I believe they have signed an memo of understanding and/or intention.
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    Boeing to shut down C-17 production

    US Air Force orders 15 Boeing C-17s. Sat Feb 7, 11:15 am ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Air Force has ordered 15 C-17 military transport planes from US manufacturer Boeing valued at 2.9 billion dollars, the Pentagon announced. "The Air Force is awarding a firm fixed price contract to (Boeing...
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    Blue sky thoughts for Polaris replacements

    C-17B is "concept" only. It'll be a long, long, long, long, long time before it moves any further forward than "concept".
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    A possible C-130H Replacement?

    It was analyzed during both the ACP-S and the ACP-T programs. It turns out that it does NOT off an offset to the cost of the program. Trust me, it was looked at and studied.  At first glance it does appear cheaper ... but after detailed study and analysis, it isn't. The devil is always in the...
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    A possible C-130H Replacement?

    The new C-130J Hercules will NOT be plumbed to be a tanker (or passer of gas).
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    2008 Air Shows and Demos Thread

    Many thanks. Cheers
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    2008 Air Shows and Demos Thread

    You were at Brantford? I'll give you a guess as to who was flying the CC177 - do you happen to have any more shots of the 10 minute air demo? Cheers
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    Canadian CC-130 Pic

    Yup, we're everywhere!!!  ;D
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    Thanks Canada

    No such luck - I was downrange. All 4 tails are verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry busy.
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    A New Philosophy for Canada's Air Force

    Forgot to add: Tim and Don did a great job.
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    A New Philosophy for Canada's Air Force

    What they did was make pilot training far more relevent and applicable to what we are operating with these days. Spending hours doing twizzles under "the bag", partial panel PARs and point to point to the hold entry using an precessing DRMI and a pencil are no longer useful.  It's time to start...
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    Canadian: Air Passenger bill of rights [Merged]

    Prior to 2004 a service member was required to surrender their personal blue Canadian passport in order to have the 2 "official" green Govt passports issued. I recall quite clearly having to go to 8 Wing Ops between 1995 - 2001 and obtain one of my green passports each time I wished to travel...
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    A400M Rollout

    Anybody know when the inaugural test flight is scheduled for?
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