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AeroCat
AgCat
AirTractor
502B
Avro
CF-100
Auster
Mk 6
BAe
Hawk 115
Beruev
Be-103
Beech A100
Beech A200
Beech
Bonanza 35H
Beech
Bonanza A36
Beech
C90A VR
Beech
Muskateer
Beech Stagerwing
Bellanca
Superviking
Bell CH-146
Griffon
Bell Kiowa
Blenhiem
Bushcaddy
Canadair
Challenger
Cessna
140
Cessna
172
Cessna
182
Cessna
182 VR
Cessna
210
Cessna
310
Champ
Citabria
DeHavilland
Chipmunk
DeHavilland
Otter
Diamond
Enstrom
Ercoupe
Fairchild 82
Grumman
American
Grumman
Goose
Grumman
Tracker
Lakes
Buccaneer
Lockheed
AC-130
Lockheed
T-33
Lockheed
CF-104
McDonald
F-101 Voodoo
Neuport
17
North American
CF-86
North American
Harvard
North American
Navion
Pilatus
PC-12/45
Piper
Arrow III
Piper
Cherokee
Piper
Comanche
Piper
Cheyenne
Piper
PA-31
(crash)
Piper
PA-22
Pheasant
Quad City
Challenger II
Robinson
R22
RV-6
Ryan SC
Sopwith
Camel
Stinson
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We are approaching the first hundred years of powered flight and in the course of
human history that is a mere blink of the eye. But this pursuit of mastering the
air above us has been a quest of wonder and often defeat. Most of these stories deal
with the hardware and only a few with the people who have found themselves only coming
alive well above the horizon. |
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- Third aircraft joins campaign
- Friday
July 20, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Able only to work in daylight when the temperature is below 24ºC the aerial assault on the wheat midge continues.
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- Air Tractor 502B
- Wednesday
July 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Big bird is now a farmer. This is a Canadian Pratt and Whitney PT-6 equipped version of the popular agricultural spray plane.
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- Beechcraft King Air 200
- Saturday
July 14, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Saskatchewan Air Ambulance operates two of these $5,000,000 work horses and will soon add two more as the work
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- Quad City Challenger II
- Monday
June 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A home built that weighs less than 200 pounds cruises at 85mph and costs about $30,000 for a kit, sounds like affordable aviation.
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- March 2007 CAHS meeting - Harry Whereatt
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- Sunday
March 4, 2007
Regina: Regina's Roland Groome Chapter of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society will have the amazing Harry Whereatt as their guest and speaker at their upcoming meeting, Thursday, March 8.
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- GPS spraying
- Thursday
July 22, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The computer has been humming away under the hood of your car since 1978, many cars are fitted with satellite navigation systems and now its time for agriculture to move into the electronic age. No need for flagmen or markers, the pilot just checks his heads up display.
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- Langley
Canada Day
- Thursday
July 8, 2004
by : Brian Marlatt
White Rock B.C.
: Langley is home to Canadian Museum of Flight and to celebrate Canada Day they showed
off some of their collection and Brian Marlatt was there to capture the scene. This
story includes a 2MB QuickTime slide show.
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- The Saskatchewan
Air Show 2004
- Monday
June 14, 2004
by : Matthew Shire
Moose Jaw : Rain and low ceiling dampened the spirits
on this years airshow but many took the chance and went to participate in one of
the best air shows in North America.
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- Bill
West
- Thursday
June 3, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Langbank : Yesterday
the people of Southeastern Saskatchewan came to gether to bid farewell to a man who
was a hero, a legend, a friend and generous servant of all who came to him for help.
This is his story.
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- Air Canada: Waiting at the brink
- Wednesday
May 19, 2004
by : David Orchard
Borden : It appears
at times the we forget our historical successes and wander off into oblivious following
trendy ideological theories. Canada was built by public and private cooperation,
Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Trans Canada Airlines each filled a need in
a very big country. The country is just as big now as it ever was and the need to
pull it together greater than ever.
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- Tisdale
Young Eagles take to the sky
- Wednesday
April 21, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Saturday
was a gloomy overcast day but the spirits were sky high at Tisdale airport as thirty-five
young people signed up for their ride in an aircraft with flying club pilots and
fuel supplied by sponsors of the event.
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- Not a Nieuport
but a Camel
- Tuesday
January 13, 2003
by: Brian D. Marlatt
White Rock, B.C. : Yes I should have known two guns
instead of one. Brian gives us some details on one of the most outstanding fighters
in history and built by a company that continues to produce outstanding aircraft
to this very day.
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- John would have
liked it
- Wednesday
January 10, 2004
Saskatoon: On Sunday we were at the John Diefenbaker
airport in Saskatoon. Though Saskatoon has every reason to be proud of the renovated
city owned facility I am certain the old guy would be so pleased to have his name
on this portal. This story includes a QuickTime VR of the inside of the airport.
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- The first hundred
years
- Tuesday
December 16, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Oshkosh Wisconsin: A hundred years ago powered flight
began and it has been rising ever since. We celebrate this occassion with a set of
29 pictures mostly from the third decade of flight when it became a facility of life
instead of a screwball experiement.
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- Ryan S-C 1938
to 1941
- Wednesday
December 3, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Oshkosh Wisconsin: As the depression was beginning to
recover somewhat in the United States the Ryan Aeronautical Co. produced this remarkable
all metal three place flying sports coupe.
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- Pilatus PC-12/45
- Thursday
October 9, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A large charter aircraft from Fort Lauderdale Florida was
parked at Tisdale airport yesterday. This nine passenger Swiss made, 1997 single
engine turbo prop is becoming extremely popular as a regional commuter and executive
aircraft. Its single engine lowers maintenance costs and gives this aircraft a remarkable
range and load carrying capability
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- AeroCat
- Wednesday
September 24, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire and Andrew Shire
Oshkosh Wisconsin: An amateur/homebuilt fibre glass,
carbon fibre amphibian sold here in Canada and in New Zealand with one or two engines
and amazing performance. The second most astonishing aircraft at this year's Oshkosh
AirVenture.
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- Beriev Be-103
- Tuesday
September 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Though the OshKosh AirVenture is
an amateur/homebuilt convention the star of the show this year was a commercial aircraft
designed and build in Russia. This remarkable, low wing, twin engined, amphibian
is simply off the scale in innovation and outstanding engineering. For me this was
the most exceptional aircraft of the thousands to be seen at this incredible event.
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- Oshkosh AirVenture
float base
- Wednesday
September 10, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
On our trip to the Oshkosh AirVenture 2003 one of the highlights of the experience
was our visit to the float base. This story includes a 1MB QuickTime VR panorama.
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- The Oshkosh Experience
- Friday
August 29, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
This is a first impression of one of the largest aviation events held each year in
the world with over 770,000 people in attendance and 25,000 aircraft. To say it is
overwhelming is an understatement so today's story is an attempt at giving you an
overview of the experience. This story will take time to load as it contains 79
pictures and a QuickTime VR panorama.
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- Oshkosh - First Look
- Sunday
August 24, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire & Andrew Shire
We arrived in Oshkosh the first day of the enormous Experimental Aircraft Association
convention, AirVenture 2003 on July 29th. This story deals with the impressions and
sights of that day. My goal was to see the legendary Chuck Yeager and as you can
see I got what I was after. This page contains a QuickTime Virtual reality
image (444K) and to be seen requires that QuickTime
be installed in your computer.
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- Human remains,
plane wreckage, may solve 40-year-old northern mystery
- Tuesday, August 5, 2003
reprint from Canadian Press
Kevin McIntyre found this interesting story and we have added to it the image of
the actual missing aircraft lost in 1964. Chuck McAvoy a daring bush pilot who was
known for "pushing it" did not return from a June flight but wreck has
been found.
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- Oshkosh AirVenture
2003: an introduction
- Monday, August 4, 2003
After a week on the road we are back and we have stories to tell about our trip to
eh biggest airshow in the world.
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- Space Ship clouds
- Sunday, June 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
"A bit breezing" is how most Saskatchewan people would have described the
gale force winds that dashed across the province Thursday.
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- Glasair:
SH-2F
- Tuesday, June 17, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Amateur built kit aircraft are a standard feature of the present general aviation
world and the two place composite speed demon that we see here performs well beyond
any commerically mass produced aircraft.
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- Cessena 140: the
beginning
- Thursday, June 12, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The most popular aircraft in history is the Cessna 172 but it was with the 120 which
evolved into the 140 that the story really began.
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- Auster MK VI
- Wednesday, June 11, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
When is a Piper Cub not a Piper Cub? When its an Auster, made in England based on
the Taylorcraft design with a deHavilland Gipsy Major engine and at the Tisdale Aviation
Association flyin-breakfast last weekend.
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- Beechcraft Bonanza
A36 (1977)
- Monday, June 9, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
This six place, 193 mile per hour chariot of the sky can hustle for 802 miles. Many
believe this version of the Bonanza the ultimate private single engine aircraft.
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- Tisdale Aviation Association Fly-in and
breakfast
- Sunday, June 8, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Brilliant sunlight splashed through the tattered early morning cumulus to make a
perfect setting for local people and flyers from all over Saskatchewan who came to
share breakfast this morning.
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- Commonwealth Air Training memorial
- Wednesday, April 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Though it is pleasant to see examples of Canada's history in military aircraft it
is also sad knowing that they were meant to fly not stand on pilons buried in the
ground. This page includes a 600K QuickTime Virtual Reality and access to thirty
pictures of the aircraft display.
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- Piper Turbo-Arrow III
- Tuesday
August 6, 2002
The Piper Arrow went into production in 1967, here are some pictures and information
on a 1978 turbo version.
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- Shorebirds
- Wednesday
July 31, 2002
Here is an account of the Dehavilland Turbo-Beaver and its work in Northern Saskatchewan.
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- Bell CH-146 Griffon
- Monday
July 1, 2002
Canada Day, a good time to discuss Canada's military capabilities and we take a look
at the land based helicopter our troops and country depend upon.
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- Plastic Trainer
- Friday
June 28, 2002
Winnipeg flight training centre using Canadian made composite aircraft to train pilots.
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- Jelly Fish
- Monday
June 10, 2002
Kevin McIntyre and his wife go out to dinner to celebrate the life and career of
Dr. R. O. Waiton in California. Kevin gives us an account of the dinner.
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- The Greenwater Report for June 4, 2002
- Tuesday
June 4, 2002
This week Gerald tells us about porcupines, a trip to Alberta and a ride in a gyrocopter.
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- Low
- Monday
May 27, 2002
What a rush flying low waving at friends but death defying feats of aviation misjudgement
are dead wrong.
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- Western Development Museum - Moose Jaw
- Sunday
April 21. 2002
The Moose Jaw museum of transportation has been completely renovated and here is
your chance to tour some of the exhibits with Bert Shire.
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- Friendly Fire
- Thursday
April 18, 2002
We need to get some perspective on the sad lose of Canadian Forces last night near
Kandahar airport.
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- The Example of the Federal Cabinet
- Wednesday
April 17, 2002
Joe Hueglin weighs in with his interesting comments on the recent purchase by the
government of two new Challenger 604 aircraft.
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- Juicy Jets
- Saturday
April 13, 2002
Walter Robinson feels that the purchase of new Challenger aircraft by the government
sets a new precident for arrogance.
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- April fools or not?
- Saturday
March 30, 2002
Joe Hueglin wonders if the air tax will just be another tax rather than something
that goes into security.
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- Valid Flying Tax Questions Remain Unanswered
- Friday
March 22, 2002
Walter Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation points out the tax grab that
will occur beginning April 1 when $12 minimum per trip goes the federal treasury
with no promise or assurance it will be used for security.
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- Helicopter Fiasco: Taxpayers
and Forces Pay the Price for Liberal Vanity
- Saturday
March 8, 2002
Tories killed the Arrow, the Liberals killed the helicopter deal both for political,
not financial or national reasons. The cost of big mistakes always falls on the taxpayer.
Walter Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayers Federations explains his view of the waste
of money and danger posed by the tom foolery of the replacement of the SeaKings
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- Smith River -
Airport to Nowhere
- Tuesday
February 26, 2002
July 18, 1982 we flew out to an abandoned World War II airport before a forest fire
removed everything but the runway.
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- Bellanca Super Viking
- Thursday
February 14, 2002
Able to cruise for more than seven hundred miles at 190mph this fabric, wood and
steel bird is an example of master compromise.
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- Smart CIA-drones launch missiles and kill
people
- Tuesday
February 12, 2002
Two very different stories, one from CNN and another from the Washington Post about
drone missile attack in Eastern Afghanistan last week.
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- Lies My Government Continues to Tell Me:New
Corporate Welfare Info Validates Successive CTF Reports Denouncing Handouts
- Tuesday
January 29, 2002
Canadian Taxpayers Federation condemn the steady flow of Canadian taxpayers money
to monsterous corporations with no hope of these so-called loans ever being repaid.
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- Canadian Armed Forces Left Off Santa's 2001 List
- Monday
December 24, 2001
Ron Thornton from Edmonton expresses his exasperation at the Federal governments
less than appropriate support of Canada's military.
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- We Got Mail
- Monday
December 10, 2001
Last week we published some pictures of Cassiar B.C. and each successive day more
aerial images of the Watson Lake area. Today we will share with you some of the reader
comments with a few new pictures of Watson Lake, including a QuickTime VR (1MB)
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- Smith River
- Saturday
December 8, 2001
Today a visit to my favourite place, a wilderness River in Northern British Columbia
with its very own six-thousand foot runway. This story has a lot of pictures and
includes a 2MB QuickTime VR map so it will take time to download.
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- Mountain Tops
- Friday
December 7, 2001
Another in our series of pictorial essays of flying over Southern Yukon. This flight
today show the country Northwest of Watson Lake. The pictures were taken in April
1984.
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- Lower Post
- Wednesday
December 5, 2001
Here is a chance to look at another set of images of the Southern Yukon and Northwestern
BC.
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- Metal Bird Stories
- Tuesday
December 4, 2001
Over the years we have published a lot of aviation stories here is a list.
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- The "Real" Final Frontier
- Tuesday
December 4, 2001
Most of Canada is as empty as this picture. Some scenes of the empty Yukon.
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- Grumman Goose
- Wednesday
November 28, 2001
Amphibian aircraft of the thirties and forties now only a think for the history books.
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- Let's Go For A Ride
- Wednesday
November 28, 2001
Yesterday we took a flight from Watson Lake to Cassiar. Today join us on a simple
hop over the canyon. Images by TimII
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- Over The Yukon And Cassiar
- Tuesday
November 27, 2001
Today we travel back in time and place to take a plane ride from Watson Lake Yukon
and South to Cassiar. Enjoy the ride.
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- BAe Hawk 115
- Tuesday
November 13, 2001
Michael Townsends has some pictures of a wing of trainers from 15 Wing Moose Jaw
that were in Kamloops for a Remembrance Day fly past.
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- Commodifying the price of lives and the
carpet bombing of Afghanistan
- Thursday
November 1, 2001
Is Christianity and economic politics somehow involved in the campaign being wages
in Afghanistan? Mario deSantis poses some difficult questions.
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- We As A Nation and World Will Adjust
- Friday
October 19, 2001
Chuck Schom of St. Andrew's New Brunswick tells us about how he has changed and how
he reflects on the changes since September 11.
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- US Moves Conflict To New Phase
- Wednesday
October 17, 2001
Spectre AC-130 gunships used in Kandahar area yesterday. Here is the story of this
unusual gun platform.
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- Gambling With People's Lives
- Saturday
October 13, 2001
Jim Calvert from Gravenhurst Ontario is extremely concerned about the use of the
forty-year-old SeaKing helicopters off of Canadian Warships in the Persian Gulf.
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- Canada's Miliary Needs Our Support
- Friday
October 12, 2001
Richard Neumann from Thunder Bay expresses his concern about Canada's support of
its military forces.
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- September 11, 2001: Thoughts
by some leading and understanding people
- Friday
October 12, 2001
Mario deSantis shares with us some insight and probing thoughts that he has found
addressing the issues of war and widening war.
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- We Are Connected
- Friday
September 28, 2001
Kevin McIntyre explains the need for Canadians and their government to realise how
this modern world no longer permits us to feel secure from threats of international
terrorism
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- Nero Fiddled As Rome Burned
- Friday
September 28, 2001
Andrew Lane from Brandon passes on to us his discontent with the Prime Minister and
his government for have left Canada so ill prepared to meet any crisis.
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- American Coalition and "Ceteris Paribus"
- Thursday
September 27, 2001
Mario deSantis is concerned about recent pronouncements by the Italian Prime Minister
and that Saudi Arabia is a part of the coalition. He worries that some loss of focus
could already occurred
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- September 11, 2001
- Saturday
September 15, 2001
Kevin Rowley expresses his feelings about the events this week in a heart felt poem.
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- My Day of 'America Under Attack':
The Eradication of Terrorism and the Rebuilding of a Stronger Democracy
- Thursday
September 13, 2001
We all need to talk about our feelings, the events we saw on television were not
fiction but reality and we all understand that, today Mario deSantis tells us about
his feelings.
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- Reactions To The Terrorist Attacks On The United States
- Wednesday
September 12, 2001
Stunned, that's how Mario deSantis described his feeling and I like him really feel
shaken by this event. Here are some reactions and interesting side stories to the
tragedy as it unfolds.
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- Unacceptable
- Tuesday
September 11, 2001
No event in the history of North America has been of this magnitude and we need to
give ourselves some time to understand and appreciate the day's horrific events.
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- Cherry Red Airlines
- Sunday
August 26, 2001
Maybe one of the first commerical aircraft to visit Tisdale, the Pheasant, that it
still exists and sits in the Museum in Moose Jaw.
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- Lake Buccaneer
- Amphibian
- Saturday
August 4, 2001
Float, wheels and fly combination arrives at its new home in Tisdale.
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- Our Town
- Wednesday
August 1, 2001
Some aerial pictures of Tisdale.
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- Piper Cherokee - PA-28
- Tuesday
July 31, 2001
One of the most economical chariots of the sky, the four seat Cherokee.
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- Debunking the Myth that Speculators Increase
the Stability of Market Prices
- Saturday
July 28, 2001
With the stock market so suceptible to manipulation it is clear that its volitility
is of its own making.
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- Bombardier and Globalization:
Externalizing Costs at the Expense of Governments and Democracies
- Tuesday
July 10, 2001
Why is it so easy for governments world wide to find no difficulty in supporting
the interests of huge businesses?
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- The Flying Fifties
- Friday
June 29, 2001
Two aircrafts now almost half a century old evoke some consideration of what they
meant and how their existence relates to social development today.
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- Cessna 172 - Skyhawk
: Worlds Most Popular Airplane
- Wednesday
June 20, 2001
A sort of flying car, sturdy and safe, the Cessna 172 is what general aviation could
have been.
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- Saskatchewan Air
Ambulance On The Job
- Wednesday
May 9, 2001
Provincial Air Ambulance makes a call in Tisdale and gives us a chance to tell you
about the Piper Cheyenne.
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- Navion
- Tuesday
April 24, 2001
A 1947 aircraft that looks as modern as anything in the sky today. Check out Darwin
Bears North American Aviation Navion.
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- Kindersley Area Man - Home Built Aircraft
- Monday
April 23, 2001
It not only looks good but it flies even better. This story tells about a Van's RV-6.
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- Tisdale Aviation Association Fly-in
- Sunday
April 22, 2001
Planes from this part of the province began arriving around eight this morning for
breakfast at the Tisdale airport and a time to join in the fraternity of general
aviation.
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- Chinese Down American Intelligence Aircraft
- Thursday
April 5, 2001
The Chinese attempted deliberately to knock the US aircraft out of the air, that's
the story.
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- Virtual Life On
the Web
- Monday
February 26, 2001
Everyone knows you can spend a lot of time on the web, here are some unusual and
really interesting websites to visit.
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- Vapour Trails
- Friday
February 23, 2001
A simple explanation to expanding water vapour trails we see in the sky left by passing
aircraft.
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- Into A New Century
- Sunday
December 31, 2000
The coming of the century and the beginning of the third millennium are a momentious
occassion and today we explore the future, predictions on a grand scale.
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- Beech A100
- Tuesday
October 10, 2000
Have a look at the most popular business aircraft made, the Beechcraft King Air.
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- Bush Caddy
- Wednesday
October 18, 2000
Here are some interesting pictures of a fine "home-built" aircraft that
weights a mere 605 pounds.
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- Land of Flight
- Saturday
October 21, 2000
Northern Saskatchewan is a world of air travel and air on water travel.
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- Lake Buccaneer
- Amphibian
- Saturday
August 4, 2001
Float, wheels and fly combination arrives at its new home in Tisdale.
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- Cherry Red Airlines
- Sunday
August 26, 2001
Maybe one of the first commerical aircraft to visit Tisdale, the Pheasant, that it
still exists and sits in the Museum in Moose Jaw.
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- Melfort Spray Pilot Dies After Crash Thursday
- Saturday
July 1, 2000
Tragic death to agricultural pilot in the hot humid air South West of Star City.
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- Ag-Cat
- Thursday
July 13, 2000
Let's check out the bullet proof byplane Ag-Cat.
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- Grumman American
- Wednesday
July 26, 2000
Remarkable modern general aviation aircraft pointed the way to inexpensive production
for all aircraft.
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- Wings
- Monday
June 19, 2000
Airshow day at Tisdale Airport hosting a flyin and water bomber demonstration.
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- Sky Farming
- Wednesday
June 28, 2000
About a week behind average aerial application of herbicides got underway this morning.
This story and others will be posted at 10:30 this morning, thanks for checking on
Ensign today.
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- Comanche
- Tuesday
April 11, 2000
This morning we take a look at the hayday of general aviation with a look at the
1958-72 Piper Comanche.
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- Bolingbroke
- Thursday
April 27, 2000
Today we have a comprehensive article on the World War II Bristol Blenheim bomber
known in Canada as Bolingbroke.
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- The Cost of Security
- Tuesday
January 4, 2000
A consideration of the growth of airport security and what it may symbolise to us
all.
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- The West Rises
Once More
- Tuesday
January 4, 2000
Today we look at the aftermath of the Air Canada / Canadian merger
and consider the emergence of the new upstart, WestJet.
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- Look Ma, No Wheels!
- Tuesday
January 25, 2000
Here are some nice pictures taken Monday of a Champion on skiies.
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- Watson to Whitehorse
- Wednesday
October 6, 1999
Today I want to leave the worries of Maritime fishing confusion and railway and grain
hauling issues behind me and consider the images of October in the Yukon. The picture
above was taken some years ago, mid way between Watson Lake and Whitehorse Yukon.
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- The Ultimate Light Twin - Cessna 310
- Monday
September 13, 1999
Find out about the Cessna 310, a six passenger light aircraft made from 1955 until
1981.
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- De-Aphidisation
- Wednesday
August 18, 1999
Bugs in a canary seed field are eliminated from the air. This page has a lot of pictures
and will take a few moments to load.
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- Robinson R22 Beta
- Wednesday
July 21, 1999
The most popular civilian helicopter of all time. Find out about this tiny wonder
in this article with pictures and background.
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- Winds Aloft
- Thursday
July 22, 1999
An interesting look at a towering cumulus cloud and how the jet stream can be seen
affecting the cloud's formation.
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- Citabria A Real Champion
- Sunday
July 25, 1999
The Citabria made by Bellanca is the subject of this look at another general aviation
aircraft.
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- Beechcraft Bonanza
35H
- Tuesday
July 27, 1999
The full size aviation sedan. Made since 1947 these are the standard by which all
cross country airplanes are judged.
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- Nimbo Stratus
- Friday
July 30, 1999
The passage of a cold front Thursday produced some spectacular clouds that it was
nice to have not been under.
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- Cessna 210 - Turbo Centurion
- Tuesday
June 15, 1999
Here is a story about Cessna's six place long range high performance single.
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- Debugging Alfalfa
- Monday
June 21, 1999
Application of insecticide to alfalfa fields prior to the placing of the bees.
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- Ercoupe - 415C
- 1946
- Wednesday
May 5, 1999
Kelvington aircraft is great example of the direction civil aviation once was headed.
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- Air Tractor AT-401
- Thursday
May 6, 1999
The application of a wide variety of products to fields from the air has resulted
in the creation of some unusual aircraft. The Air Tractor is the big guy.
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- Certification Time
- Friday
May 28, 1999
Thursday morning Tisdale residents awakened to the roar of five spray planes beating
up the air around the airport, this story tells you why.
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- Stinson Voyager
108-2 1947
- Saturday
April 10, 1999
Here is a look at an old but outstanding aircraft with additional web site links
to let you see more about this airplane and its variants.
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- Piper Pacer PA22
- Monday
April 12, 1999
A look at Pipers low cost move into general aviation in the 1950s.
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- "Conscience Doth Make Cowards Of Us All"
- Wednesday
March 24, 1999
A brief explanation of the history of Yugoslavia and the situation that has lead
to today's bombing in the area. (Photo at right from Canadian aircraft archive.)
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- Neuport 17
- Tuesday
February 17, 1999
And now for something completely different. In the history of aviation there have
been some great ones and some modest but successful types. This is one of the later
and thought you might like to have a look at this rare picture of a World War I fighter.
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- Beechcraft Stagger Wing
- Monday
December 28, 1998
General Aviation got its beginnings in the miracle of 1932.
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- Cessna 182
- Thursday
October 8, 1998
An interesting look at the sedan of the skies, Cessna's Skylane 182 in a QuickTime VR object. Warning: This page takes more then 4 minutes to download.
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- I got three "Goes!" before I release
- Friday
October 16, 1998
Michael Townsend shares with us his weekend skydiving adventure.
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- Barnyard Bombers
- Tuesday
October 27, 1998
A nostalgic look at Canadian aviation history.
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- LargestAir Loss
of Life in Canadian History
- Thursday
September 3, 1998
The tragic air crash off the coast of Nova Scotia last night results in the loss
of 228 passengers and crew.
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- Fancy Flight
- Monday
August 3, 1998
Winnipeg/Heddingly radio controlled flying club hold their funfly and you get to
see some of the highlights.
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- Updates
- Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Louis Dreyfus progress Aerial spraying & TMSS playing field
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- Little Wings Big Fun
- Thursday, July 2, 1998
Explore the world of radio controlled model aircraft flying
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- Balloon Gives People a Lift
- Friday, July 10, 1998
This page appeared last year on our picture archive site and tells the story of hot
air ballooning in Tisdale, Sat. July 12, 1997
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- Early Birds get the Ride
- Friday, July 10, 1998
SaskTel Calling Card hot air balloon kicks off Tisdale Honey Festival 98.
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- Environment
Minister Lorne
- Friday, July 17, 1998
The people's plane was in town today as the minsiter had what he described as a "look
around" at Greenwater.
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- Tisdale Air force -
- Saturday, June 6, 1998
Two outstanding examples of Canada's flying heritage.
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Beechcraft King Air -
- Tuesday, June 16, 1998
A QuickTime VR object, demonstration image of an object that you can move around.
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Pilot
Officer Frederick Charles Sim, DFC -
- Friday, June 19, 1998
Pilot Officer Sim visits his home town this weekend.
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Time to Tilt
- Friday, June 26, 1998
Hot damp growing conditions threaten barley crops and farmers respond with aerial
application of the fungiscide, Tilt.
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