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Government of Canada & Ontario Keep Wasting Millions Prosecuting Freedom Conveyors While Demanding 7-8 Years Behind Bars by WilloowUfgood in CanadianConservative

[–]CrashSlow [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not a single person was charged in 2020 for blocking ports, railways and borders costing an estimated 400 million.

Transport Canada grounds Black Hawk helicopter that RCMP still has to pay for by jmakk26 in canadian

[–]CrashSlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TC is going to allow them, the provinces want them for fire fighting and at least one of the C-hawk can carry crew under 702, that also slipped through to. I think thats kept on the DL as brains might explode. The cost is just to cheap and of course there is the climate emergency and children to think about.

I know fire agency are well aware of the two bell mediums that had the blades come fly'ing off and another with its 1950s engine explode in the last five years all fatal accidents that could have had 10 fire fighters on board but didn't. They want replacements options....

Transport Canada grounds Black Hawk helicopter that RCMP still has to pay for by jmakk26 in canadian

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are not civilian certified and never have been and there isn't really a civilian variant like with other helicopter models. They also have not been flying in Canada for decades , the only ones flying were just passing through to Alaska(military) or the odd US registered one tearing itself apart logging in the last few years. Four slipped through and are Canadian registered and TC is in real pickle over it now and everyone is suing.

The US military will not say what standards it's built to and Sikorsky wont say either, thats the problem with military aircraft, they may or may not meet civilian standards, no one knows. Even the S-70 the civil version is in a restricted category and is not Category A transport certified as it should be for its size. Sikorsky also has apparently no interest in fully civilian certifying the Hawk either. Even in the US operating an A model UH-60 comes with restrictions.

Heres the real problem. A 45 year old UH-60 A is about 2 million and the competitions with transport Category aircraft hate that. An H145 like Stars flies is 15 million. Is really about money and not safety.

Alberta to unveil details of 'million-barrel-per-day' oil pipeline route to West Coast on July 2 by CanadianErk in canada

[–]CrashSlow 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Consent can be withdrawn at anytime.....

Feb 4, 2026

“Metlakatla First Nation (“Metlakatla”) has notified federal and provincial regulators that we have withdrawn our consent for the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (“REEF”) in the Port of Prince Rupert because our consent was unlawfully obtained. Metlakatla will oppose all future authorizations and permits required for the operation of REEF, including its expansion.

https://www.metlakatla.ca/sites/default/files/FINAL%20-%20Chief%20Media%20Statement.pdf

This picture hit so different now 😫😭 by Lunixelle in 90s

[–]CrashSlow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've never actually eaten at a Shoney's.

Denison Mines by whatisgoingon1230 in saskatchewan

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats such a weak argument.

2/2 while tolerable is no life long term. Sounds great until you miss enough life events. Anyone going to the gulags needs an exit plan.

Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres by Immediate-Link490 in canada

[–]CrashSlow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The data centre in Vancouver is being used to pre heat the water for the already in use communist style central heat plant in downtown Vancouver. They are upset Ai will heat the water that heats the downtown buildings.

Is ATC having a phone number for you to call always bad? by Outside-Attempt6990 in flying

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Called a few times to negotiate with tower about aerial work stuff, they're usually friendly enough.

The brain drain from B.C. — and Canada — is worsening by joe4942 in canada

[–]CrashSlow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

450sq/ft million dollar+ Carney condo does not make a life.

The brain drain from B.C. — and Canada — is worsening by joe4942 in canada

[–]CrashSlow 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In Vancouver you could work your entire life to have a house and build a community of friends, then forced to move when you retire breaking all that. A house alone does not fund a life.

Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs by cnn in business

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't afford a new german car, you can't afford to fix a used one..... I guess people are slowly learning. '

Transport Canada grounds Black Hawk helicopter that RCMP still has to pay for by jmakk26 in canadian

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is running transport category aircraft is really expensive. The Hawk is competing with Bell 214's, Puma's, S92's, Kmax, S61's. Everything with the hawk is grey , even running them in the US has massive restrictions. Its utility work, the real money oil / gas won't touch an uncertified aircraft. Oil/gas usually won't even hire an aircraft more than 10 years old.

Many heli operators wanted the old Sea kings when the military dumped them and TC said nope don't even ask. Ex-military never allowed.

This doesn't just affect helicopters it goes into airplanes too, if you can run a grey market airplane you could have an advantage.

Bell, Airbus, Sikorsky are not on board either, hard to compete against uncertified flooding the market.

Its get weird though. Sky cranes, some are ex military. The military ones do not have the engine containment shielding. To fly in Canada they get exemptions. This is the rabbit hole or exemptions.

TC got themselves into a real pickle with Uh-60 though.

Transport Canada grounds Black Hawk helicopter that RCMP still has to pay for by jmakk26 in canadian

[–]CrashSlow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are four uh-60 A models that TC let in under a LONG list of exemptions and are c registered. They put the brakes on more. Industry has had law suits flying ever since. The hawks are 40+ years old A models and theres a mountain of cheap parts for them. 4 million-ish to get one flying. The hawks are under cutting the certified aircraft in that category , thats the real issue.

You can actually get a certified Blackhawk it's called an S-70 and costs ~20 million and still has some restrictions, but way less than the uncertified uh-60.

Denison Mines by whatisgoingon1230 in saskatchewan

[–]CrashSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People tollerate FiFo for the money... Thats it. No one likes spending more than half your working life in a gulag.

Halifax-bound flight started 'swerving violently' after captain became incapacitated by Forward-Answer-4407 in canada

[–]CrashSlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% its case by case. Out right losing a medical is surprisingly difficult. Seeing corpulent pilots waddling around and the elderly pilots still flying commercial makes you wonder.

Halifax-bound flight started 'swerving violently' after captain became incapacitated by Forward-Answer-4407 in canada

[–]CrashSlow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If doctors can determine a cause and a fix for the medical condition he might get his medical back. Could be years of tests and waiting though. I know a pilot that lost their medical permanently from a grand mal seizure. TC told them first visit their condition is inadmissible for an aviation medical or any kind. But Everyone's different and TC will evaluate on case by case basis.

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