Come with us every episode as we explore the fascinating world of flight through news updates, aircraft profiles, airshow coverage, and interviews from members of the aviation community in Canada and around the world. Whether it’s on the ground preparing to taxi, in orbit preparing to come home or…
News Canada’s CF-18s in Libya mission return home (CBC) Richmond plane crash highlights concerns (CBC) Should I feel guilty about flying out of Buffalo instead of Toronto (The Globe and Mail) A Texas Sheriff’s department is launching an unmanned helodrone that could carry weapons (Popular Science) Mars rover readying for Nov. 25 Launch (CBC) Upcoming … Continue reading Episode 7: Spaced Out
News Google Maps satellite imagery of EAA AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Google Maps) Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet (Ars Technica) Satellites could fix F-35 radio woes in High Arctic (CBC) Feds approve pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop airport (InsideToronto) Twin-balloon airship hits high frontier (MSNBC) Transportation Safety Boards Initiates Investigation … Continue reading Episode 6: News and Events
News A “massive” satellite will fall to Earth this week.. where will it be?! (MSNBC) A Toronto company intends to design and build futuristic airships (The Star) Work to rule actions by Pearson security causes slow downs (The Star) Meanwhile, Air Canada flight attendants protest government actions (CBC) Upcoming Events Unmanned Systems Canada – Student … Continue reading Episode 5: Most of Canada looks like this…
News New app from Air Canada allowing passengers more control over trips (MSNBC) Air Canada flight attendants’ votes to strike… a last minute deal is reached (CBC) Boeing’s first 787 is delivered in Japan (MSNBC) The CBC starts a new drama about aviation in the north (AVWeb) A Canadian war hero is honoured properly in … Continue reading Episode 4: Shooting Silver Stars
Recently the Canadian Air & Space Museum in Downsview Park has been evicted by park management. As the museum works to save its home at 65 Carl Hall Road we take a look at the history which has taken place on the site. We also take a look at some of the unique exhibits found … Continue reading Episode Special: Canadian Air & Space Museum
News WestJet has no plans to follow CMA pet recommendation (iNews880) Air Canada to charge for checked bags (The Star) Boeing’s 787 becomes commercial reality (MSNBC) Nightmareliner (The Economist) Futuristic ‘airships’ planned for North (CBC) NASA says space station may be evacuated in November (MSNBC) Space junk reaches ‘tipping point,’ threatens manned spacecraft (The Star) … Continue reading Episode 3: Newsworthy
The AEA Silver Dart, Canada’s first powered aircraft. Find out more about it in this episode News “Top Gun” turns 25 years old (Hamilton Spectator) Canada to put ‘Royal’ back in its Navy, Air Force (Toronto Star) Canada and Europe Enhance Aviation Safety with New Agreement (Aviation.ca) For more information about this agreement, please visit … Continue reading Episode 2: The Co-pilot
Pictured above: Burt Rutan’s Hybrid Gas-Electric, Road-Air Vehicle: Model 367 In this episode: News Space Station to be sunk after 2020 (via Discovery News) Bigelow Aerospace Commercial Space Stations Boeing workers will fly to ISS aboard their company’s new spaceship ( via PopSci) U.S. resumes F-35 ground tests after device failure (via The Vancouver Sun) … Continue reading Episode 1: The Pilot
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