Thank You all for the warm welcome. I do feel like a rookie here though.
WOW ! So many questions, and comments about the CAF. We'll, first off, Canada is not as militarily weak as some would suspect, nor do we only have outdated Sea King helicopters
. We like to say we invented "stealth", as we don't flaunt what we have or how we are able to use the equipment. One exception is our demonstration team, The Snowbirds, who show millions yearly what the average Canadian pilot is capable of. I enlisted in 1968, and started my basic flying in deHaviland CT-120's, your basic Chipmunk. From there to CT-114 Tutors and CT-133 Silver Stars. In active service, I piloted CF-100's, CF-101's, CF-104's and lastly, the CF-18A. My last flying was in 1991, and I retired in 2000. I now live in Windsor Ontario. Hope that covers it all.
Cheers: winco7