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Weekly Update - Issue 552 - November 24, 2024 |
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CF-18 Demo Aircraft Standing Down For 2025
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KF Aerospace Begins SkyAlyne Aircraft Acquisition
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Kelowna’s KF Aerospace announced last week (Nov. 19) the makeup of the five fleets of aircraft it will acquire on behalf of the SkyAlyne consortium (made up of KF Aerospace and CAE) as part of the 25-year-long Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. The five fleets incorporating 70 aircraft will be based at three different training bases on the Prairies – Southport and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan... more |
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Some of this Week’s Other Highlights in Brief
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- Runway 08L/26R was shut down for a couple of days after a Cargojet-operated Boeing 767-300 in Amazon Prime livery skidded off the end of 08L of Vancouver airport in the early hours of Tuesday, November 19. The pilots of the flight, which originated in Hamilton, Ontario (CYHM), reported trouble with the aircraft’s flaps during the approach, calling in a “Pan-Pan-Pan” to air traffic control (ATC). (This is the standard aviation code used by pilots to alert other air traffic and ATC of mechanical trouble and to request priority handling.) The 767 landed at a higher speed than normal, coming to a rest around 1,900 feet beyond the end of the runway, not far from the eastern perimeter fence. None of the three crew members was injured. The TSB mobilized an investigative team. Once given clearance to remove the aircraft approximately 48 hours later by the TSB, a specialized team from Air Canada recovered the aircraft and transported it to a hangar for repairs.............more
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Featured Magazine Article |
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My Encounter with an 83-Year-Old Lady
AND HOW IT ALLOWED ME TO STRIKE OFF A BUCKET-LIST ITEM
by Cameron Boyd, M.D.
On May 14 of this year, I had an an-
niversary date with an 83-year-old
lady. She was born on October 21,
1939, at the Grumman Iron Works located
at Bethpage on Long Island in New York.
She was listed as Grumman Goose model
G-21A, s/n 1059, an eight-passenger, twin
engine, amphibious flying boat. She was
Number 59 of the 345 G-21 Goose series
that were built.
.......more
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Canada’s Air Force: The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
by David J. Bercuson
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was founded in 1924 as a sort of federal air service, carrying out civilian-type operations for Ottawa. In the Second World War, the RCAF grew to more than 200,000 personnel in overseas squadrons and performed virtually every type of mission, including bombing and hunting submarines. Over the decades since, the RCAF has tried valiantly to carry out its mission of defending Canada, even when starved of funds by the federal government. Today, it is once again on the verge of becoming a modern, well-equipped air force.
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SkyAlyne – The Future of Aircrew Training in Canada
The way RCAF flight personnel will train in the future is changing. Earlier this year, the federal government awarded the Future of Aircrew Training contract (FAcT) to a consortium formed by Kelowna-based KF Aerospace and Montreal-based CAE. In this week’s featured videos (back-to-back), we learn a bit more about FAcT.
Click on the image above to view the video.
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Dawson Creek Airport (CYDQ) is located 3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia. The municipality of 24.37 square kilometres (9.41 sq mi) had a population of 12,978 in 2016. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after George Mercer Dawson by a member of his land survey team when they passed through the area in August 1879. Once a small farming community, Dawson Creek became a regional centre after the western terminus of the Northern Alberta Railways was extended there in 1932.
The airport has a 5001 by 150 foot asphalt runway (07/25).
Source: Wikipedia and https://www.dawsoncreekairport.com/ Skyvector
Airport Diagram | Website |
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