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Bob Viking
 
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RCAF CF-18 Training Course Documentary Series - "Jetstream"

The RCAF is no longer a low level Air Force. Apart from their 6 monthly Low Level Awareness Training (LLAT) sorties they no longer practice low level operations. Money is tight and something had to give. Low level was one of many cut backs made.
Frankly I think it's insane that twice a year they go and hurl themselves at the ground in a manner that would be deemed illegal by RAF pilots who are far more qualified and current.
As a former Jaguar pilot and 19 and IV Sqn QFI and currently teaching LLAT on a Canadian Sqn I know a fair amount about low level Ops and this, in my opinion, is not how it should be done.
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