#BATL21 - Twitter Hashtag

7 months ago

I thought 🇨🇦 #RCAF 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron was done f*cking around with their Mode-S transponder. 🙄 You're looking at a training flight of one of the CH-147F Chinook fleet over Ottawa on January 29 using call sign #BATL21, which is one of #450Sqn's usual call signs. They're not hiding, someone didn't bother to enter the correct Mode-S number assigned to that helicopter, contrary to the RCAF's publicly stated policy about (not) obfuscating training flights in Canadian airspace. #450THS

steffanwatkins's tweet photo. I thought 🇨🇦 #RCAF 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron was done f*cking around with their Mode-S transponder. 🙄

You're looking at a training flight of one of the CH-147F Chinook fleet over Ottawa on January 29 using call sign #BATL21, which is one of #450Sqn's usual call signs. They're not hiding, someone didn't bother to enter the correct Mode-S number assigned to that helicopter, contrary to the RCAF's publicly stated policy about (not) obfuscating training flights in Canadian airspace. #450THS

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 2 years ago

It looks like #450THS started screwing with their Mode-S assignment in June of 2023 (I didn't go back further than March 2023) #BATL11 #BATL12 #BATL13 #BATL21 #BATL22 #BATL25 #CFC0130 #CFC0135 #HAMR11 #HAMR13 #HAMR15 #VALK12 #VALKY11 #VALKY22

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 2 years ago

🇨🇦 #RCAF CH-147F Chinook #BATL21 using an invalid Mode-S identifier of 000001 on May 29, while conducting training with the folk from Dwyer Hill over Arnprior. 👀

steffanwatkins's tweet photo. 🇨🇦 #RCAF CH-147F Chinook #BATL21 using an invalid Mode-S identifier of 000001 on May 29, while conducting training with the folk from Dwyer Hill over Arnprior. 👀 https://t.co/IyyRTPLf2Y

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 2 years ago

Oh nevermind, 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron are still incapable of programming all their transponders to conform with civilian aviation rules. That's a leadership failure, allowing aircraft to fly when they're not airworthy in Canadian airspace, per May 29 flight data. #BATL21