The Pilot Project Podcast

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Why don’t STARS pilots know who they’re saving before they launch?

Troy Clarke explains the most important safety policies at STARS and why emotion can’t be allowed to influence weather decisions.

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#STARSAirAmbulance #AviationSafety #skiesmag

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What is it like to leave the RCAF, fly for STARS Air Ambulance, and then return to military service?

Captain Troy Clarke shares lessons from instruction, HEMS flying, and 20+ years in aviation.

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Ok, but that new Canadian Army drip is BALLIN.
#canmiltwitter

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@That80sG @1anre I think they just decided it was not financially feasible but I might be misremembering. Yeah I saw that re: the M-346 - amazing! We did an episode on Canadians flying that in Italy, super cool plane.

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The Siskin will essentially be as capable, more economic, and BY FAR the most important metric, FAR SAFER than the Tutor for the Sbowbirds. Extremely sick of seeing politicians who couldn’t care less about military capabilities attempt to make hay over this. #snowbirds #RCAF

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@That80sG @1anre For sure and I totally get that. Everyone loves the Tutor! But it’s just getting unsafe and they deserve better ejection seats

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Captain Troy Clarke shares incredible CH-149 Cormorant SAR stories from Newfoundland, including NVG cliff rescues, Arctic missions, fatigue lessons, and operational pressure in the RCAF.

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#RCAF #SearchAndRescue #skiesmag

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@JohnBouras3230 @MidOfficer I’m still an F35 advocate, I don’t think the Gripen has the chops. I’d say the BEST solution might be an F35 fleet for strike missions and Gripens for NORAD type stuff but we don’t have the people for a mixed fleet.

As to ending the Snowbirds…

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@MidOfficer @NoahGairn Hmmmmm I’m not sure we’ve had anything THAT bad lol. Maybe the current Cyclone debacle. Current headline: “Cyclone helicopters won’t be fully operational until 2029 - 25 years after contract was signed”

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@Bentheblacklab Thank you! If only I hadn’t misspelled “Snowbirds” lol 😂

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@MidOfficer @NoahGairn You’re on a TAPV joke spree and I am here for it.

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@MidOfficer @CavalryCanuck

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@DivebumChef Brutal!

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“I could actually hear my eardrum rupture.”
Captain Troy Clarke describes the decompression emergency that ended his fighter pilot career during RCAF training.
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@Bentheblacklab @DivebumChef He sure did! Our second episode which will air next Tuesday is all about his time on the Corm.

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He started flight training one week before 9/11.

Years later, an in-flight emergency ended his jet career.

Captain Troy Clarke’s path to becoming an RCAF pilot wasn’t linear.

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The smoke got so thick it turned day into night.
Slow, almost blind approaches just to find the runway.

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From instructing new pilots to flying in wildfire smoke where day turns into night.

Part 3 with Niels Olson covers a different side of military aviation.

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“The world has already changed.”

RCAF Commander LGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet on China, Russia, and today’s competition phase.

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#RCAF #CanadianForces #Geopolitics #NATO #skiesmag