Military Flying In Canada!

[lgordon6041]

Hi All,

I know we have a few people on the forums who are either pilots or very interested in flying. I just thought, as a military aviation type, that I would post a few pictures of the aircraft I have been flying for the last 6 months in Canada.
I have been a member of the Nato Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program which teaches tactics and weapons to pilots like myself. We complete around 55 hours on the BAE Hawk 115 before arriving back in the UK to fly any of the RAF front line aircraft.

If any of you have any questions, please feel free to ask, I know a few out there are intersted in military flying so ask away. Im still a bit jet lagged but all of the trips to florida make it a little more tolerable!

[eagleydo]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great pics!

[LiesaAnna]

Thanks Lee, these photos are amazing!!
but flying planes like these, dont you feel lonely??
when we travel by plane we have so many around, but the thought of being with 1 other or alone scares me!!

absolutely brilliant!!!
thanks again Lee[beer]

[lgordon6041]

We never really have time to think about being lonely to be honest Liesa, things happen at a fair pace and you've always got something to be thinking about so it never really crosses my mind. It was nice sat on the plane on the way back from canada to sit back and let someone else dot he work for a change!!

[Snapper]

Those photos are amazing Lee.

If ever you need someone to sit in the back seat and take the photos for you don't hesitate to let me know. [msnwink]

Fantastic photos Lee, I may have flown in Concorde hundreds of times but I would so love to fly in one of your aircraft!!

I will show these to my 8 y/o Louis who as you know is mad about military aviation too!

Cheers!!

Julie

[Nick Sayer]

Is the place where you are doing your flying the place i saw on discovery for low level training.

It said on the programme that they leave the downed aircraft where they crash to remind other trainees that what they are doing is a dangerous job.

[dawn]

Fantastic pics - thank you for posing them

[lgordon6041]

Hi Nick,

The place where we used to do low level training was Goose Bay. I was much further west in Cold Lake, Alberta. If planes were downed, I dont expect that the respective Air Forces would leave them there intact (too much sensitive equipment). They may well destroy the sensitive parts and leave the rest. It is a vast expanse of nothing though so nobody would ever find it!!

[RIS]

Nice pix Lee [msncool]