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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...

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...

..... as well as on-going negotiations with Qatar.  Not sure but I believe they have signed an memo of understanding and/or intention.

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...

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

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...

The new C-130J Hercules will NOT be plumbed to be a tanker (or passer of gas).

Many thanks. Cheers

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

Yup, we're everywhere!!!  ;D

No such luck - I was downrange. All 4 tails are verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry busy.

Forgot to add: Tim and Don did a great job.

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...

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...

Anybody know when the inaugural test flight is scheduled for?

Wow! I can't believe that it is actually out and off the drawing board. Good for EADS. I hope this thing now works as advertized/designed/intended ................ Looks cool.

For those who live out west: The Alberta Airshow Lethbridge, Alberta July 26 - 27, 2008. http://www.albertaairshow.com/index.asp

The Red Cross and CIDA material that is being transported to Thailand by our C-17s is begin handed directly over (through Canada's Ambassador) to the Red Cross.  They will be distributing the material directly to the people who need it through their indigenous network in SE Asia. The material...

Meanwhile yet another tropical storm is forecast to hit the delta in the next 24 hours. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080513/burma_newstorm_080514/20080514?hub=TopStories

Folks: We have now taken delivery of all 4 tails and have them parked at YTR. 703 arrived in YTR on Thursday evening (8 May). 704 arrived on Friday evening (9 May). It will be a rare day that we'll see all 4 parked together on the ramp - they'll always be out flying and one will most likely...