Wes Szmaglik

RAF QHI. RCAF QFI (Helicopters). Former Army, now RAF Officer. Squirrel. Lynx AH7. Merlin HC3/3a. Jetranger. Juno. Chinook. All views are my own. 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇨🇦

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@CWLemoine Such a missed opportunity.

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

2/2. Although I don’t know Owen personally, friends of his I do know speak very highly of him. He was taken far too soon. Rest easy, Shipmates. See you at the IP.

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

1/2. This one hits hard. Chris was genuinely just one of the best, a universally loved person and talented aviator. Lily-Mae was someone I knew through social media, a true inspiration to many, and she gave me a different perspective on women in the military.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

It is with great sadness that we can confirm the deaths of Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher of 846 Naval Air Squadron, and Petty Officer Owen Green of 845 Naval Air Squadron, who died in Devon during routine training activity on 3 June.

[The Pilot Project Podcast @PodPilotProject]

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.

https://t.co/JWF66865bo

#RCAF #STARSAirAmbulance #skiesmag

[Polish Heritage Flight @FlightPolish]

@aw_oma @donaldtusk Fundraising is at 72% of the target so Hawker Hurricane G-HURI can fly to Poland from the U.K. in August.

The flight is a symbol of Remembrance & Gratitude. 🇬🇧🇵🇱

Visit https://t.co/DbXFYvSEyL

[Polish Heritage Flight @FlightPolish]

@MJanyska We are fundraising to fly our Hawker Hurricane from the U.K. to Poland in August

It wears the markings of 302 ‘City of Poznan’ Squadton from the Battle of Britain, September 1940.

The flight will be a symbol of Gratitude & Remembrance 🇬🇧🇵🇱

https://t.co/y9vBzzBZac

[The Pilot Project Podcast @PodPilotProject]

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.

https://t.co/JWF66865bo

#RCAF #SearchAndRescue #skiesmag

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@scottyeders They must be fairly high hours by now. Have we considered replacements?

[The Pilot Project Podcast @PodPilotProject]

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.

🎧 full episode: https://t.co/CvxeFrl3n3 or wherever you get your podcasts!
#skiesmag

[The Pilot Project Podcast @PodPilotProject]

“I could actually hear my eardrum rupture.”
Captain Troy Clarke describes the decompression emergency that ended his fighter pilot career during RCAF training.
https://t.co/CvxeFrl3n3
#RCAF #Aviation #skiesmag

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@PodPilotProject … and fulfilled every fighter pilot's dream to become a helo legend.

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

I can highly recommend Luke’s EW briefings. They are like no other.

[Inzpire @InzpireLimited]

We offer a range of EW courses delivered by engaging tutors, using props and live experiments to contextualise the subject matter and its relevance to military operations. 📡

Find out more: https://t.co/AaJqwwOZTB

#Inzpire #ElectronicWarfare #ElectromagneticWarfare #MissionData

[Inzpire @InzpireLimited]

We offer a range of EW courses delivered by engaging tutors, using props and live experiments to contextualise the subject matter and its relevance to military operations. 📡

Find out more: https://t.co/AaJqwwOZTB

#Inzpire #ElectronicWarfare #ElectromagneticWarfare #MissionData

[Armed Forces Day 🇬🇧 @ArmedForcesDay]

Could your business be an Official Partner of Armed Forces Week 2026? 🤝

Read more to learn how your organisation can support serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families in June. 🇬🇧

🔗 Find out more: https://t.co/YCkQaHVXI7

[The Pilot Project Podcast @PodPilotProject]

Episode 100.
A special guest for a milestone episode - RCAF Commander LGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet.
We talk modernization, China and Russia, and the future of the Air Force.

🎧 https://t.co/CvxeFrl3n3

#RCAF #CanadianForces #Geopolitics #NATO #skiesmag

[Inzpire @InzpireLimited]

Meet Luke Cabot, one of our electromagnetic warfare specialists, who will be delivering 'Weapon System Teardown' at AOC Europe this May. 💥

Find out more by watching below. Register here: https://t.co/8kZYkuTWBR

#Inzpire #AOCEurope #EW #ElectronicWarfare #ElectromagneticWarfare

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@InzpireLimited Luke the Legend!

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@chinnychick @thinkdefence I’d settle for replacing the old ones

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

When I look up at that rocket and the four astronauts sitting on top of it, I see America at its very best. Our country is deeply divided and we have real challenges. But I'd encourage everyone to watch this launch today and be proud of our country and what we're capable of when we work together.

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@CBrenchley @dmbkparker We’re still using mental dead reckoning on Hold Calcs. How often do you see helicopters in the hold?

[Wes Szmaglik @TheStickMonkey]

@CBrenchley @dmbkparker