TV series on CF-18 pilot training

[MarkOttawa]

Pilots fly high at graduation
http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=114&id=2447

Every year around this time a flight of CF-18s pass over 4 Wing Cold Lake in a one-of-a-kind graduation celebration for Canada's newest fighter pilots.

What differs this year is that five pilots were followed by camera crews right through arguably the hardest nine months of training of their lives.Canada's newest fighter pilots are Capt. Yannick 'Blow' Jobin, Capt. Riel 'Guns' Erickson, Capt. Tristan 'T-Bag' Mckee, Lt. Shamus 'Carney' Allen and Lt. Dave 'Tickler' McLeod. A film crew working on behalf of the Discovery Channel has been documenting the five pilots through the nine-month fighter pilot course (FPC) at 410 operational training squadron, where students learn how to fly Canada's most potent air asset, the CF-18 Hornet...

Paperny Films out of Vancouver, B.C. is the company making the series about the pilots. The series, tentatively titled Jetstream, is scheduled to air this fall...

Mark
Ottawa

 

[gaspasser]

Cool, more filming of military stuff.  Top Gun stuff!!
The we are seen on Tv the more recuits we'll get...maybe.    :

 

[guns_and_roses]

This is very intresting. I'd love to watch this show. Anyone know when its going to start, because that link doesnt work for me.

 

[Urban]

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/reports/article.aspx?aid=687

I've been watching this one for a while now.

The channel to be playing it doesn't say exactly when it will be aired.

It was supposed to play in fall 2007, but I've found no record of it actually having been aired. I haven't found any record of when it will be aired either, or if it has been axed or whats happening.

 

[Crimmsy]

I heard it'll be airing early in the new year. I'll ask around and see if anyone knows a more precise date.

 

[belka]

They were still shooting episodes at the end of September.

 

[Crimmsy]

I'm told the show is premiering Jan. 8th on Discovery HD.

 

[Sf2]

I heard one of the lesson plans during the course is making up goofy nicknames for each other.....

 

[belka]

Here you go:

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/jetstream/

 

[dimsum]

I'm not gonna even ask how one of them got the nickname "T-bag".  :-\

 

[guns_and_roses]

I saw an ad for it today. It will be aired on Jan 8 at 10.

 

[benny88]

Looks pretty badass, although I'm suprised the CF allowed filming of training like that. Maybe with the money Discovery Channel paid us we pilots can get a pay raise

 

[Sf2]

i don't think Disc would have paid DND any money to do the show.  Im sure DND would take any opportunity for free recruiting....

 

[JBoyd]

I'm not gonna even ask how one of them got the nickname "T-bag".   :-\

LOL I was thinking the EXACT same thing.... I wonder if he knows what a 'T-bag' is

 

[dwalter]

I was at Cold Lake when they were filming part of that series. I was staffing an Air Cadet summer camp at the time. It looks like it's going to be a really interesting show. I can't wait for it!

 

[Robbie]

For those of you that are on Facebook there is even a group!! Very cool. I'm joining it.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19673787448&ref=mf

 

[observor 69]

Speaking of CF-18 training we know that Capt Deanna Brasseur and  Captain Jane (Van Ingen Schenau) Foster graduated from CF-18 training. There is lots of Google info on Maj.Brasseur but whatever happened to Capt. Foster ?

 

[Good2Golf]

Speaking of CF-18 training we know that Capt Deanna Brasseur and  Captain Jane (Van Ingen Schenau) Foster graduated from CF-18 training. There is lots of Google info on Maj.Brasseur but whatever happened to Capt. Foster ?

If she drops by here, she may mention what she's doing these days, if not....probably not something that's appropriate to pass on without her concurrence. (i.e. a PERSEC [PERsonal SECurity] issue)

For all concerned: As a general note about PERSEC, information about location or employment of serving members is not something that should be released unless: a) the member does so personally, or b) information is disclosed by a DND-approved information release.

The Milnet.ca Staff

 

[observor 69]

If she drops by here, she may mention what she's doing these days, if not....probably not something that's appropriate to pass on without her concurrence. (i.e. a PERSEC [PERsonal SECurity] issue)

For all concerned: As a general note about PERSEC, information about location or employment of serving members is not something that should be released unless: a) the member does so personally, or b) information is disclosed by a DND-approved information release.

The Milnet.ca Staff

No sweat with the PERSEC stuff but ............can this possibly be her ?

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15wing/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_e.asp?cat=138&id=1176

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/15wing/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_e.asp?cat=138&id=1169

 

[Good2Golf]

Seems you've found some DND-released information.  I guess you've answered your own question.