18 February 2012YellowknifeNorthwest Territories

Mikey McBryan, General Manager of Buffalo Airways, a co-star on the History Television Channel show, Ice Pilots NWT, came to visit the Paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, at Forward Operation Base WOLF during Ex ARCTIC RAM. At the same time, he had the opportunity to learn about the equipment the soldiers use and even dress up as a Canadian Forces Paratrooper.

via Ex Arctic Ram 2012 – Mikey McBryan, from the TV Show Ice Pilots NWT, visit the Paratroopers – YouTube.

via Check out this Norseman ski that Joe brought out..

via Let’s play everyone’s favorite Ice Pilots NWT game: Spot the belligerent mechanic..

Eric Bergeron doesn’t want airports to toss out their security scanners every time they need an upgrade. Keep the hardware, says the founding chief executive of Optosecurity Inc., and let his Quebec City-based company provide the same upgrade through software alone.

Mr. Bergeron recently discussed his plans to capture the global security scanning software market with Financial Post technology reporter Jameson Berkow. The following is an edited transcription of their conversation.

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Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world’s airlines to pay for greenhouse gas emissions agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures, adding to a series of threats that have raised the prospect of the globe’s first carbon trade war.

But the EU dismissed the threats as “hypothetical” and Russia’s deputy transport minister also said the countries, which include China, India and the United States, were free to choose which measures they would use.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/travel+meets+stiff+resistance/6195931/story.html#ixzz1nDNhcgya

In the latest in a series of glitches in developing the revolutionary jet, Boeing earlier this month reported signs of “delamination” on a support structure in the rear fuselage. Delamination occurs when repeated stress causes laminated composite materials to begin to separate.

About 55 Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jets may have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said Wednesday, while reiterating the world’s first carbon-plastic passenger plane is safe to fly.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Boeing+planes+have+flaw/6195942/story.html#ixzz1nDMyYg9B

Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer

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Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer, is a book about B-17 crews and missions in WWII, written by Brian D. O’Neill. He is also the author of “303rd Bombardment Group“, also about the same subject.

During World War II, O’Neill served with the U.S. Navy as a destroyer gunner officer and shipyard repair officer. Since then he became an attorney and the General Counsel of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the aviation company that had manufactured the P-40 Warhawk fighter and the Cyclone B-17 engines during World War II.

The narrative relies heavily on crew diaries and Eighth Air Force registry. The author usually gives a brief description of the upcoming events and the event itself is showed through the tales of various crew members. Each downed Fortress or enemy fighter shot down was usually witnessed by various people, since each B-17 carried ten crew members, including four officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator and bombardier) and six enlisted men (engineer, ball turret gunner, radioman, tail gunner and two waist gunners).

The story centers around the crew of pilot Lt. Robert J. Hullar, from the 303d Bombardment Group. Each crew was put together and trained since before going to the European Theater of Operations, and sometimes concluding the 25-mission tour at the same time.

via Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Going Solo

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Going Solo is a memoir by Roald Dahl, first published by Jonathan Cape in London in 1986. It is a continuation of his autobiography describing his childhood, Boy. The book starts with Roald Dahl on a boat heading towards Dar es Salaam for his new job working for Shell Oil. He eventually joins the war effort as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, flying the Tiger Moth, Gloster Gladiator, and Hawker Hurricane. He is one of the last Allied pilots to withdraw from Greece during the German invasion. After Greece falls to the Nazis, he goes to the Middle East to fight Vichy French pilots after staying for a brief time in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Ghost Stations

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Ghost Stations is a series of books by the British military historian Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, containing ostensibly true ghost and mystery stories generally connected to the RAF, airfields and other military or war connected stories.

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Buffalo Airway’s Basic Training. Simple enough.

via Buffalo Airway’s Basic Training. Simple enough..

via Mikey’s always got time for the Canadian Military and it’s an honor to have them….

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YELLOWKNIFE, Feb. 21, 2012 /CNW/ – Discovery Air subsidiary, Great Slave Helicopters Limited (GSH) announced today that it has expanded into British Columbia with the purchase of its newest subsidiary Northern Air Support (NAS) pending approvals from the regulatory authorities. NAS is a profitable, safety-oriented helicopter charter company that has been serving its mining, forestry and oil and gas seismic clients in Western Canada for almost 20 years, from its two bases, in Kelowna, B.C., and Rocky Mountain House, Alta.

more via http://www.stockhouse.com/News/CanadianReleasesDetail.aspx?n=8429867

New flight simulators at the 676 Kittyhawk Air Cadet squadron in Sidney are sending teen flyers airborne without leaving a plywood box.

The six new simulators reproduce flight in a Cessna 172, using computer programs and monitors linked to a control column for the hands, and pedals for the feet. The picture on the monitor replicates an accurate takeoff from the existing runways at Victoria International Airport.

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Even harsher conditions the night before — including winds over 200 km/h — had caused the Ocean Ranger to list and eventually sink into the raging ocean.

Flying over the turbulent storm in a Labrador helicopter and looking for the semi-submersible rig’s 84 crew members was Peter McKeage, a pilot with the 103 Rescue Unit in Gander.

Read more: http://www.canada.com/Rescuers+remember+Ocean+Ranger/6156947/story.html#ixzz1mwbUKEYR

Stan Reynolds, a businessman, philanthropist and pilot whose passion for collecting led to the creation of a provincial museum in his name, has died.

Reynolds died in an Edmonton hospital on Feb. 9. He was 88.

His death was announced on the website of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, a provincially run museum in his hometown of Wetaskiwin.

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The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan is a Canadian achievement at which Tom Hinderks still marvels.

When the Second World War began, Canada had five air bases. By the end of the war less than six years later, 231 training bases existed where 130,000 air crew from 15 countries had been trained, said Hinderks, executive director of the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton.

via Veterans called to sign a patch of history – YouTube.

I got the pleasure of meeting Willy Williams today after shooting my monthly newsletter. I thought this would be good to show the world. Willy not only did this, but later gave me an entire tour of the Museum, introduced me to some of the hard working volunteers, and even got me coffee. Thanks for the great time Willy.

via ALBERTA AVIATION MUSEUM – Remembrance Memorial – YouTube.

NewCa.com: Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team – 2010 CIAS – YouTube.

The exciting discovery of 4 Bristol Engines in British Columbia Canada as they arrive for restoration at the Bomber Command in Nanton, Alberta.

via H57RC BC Part 3.wmv – YouTube.

The exciting discovery of 4 Bristol Engines in British Columbia Canada as they are removed from a World War II bunker for shipping to Nanton Alberta.

via H57RC BC Part 2.wmv – YouTube.

Karl Kjarsgaard has discovered a invaluable collection of parts include 4 Bristol Engines in British Columbia. This video, Part 1 of 3 shows the discovery inside a World War II bunker. Watch all three parts of this exciting aviation discovery. For more information, Contact Karl in Canada at Meets 613-226-4884. Tallimar@istar.ca

via H57RC BC Part 1.wmv – YouTube.

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History of the Avro C-102 Jetliner – YouTube.

Scary Airplane Approach and Takeoff !!! – YouTube.

The Fun of It - Wikipedia

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In this book, The Fun of It, (Earhart‘s second after her travelogue 20 Hrs., 40 Min.), Earhart recollects how she became interested in being an aviator, which led to her establishing several firsts for women, and also becoming aviation editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She also profiles the careers of other pioneering female flyers of her time. Earhart also encourages young women to follow their own careers and dreams. The title comes from her quote “Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”

Earhart’s next book, Last Flight, would be published posthumously.

via The Fun of It – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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via Jay grabbing a shot of the C-46 this morning..