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We have wheeled carts to carry all our gear actually. When I get a chance I'll try to take a video showing all the gear we take with us.

@@mattfrom103 No worries, We used a 733 to haul our crew around. Former CCGAux here and have worked under a Buffalo and Lab years ago. Keep flying and having fun !! Salute from the West Coast near CZBB :)

I can't really comment on the exact numbers. We're just buys in general. It could also be it's also a lot easier to film these missions instead of a hoist or anything at night. I actually just did a boat mission last night and filmed it for the first time. I am currently trying to stitch the video together.

Indeed we have. I hope you are doing well as well.

Come to think of it I think you may recognize the hand on the hoist cable in more than one of my videos.

Thanks for the kind words. Please make our jobs easier; when you're out in the middle of nowhere have a Spot/PLB/InReach/SatPhone/something with you!

@@mattfrom103 Great advice for anybody venturing into the wilderness for any reason.

Thanks for watching and the feedback.

Bill Barber? PPCLI and SAR Tech?

Guilty

​@billbarber9840 Scarpe, 8008. You were my section commander. I saw you again a couple of times after that. Once in Edmonton after your first operational jump and then again in Trenton in I guess around 2000, 424 family day I'm thinking. You were in the FD at that point.

I never flew the Lab. This aircraft is light years ahead of the Lab but there are certain things the Lab was slightly better at.

If I remember correctly they had a sat phone with them. It is common for such groups to have at least one. As well, most individuals who spend any time up there will have an InReach, Spot, PLB, or equivalent with them.

I could voice over, not sure if people would like that more than captions. Like you alluded to I can't discuss what happened to individuals. Maybe in the future I will make a video about how the larger system all works.

attaboy, you're a badass.

It's really the same as an airplane. Transition to landing is a slightly different.

I probably should have. I think in this case it was a little backwards, I requested something and controller read it back to me as an instruction so that's a bit of a double check. Had there been a clearence to cross a runway or hold short of a runway a read back would certainly have been necessary. Good pick up.

Thank you. It's been fun learning to use editing software.

Trust. Your. Instruments. We also practice this maneuver both in the sim and the real aircraft.

METAR 160/10KTS 1/4SM R162800VP6000FT/D -RA FG VV002 160/10KTS: Winds are from bearing 160 degrees true at 10 knots 1/4SM:Visibility is 1/4 statue mile R162800VP6000FT/D: The visibility of the first 1/3 of runway 16 is between 2800 feet and greater than 6000 feet and trending downwards -RA: Light rain FG: Fog VV002: Vertical visibility is 200 feet. Landing like an airplane and taxiing off is the prefered method at a large airport unless you are very familiar with the airport, the weather is good, and the airport is familiar with both you and your downwash. At St John's airport we are only allowed to land on the runways due to our damaging downwash. But like I said, bad weather such as this you are landing on the runway, it's really the only safe option. What do you mean by 'general operation' of the Cormorant?

⁠@@mattfrom103Thanks for the metar lesson. Looks like gobbledegook but I guess once you get used to it you can just glance at it. As for more content, I don’t know, maybe daylight cockpit stuff, what goes on in the back. I haven’t checked out all your vids yet so maybe I haven’t seen something. Whatever you post is all very interesting and enjoyable to watch. Thanks for it.

@@officialusmanqureshi that would most likely be 413 sqn based out of Greenwood, NS.

@ ahh nice thanks

Not familiar with that show. But what I am trying to do is just document what we do....without the drama. Not sure if I should start narrating or just stick to the captions.

@@mattfrom103 Caption is fine. Coast Guard Alaska is barely OK just another self-made drama so called reality show.

Thanks for watching, let me know if there is anything specific you would like to see.

In a year or two the Cormorant is getting a substantial upgrade with a new avionics suite...including LCDs. I bought some ND filters for a newer GoPro, hopefully that helps things out. I've noticed I never get the flicker when flying at night and the screens are dimmed really low. Thanks for the tips!

I've been playing with filters. Seems to help. With everything fully engaged the AP will take the helicopter from a hover to a pre-selected altitude and airspeed. Usually 500' and 75kts.

@@mattfrom103 Right, what you were saying in the captions. What I meant was, once you're established in forward flight, can you select a higher altitude and have the AP capture it.

@@danmorand3658 No, it does not have altitude capture in that manner. This is a simplified explanation but you have to manual fly to the altitude you want and then engage a hold.

The entire back fo the ship was full of obstructions. Thus the box was chosen. This is about the only way to do a bow hoist with this helicopter.

Wow that was incredible, I would have been puking my guts up once the spinning started.

I imagine it is slow going. I hope the 4 skis on suspension helps with the bumps, it must certainly be better ride than a qamutiik/sled. It can't be too much fun it is probably the better option than just being not transported.

I honestly don't remember the details.I think they called in with their cell phones initially and then their phones died. It was a small search area. They were quickly located using NVGs, I think they flashed us with a light or lighter. The Corm doesn't have IR but it is about to under go an upgrade that should give it IR capability.

Thank you for the kind words. It's a giant team effort...including techs.

Probably because it looks really clean lol but J's have 6 props per engine and have a black de-icing boot at the forward bottom part of the vertical stab.

It's perpetually windy in Newfoundland, that day was particularly windy though.

I am not totally sure. Probably a bench and a stretch/litter. They are obviously not as well equipped as a larger ambulance but they can probably go down any groomed trail. This means they can get a lot of places. One of the reasons we get called out sometimes is extraction. Paramedics and Police can get to an injured hiker/snomobiler/hunter..etc via snowmobile, foot, or ATV but have no way to extract them. You can't easily transport an injured person on ATV or sled. This device greatly helps with that.

Depends, some are a basic shelter others have on board battery and basic life support systems like IV drip and vital monitor devices. It's less for them to provide aid while in transportation and more assessment of ABCs while in transport since nobody else is back there.

Thanks for the kind words. My intent is to go through all my old footage and keep posting. It just takes time to stich together videos and I do this all on my spare time so I can old post a video every few days.

@@mattfrom103 Awesome! Take your time, this is the best look at Canadian SAR Helos I've ever seen. Loving every minute of it. I've been fascinated by you guys since reading the Boxtop 22 book Death and Deliverance during high school. Do you have any youtubers you are learning from as you make this videos?

@@ds9655 Boxtop 22 was a fascinating and tragic story for sure. I love these machines, the people I work with, and the job we do. I realized there is not much out there on the internet showing it all so I thought I would. I don't really have anyone helping me nor do I watch a lot of youtube. I'm not really here to influence or make money. I'm just having a little fun.

Apologies, I made an error when I typed it out. I meant to say that no other aviation assets were able to fly into Cartwright so then we were called it.

@mattfrom103 gotcha

Thanks for watching them. I make these on my days off so it's nice to know someone is actually watching them.

I know the video you are referring to. I believe in that video the guideline/tagline got disconnected which led to a spin. In the video you just saw we used a guideline specifically to prevent spins. The words you mention "confidence, trust, faith, composure, mental strength" all from training. Training is just instruction and a lot of practice.