Oh man - he visited Virginia Beach in a Voodoo. I'm in Virginia Beach and have been all my life. I don't know exactly when he visited, but I never saw a Voodoo flying over. I would have loved to see one. I saw so many cool aircraft back in the mid to late 70s and early 80s: A-4s; A-7s; F-4s; an occasional A-5 Vigilante; lots of A-6s; S-3 Vikings; F-14s. Never saw a Voodoo. I still live here, but all you ever see now is F/A-18s. I can't believe I missed this one that crash landed in field very close to where I work: a Saab Draken operated by a company flying it as a threat simulator. I probably passed right by where it crashed on my way to work and wondered what all the commotion was going on over there in that field.
RCAF personnel have to do so much with limited hardware. As impressive as the procurement process is depressing. Hats of the the men and women of the RCAF
The AVRO Arrow will always be a “what if”. The PM of Canada and his government cancelled the aircraft. Not the US. On paper the Arrow would have been extraordinary.
Its not a checkride for tolerances per se... I can't speak with military knowledge, only civil, but i imagine they were looking for other attributes, cognitive stuff.
The simulator they used at that time had standard aircraft controls although they didn’t behave in a standard way. You were asked to perform various manoeuvres that involved manipulating the controls in a non conventional way in order to achieve the required goal. It tested your ability to adapt, coordination and cognitive skills.
The french always embarassing true Canadians. No the Voodo didnt go from 7000lbs to 50 000lbs of thrust in 2 seconds. It was about 12 000 lbs dry thrust and 17 000 lbs in AB. My family flew them out of Newfoundland. French arent Canadian imo.
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I was stationed at Bagotville with the USAF as a technical load monitor for the AIR-2a Genie rocket from 1980 to 1984.
As a USAF crew chief on A-10s at RAF Woodbridge in 81. We used an F-101 battle for battle damage repair classes good looking jet.
Oh man - he visited Virginia Beach in a Voodoo. I'm in Virginia Beach and have been all my life. I don't know exactly when he visited, but I never saw a Voodoo flying over. I would have loved to see one. I saw so many cool aircraft back in the mid to late 70s and early 80s: A-4s; A-7s; F-4s; an occasional A-5 Vigilante; lots of A-6s; S-3 Vikings; F-14s. Never saw a Voodoo. I still live here, but all you ever see now is F/A-18s. I can't believe I missed this one that crash landed in field very close to where I work: a Saab Draken operated by a company flying it as a threat simulator. I probably passed right by where it crashed on my way to work and wondered what all the commotion was going on over there in that field.
Always great to hear about a different aircraft!
Outstanding Interview!
Thank you.
Great interview 👍, rare to find anything to on CF 101. My uncle flew the voodoo in the 70's
Cheers
Great stories. Didn’t know much about the Voodoo. Thanks gents👍
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Damn, that's a lot of varied ACM and ECM experience! Great stories.
A very enviable career!
Great interview and really looking forward to part 2!
Thanks!
Voodoo 067 fully pitch black, wow!
Very interesting. I don't think I have ever heard a firsthand account of a F-101 pilot.
I’m sure I saw Michel fly at CNE Airshow. The Voodoos from 425 were the best.
RCAF personnel have to do so much with limited hardware. As impressive as the procurement process is depressing. Hats of the the men and women of the RCAF
Attaboy Touche!
The AVRO Arrow will always be a “what if”. The PM of Canada and his government cancelled the aircraft. Not the US. On paper the Arrow would have been extraordinary.
So if you crash a simulator with zero training ...no pilot?
Its not a checkride for tolerances per se... I can't speak with military knowledge, only civil, but i imagine they were looking for other attributes, cognitive stuff.
The simulator they used at that time had standard aircraft controls although they didn’t behave in a standard way. You were asked to perform various manoeuvres that involved manipulating the controls in a non conventional way in order to achieve the required goal. It tested your ability to adapt, coordination and cognitive skills.
The french always embarassing true Canadians. No the Voodo didnt go from 7000lbs to 50 000lbs of thrust in 2 seconds. It was about 12 000 lbs dry thrust and 17 000 lbs in AB. My family flew them out of Newfoundland. French arent Canadian imo.