Here's a story for the Grandkids

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In the 90s I was staff at the Flying School in Moose Jaw. A Tutor had a birdstrike on final. The instructor took control, zoomed to gain altitude, steering away from the runways and buildings, and ordered to prepare to abandon the aircraft. A few moments later he ordered the student to eject and he followed. The instructor had a pleasant chute ride. The student tumbled, got a line over, and was doing all his CABC and 1 Cdo drills to beat the malfunction and save his life. He didn't get rid of his seat pack; doing a 5.9 Olympic grade Iron Cross with the risers was working. He landed hard, but got a compression fracture.

The Adjutant ordered me to prepare paperwork for one day of Casual Paratroop Allowance. He was a qualified parachutist. He was ordered to exit the airplane by the aircraft commander. He did make a successful parachute landing. After a long delay, the Comd of CABC respectfully refused to authorize to pay the allowance. The man was not occupying a jump position.

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi

As a younger soldier I had my personal plans over ridden by the system at the last minute (not the only time that happened) and on a Saturday I ended up doing a dog & pony show at a southern Ontario Airshow with a couple of Cougar AVGPs from 1H. To be honest it wasn't un-fun and I made the best of it (not the only time that happened either). Long story short, I was invited to fly in a Snowbird.

I really really did want to but with a toddler and not all together healthy wife at home waiting to salvage some of the day, I declined. My place was taken by a young Sgt from the local Recruiting Centre. We were casual acquaintances back in Pet.He was a jumper.

So........the Snowbird goes down in Lake Erie and both he and the Pilot eject. I actually hear it on the radio driving home. Pilot OK but passenger not so much so. Compressed back. Eventually I go into the hospital to visit and remind him to get the pilot to sign his jump book and put in for cas para allowance.

Not sure what happened; never saw him again.

regards
Darrell

[Robert Bergeron]

Darrell you are one lucky guy !

[Tony Smith]

One of the links in that story leads to this interesting article;

https://www.nationalaviation.org/our...app-john-paul/