Recent content by trampbike

I'd say it's useful for PH1 (in fact, it with enough previous experience, you'll probably get to skip), slightly useful at the very beginning of PH2, and completely irrelevant for PH3 and follow on training. Maybe some people want a real degree? ;)

To add to all the relevant replies you got: even if you think you know what you'll like, it's very possible you're completely off. Throughout phase I and phase II, all I wanted was to fly TAC HEL. I put helos first on my list, and jets third. They sent me ph3 Harvard, which is the way towards...

Most likely yeah! I had a year and a half left to finish my degree, and they accepted me as ROTP, but they wouldn't take it as DEO.

Top students always get their 1st choice, that is still a thing at the Big 2... but you know what they say about rules and exceptions (top guy puts helos first, jets third, gets jets)! I thought so too when I got to Moose Jaw for ph2, still kind of thought that leaving Moose Jaw after ph3, now...

Sounds like SAR would be a proper fit. As Loachman wrote, this is way down the line for you, and when the times come to be selected for one of the 3 streams, you have very little control over anything. You could top your course, ask for helicopters, and end up flying fighters. You could want...

How could the F-35 even participate in a competition? The way I understand it, Canada would have to get out of the JSF MoU. Otherwise, there's no way LM would would enter the competition, as it kind of would compete against itself... (JSF MoU deal vs FMS deal)

I'd say that the new Chinooks fit this description ;)

I'm sure the engineers working on the system took note of your comment, and will fix the problem shortly.  :salute:

Pretty standard with today's syllabus. You do 2 circuits and you are done. Then it's pre-test and test.

I don't know what it is about the whole Saguenay region, but this is so true. Women are amazing and plentiful there.  :nod:

Lots of very experienced guys there. You get to live in Montréal, or very close to it. I did my pilot OJT there, and loved it.

A bit more encouraging: failure rates for PFT have varied from 0% (PFT 1305) to about 50% this year.

Apply, ace the CFAT/interview/CAPPS, and your "past mistakes" won't count for much once you are merit listed  :). If pilot is what you want to do, be confident and go for it. By the way, good job on finishing your high school after dropping out. Such a thing is never easy. :salute:

Doesn't it bother you that the performance requirements were lowered (again) to fit with the actual performance of the airplane?

What exactly is reckless flying? I'd say that for some pilot, the very fact that they fly on their own is quite reckless, while for others, a low level inverted loop in line abreast formation isn't reckless at all.