I predict the RCAF will try to hide any detail of the event, and some sharp CBC investigative reporter will get to the bottom of it. Same as happened in the Mediterranean, same as the Cormorant lost off Halifax. I predict that you have no idea what you are talking about. Both those previous acciden...

If you are overdue - your SAR contact will be one of the first people contacted by Nav Canada during their comm search, If you are flying with your two friends - put down the owner of the plane you are renting, or your boss, or the guy who is looking after your dog. Someone who might know a little m...

Where over the “straits”? Abeam Nanaimo? Comox airspace?

Inverted2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:36 am Already been done. Seems like the rules don’t apply to everyone though.

To be fair - the military doesn’t follow TC regs (ie CARS) - so yeh, those rules don’t apply…

Another time, departure agent felt up my family jewels. I mean, really, and took my wallet away for several minutes. Yes, they do steal. You can look it up. This baffles me, why would you even let them touch your wallet? Touching your junk can only be done with the back of their hands in case of pa...

The most cringe worthy part of the Live ATC radio exchange was the NFP total lack of communication skills.

Hey folks, I’ve been in the RCAF for over 20 years now - been Winged for 17 years, flown for 14 of those years. Don’t believe the hype about only flying for 3 years and then riding a desk - that just doesn’t happen. We aren’t hiring European civilians to be pilots - we are looking for NATO, SEATO tr...

and I am certainly not going the AC/WJ way at my age and experience. Not entirely insurmountable, RCAF do it all the time. Experience is not nearly as valuable as a seniority number. Once you have 2,000 hrs, you’re on equal grounds as everyone else. I look forward to the day where all I have to do ...

why would you want to all of a sudden have to call someone 15 years younger than you "Sir" or "Ma'am" and start at the bottom again. I imagine it would be the same as joining an airline after a flying for 25 years in the RCAF. Pulling gear for some 30 year old Captain sitting beside you, having to ...

many with green ink in their log books, speaks for itself. I was following you up until “green ink”? No clue why any RCAF aircrew would use green ink in their book. I’ve got lots of time flying operational plus over countries that would love to kill me, all blue ink for this driver. Photofly - we j...

It would still work - just make it harder for JRCC to call the aircraft owner and confirm distress. SAR callouts can be avoided if the 406 owner answers the phone and confirms their aircraft is safely parked.

Apologies for the slightly necro post - I missed these follow on comments that were posted in July. Had this gentleman’s ELT not gone off, we would still be looking for him today. If he had a 406, we would have found him the day before, as we would have launched immediately instead of waiting for so...

You should go to the enlisted folk and ask them. If your a pointy head I can see how you have been excluded from that conversation. I don’t see how a conversation with a non-flyer is pertinent to how I do my job. I’ll grab the next crunchie I see at Timmies and ask him his thoughts about my mad ski...

Apologies for necro-post. If you want to fly in the RCAF, you don’t get there by joining as a Reservist. We aren’t screaming for pilots who can’t deploy, can’t be on the road for 14 days straight, can’t carry the pager on duty for the month. Air Reserve members fill roles that are M-F in nature - op...

Hellian, your post was informative right up until the last two paragraphs. We don’t “hotdog” when we fly. We may fly aggressively or push ourselves to operate at edge of the envelope - we do this because we aren’t always flying in a permissible environment. We are trained to fight our aircraft, not ...

There are circumstances where you say no and stand by your decision in the face of pressure. It's complicated and depends on who has command and to what degree. Ultimately, you can be ordered. To be clear, as a flying supervisor, I would never pressure aircrew to fly a mission - nor have I ever see...

Amen BPF - I wrote 15 this year and signed 32. But at least I got to fly a bit too.

How much do orders play into PDM in the military. Does "I order you to do this mission", take precedence over "I don't feel safe doing this mission under these conditions"? Ultimately the AC makes the final call to fly or not. We utilize a MALA (Mission Acceptance Launch Authority) matrix to determ...

Must be a union thing, but why does it matter if it is WB or NB? Is a WB Jet harder to fly, requires more piloting skillz?

Can’t be a responsibility of passengers thing - since Cargo Jet WBs carry zero PAX.

In SAR we use the time we crossed the threshold into the hangar. We aren’t subject to CARS so I wouldn’t be able to provide a reference.

Does the CADORs indicate if they were already in the GA when they hit the birds? “Birds on final, go around.” Smash smash smash Declare emergency. Go to YVR 10 mins away with a superior ARFF and a runway that you can FOD with a plane while awaiting a tow (if needed). Big boy decisions that accounts ...

Thanks GRK, that makes sense. Would have been smart to maybe check the ELT before leaving it on that beach?

To further the churn. Anyone know why This was found off Point Grey?

Hey fellas, FWIW multi-engine RCAF pilots don’t ever consider a “go-around” after we have committed to applying TR, propellor reverse, speed brakes, etc. This is not manoeuvre we are trained to perform, nor is it authorized. If any of my pilots were to pontificate this technique, I would be making i...

ahramin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:38 am Are you saying that if I have a 406 and a radio, you won't come get me?

Nope - not saying that. What I’m saying is for everyone to embrace technology to help eliminate the “Search” out of SAR.