On Point – Conair’s Air Attack Operation
British Columbia-based Conair is one of the world’s premier aerial firefighting operations. With dozens of aircraft, nearly 100 pilots, and an extensive support staff, the team helps keep Canadians safe by quickly and expertly responding to the country’s many wildfires. They use a large fleet of Twin Commanders to assess fires and then direct firefighting assets in real time. Flight Levels Online spoke to Director of Maintenance Brad Belyan (BB), Fleet Manager of Bird Dog Operations Ryan Gahan (RG), and Vice President of Business Development Jeff Berry (JB) to learn more about their impressive operation. How many airplanes total do you currently operate? How many Twin Commanders and what types? Conair operates a fleet of 70 aircraft for aerial firefighting…
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GARMIN TIPS AND TRICKS Flight Legs, Revisited
Some things bear repeating, and for understanding GPS navigation, the topic of flight legs is one of those “things.” In my training classes over the last 20 years and with many conversations with pilots, I’ve found that problems they encounter…
FROM THE SHOP FLOOR Techs in Demand
AAR Corp., a Twin Commander Aircraft partner, recently released its third Mid Skills Gap report, and the news isn’t good. The lack of qualified technicians in the pipeline has reached critical levels. Boeing has estimated the industry will need nearly…