A CAUTIONARY TALE!
The pilot had landed to take a pee! Perhaps best to forego the pit-stopLike Page · On January 13, 2019, at approximately 6:45 pm, RCMP were notified of an overdue pilot. A 71-year-old male from Ashern, Manitoba had left that [...]
QUADRA ISLAND SEARCH ~ NOV 16
Friday: CASARA Nanaimo was tasked to provide a "Highbird" service to Ground SAR Teams, from across the Island, searching for two women, lost while out hiking, on Quadra Island. They had been missing since Wednesday. CFBXA was airborne within two [...]
406 MHz ELT ~ Life saving Technology
Why do some planes in Canada lack potentially life-saving emergency beacons? Many small, private and recreational aircraft are using outdated equipment David Burke · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2018 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: November 8 Smaller recreational planes are more [...]
406 MHz ELT -Life Saving Technology
Why do some planes in Canada lack potentially life-saving emergency beacons? Many small, private and recreational aircraft are using outdated equipment David Burke · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2018 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: November 8 Smaller recreational planes are [...]
CIVIL AIR PATROL ~ Cell Phone Technology
October 04, 2018 CAP Sets Modern Saves Record -- 155 -- for Fiscal 2018; 95% Credited to Cell Phone Team Vicky Travis Contributing Writer A save Sunday afternoon off the southern tip of Florida has given Civil Air Patrol a new [...]
AIR SEARCH SUSPENDED
Sept 20th PEPAir reported: It is with sorrow and dismay, that I report the search for the missing RV6 from Edmonton to Chilliwack has come to a close at this time. We will however use this area in our future [...]
PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE
Specially Equipped CAP Planes Conducting Florence Damage Assessment Flights Civil Air Patrol is in full launch mode this week in the Carolinas, with aircrews in both states conducting aerial imagery flights with specially equipped planes in support of the Federal [...]
PEP Air/CASARA Transportation Role
As identified back in July (Tofino incident) PEP Air/CASARA play an essential transportation role in addition to its SAR responsibilities. Making sure other key rescuers can be on scene in the shortest possible time .. anywhere in the Province. 5 [...]
Training Exercise, Aug 31
No peace for the "wicked" .... with a somewhat rare smoke-free day GCIEO took to the skies in our on-going efforts to ensure certification currency of members. The second such flight this past month. The crew was tasked with [...]