#c2bb39 - Twitter Hashtag

5 months ago

🇨🇦 Judging serviceability of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) this way works the least well, because we don't have the required 4 receivers near Petawawa to closely keep an eye on them. ➢ It seemed like 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D deployed to Lielvārde Air Base 🇱🇻 last summer but I think 147303 came back September 26, 2025. Not 100% sure. ➢ #450THS is violating canadian civil aviation rules by programming some of their fleet with #A00001 rather than their assigned Mode-S identifier. I was told by the RCAF they don't do this, and their published policy states they don't do this. Again, Transport Canada doesn't enforce the rules, and the RCAF don't follow their own rules; the honour system is broken. ➢ On June 5, 2026 we see an example of this violation when what seems to be two CH-147F Chinooks use the same bogus Mode-S number (A00001) to identify themselves to ATC and other aircraft around them, which should never happen. #HAMR11 #HAMR12

steffanwatkins's tweet photo. 🇨🇦 Judging serviceability of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) this way works the least well, because we don't have the required 4 receivers near Petawawa to closely keep an eye on them.

➢ It seemed like 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D deployed to Lielvārde Air Base 🇱🇻 last summer but I think 147303 came back September 26, 2025. Not 100% sure.
➢ #450THS is violating canadian civil aviation rules by programming some of their fleet with #A00001 rather than their assigned Mode-S identifier. I was told by the RCAF they don't do this, and their published policy states they don't do this. Again, Transport Canada doesn't enforce the rules, and the RCAF don't follow their own rules; the honour system is broken.
➢ On June 5, 2026 we see an example of this violation when what seems to be two CH-147F Chinooks use the same bogus Mode-S number (A00001) to identify themselves to ATC and other aircraft around them, which should never happen.
#HAMR11 #HAMR12

Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

11 months ago

🇨🇦 Judging serviceability of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) this way works the least well because we don't have the required 4 receivers near Petawawa to keep an eye on them. HOWEVER AFAIK 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D deployed to Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia 🇱🇻 in the summer. 147303 #C2BB39 seems to have come back 👀 and flown to Pet from Trenton on September 26. That's curious. https://t.co/lNBfeStEh9 #450Sqn #450THS #CH147 #CH147F

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

11 months ago

🇨🇦 Judging serviceability of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) this way works the least well because we don't have the required 4 receivers near Petawawa to keep an eye on them. HOWEVER AFAIK 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D deployed to Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia 🇱🇻 in the summer. 147303 #C2BB39 seems to have come back 👀 and flown to Pet from Trenton on September 26. That's curious. https://t.co/lNBfeStEh9 #450Sqn #450THS #CH147 #CH147F

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 1 year ago

🇨🇦 29% (4) of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) haven't been identified flying in the past 4 weeks, suggesting at least 71% (10) of the fleet can fly. 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D are deployed to Lielvārde Air Base 🇱🇻 https://t.co/22ZsS7s8Pl #450Sqn #450THS #CH147 #CH147F

steffanwatkins's tweet photo. 🇨🇦 29% (4) of the #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet (14) haven't been identified flying in the past 4 weeks, suggesting at least 71% (10) of the fleet can fly. 147303 #C2BB39 and 147313 #C2BB9D are deployed to Lielvārde Air Base 🇱🇻
https://t.co/22ZsS7s8Pl #450Sqn #450THS #CH147 #CH147F https://t.co/MLK5UUspUJ

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 1 year ago

Yeah, I suspect those 3 (so far) flights are both of the "ready" #RCAF CH-147F Chinook helicopters being sent to Lielvarde #EVGA 🇱🇻, where the four (4) CH-146 Griffon helicopters are deployed. I believe the second one is 147303 #C2BB39, but I'm waiting for pictures to confirm.

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 2 years ago

🇨🇦 #RCAF CH-147F Chinook maintainers read the manual and correctly configured the Mode-S transponder on 147303 #C2BB39 (WOW 😱); they are headed to #CYOW for at least one touch n go, maybe a couple of passes, before heading back to Pet. #450SQN #450THS https://t.co/0jN1M8MhwB

steffanwatkins's tweet photo. 🇨🇦 #RCAF CH-147F Chinook maintainers read the manual and correctly configured the Mode-S transponder on 147303 #C2BB39 (WOW 😱); they are headed to #CYOW for at least one touch n go, maybe a couple of passes, before heading back to Pet.

#450SQN #450THS
https://t.co/0jN1M8MhwB https://t.co/HpwXStJHcR

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Steffan Watkins 

@steffanwatkins

over 3 years ago

If you wanted to follow the whole #RCAF CH-147F Chinook fleet of fifteen helicopters, when they are simultaneously within line-of-sight (LOS) of 4 or more #ADSBexchange receivers, here you go: 147301 #C2BB25 147302 #C2BB2F 147303 #C2BB39 147304 #C2BB43 147305 #C2BB4D 147306 #C2BB57 147307 #C2BB61 147308 #C2BB6B 147309 #C2BB75 147310 #C2BB7F 147311 #C2BB89 147312 #C2BB93 147313 #C2BB9D 147314 #C2BBA7 147315 #C2BBB1 https://t.co/lNBfeStEh9

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