Cleared en Route

Cleared en Route
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Canadian aviation and space exploration podcast

Episodes

  1. 05/12/2011

    Episode 7: Spaced Out

    Canadian astronaut Bjarni and son Mike Tryggvason by their aerobatic aircraft at the Jet Aircraft Museum open house News Canada’s CF-18s in Libya mission return home (CBC) Richmond plane crash highlights concerns (CBC) Should I feel guilty about flying out of Buffalo instead of Toronto (The Globe and Mail) A Texas Sheriff’s department is launching an unmanned helodrone that could carry weapons (Popular Science) Mars rover readying for Nov. 25 Launch (CBC) Upcoming Events Jet Aircraft Museum Cash and Dream Flights lottery calendars Calendar sales used to support JAM restorations. Check out the JAM website for more information. Also in this episode: A Canadian astronaut talks about being in space and the future of spaceflight Danny caught up with Bjarni Tryggvason and asked him about his favorite space memories.  They also talk about the future of people carrying spaceships. The Legend of Bill Barilko Chris explores the legend of Bill Barilko; a Toronto Maple Leaf player who won the Leafs the cup (in overtime).  Find out why the Leafs are a sure bet to win again this year. Wrap up We are now on iTunes! Check out the link on the right of this page to get hooked up. Thank you to Danny’s mom and everyone else who has taken the time to tweet or write to the show. We always love hearing feedback and look forward to making improvements to the show and website over time. We love aviation and want to share that with you. Thank you and stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode 7: Spaced Out first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    28 min

  2. 03/11/2011

    Episode 6: News and Events

    Crowds at the 2011 Hamilton Air Show News Google Maps satellite imagery of EAA AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Google Maps) Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet (Ars Technica) Satellites could fix F-35 radio woes in High Arctic (CBC) Feds approve pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop airport (InsideToronto) Twin-balloon airship hits high frontier (MSNBC) Transportation Safety Boards Initiates Investigation of Crash in Richmond, BC (Aviation.ca) Death of a Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Technician During Rescue Mission (Aviation.ca) Upcoming Events Jet Aircraft Museum Cash and Dream Flights lottery calendars – Early bird draw December 1st, 2011 Calendar sales used to support JAM restorations. Check out the JAM website for more information. Unmanned Systems Canada – Student UAV Competition Details can be found at Unmanned Systems Canada Unmanned Systems Canada Annual Conference Nov. 7 – 10, Halifax, NS Details can be found on the conference page Also in this episode: Interview with pilot of C130E from 424 Squadron The interview with the search and rescue pilot was recorded during the summer at the Hamilton Air Show. Canadian Air and Space Museum Petition CASM is looking for 10,000 signatures on its petition against eviction from the historic deHaviland Canada site new Downsview Airport in Toronto. Find out more information about the museum on its site and sign the petition. Wrap up We are now on iTunes! Check out the link on the right of this page to get hooked up. Thank you to Danny’s mom and everyone else who has taken the time to tweet or write to the show. We always love hearing feedback and look forward to making improvements to the show and website over time. We love aviation and want to share that with you. Thank you and stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode 6: News and Events first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    20 min

  3. 19/10/2011

    Episode 5: Most of Canada looks like this…

    deHaviland DHC2 Beaver on static display at the 2011 Waterloo Air Show News A “massive” satellite will fall to Earth this week.. where will it be?! (MSNBC) A Toronto company intends to design and build futuristic airships (The Star) Work to rule actions by Pearson security causes slow downs (The Star) Meanwhile, Air Canada flight attendants protest government actions (CBC) Upcoming Events Unmanned Systems Canada – Student UAV Competition Details can be found at Unmanned Systems Canada Also on this episode: Chris interviews Edward Gee from Viking Air Edward Gee is Product Support Manager for Viking Air in British Columbia.  Viking Air has assumed responsibility for seven of the eight original de Havilland type certificates.  Hear about how they went from a service provider to aircraft manufacturer and hear about the future of de Havilland, now Viking’s, aircraft. Cleared En Route History of Canadian Aviation: Bush Flying Chris explores the history of aviation in Canadian forests.  Not surprisingly, given the vast amount of hinterland possessed by Canada, a lot of aviation firsts took place because of bush flying.  Hear about some special aircraft and some of the people behind bush flying during this installment of the History of Canadian Aviation. Wrap up If you want to follow the ROSAT satellite as it reenters the atmosphere check it on twitter @ROSAT_Reentry. We are now on iTunes! Check out the link on the right of this page to get hooked up. Thank you to everyone, including Chris’ mom,  who’ve taken the time to tweet or write to the show. We always love hearing feedback and look forward to making improvements to the show and website over time. We love aviation and want to share that with you. Thank you and stay tuned! Also, please do not forget to check out the Canadian Air & Space Museum Special Episode. The Museum is fighting for it’s life and to preserve important pieces of Canadian history. Find out what you can do to help by heading over to our Help the CASM page or by heading over to the Museum’s site for the latest news. Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode 5: Most of Canada looks like this… first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    39 min

  4. 28/09/2011

    Episode 4: Shooting Silver Stars

    A restored CT133 back from its maiden flight at the Jet Aircraft Museum in London, Ontario News New app from Air Canada allowing passengers more control over trips (MSNBC) Air Canada flight attendants’ votes to strike… a last minute deal is reached (CBC) Boeing’s first 787 is delivered in Japan (MSNBC) The CBC starts a new drama about aviation in the north (AVWeb) A Canadian war hero is honoured properly in Toronto (The Star) NASA satellite makes fiery return to Earth setting the Twittersphere ablaze (MSNBC) Upcoming Events 53rd annual fly day – Saturday October 1st, 2011 Ottawa, On. Oct. 1 – More Information Aviation Stories – Lt. Col. William Barker Canadian Air & Space Museum, Downsview, On Oct. 7 – More Information Doors Open London: Jet Aircraft Museum Fly Day Danny recaps his day in London, Ontario checking out the first flight of a newly restored T-33. Cleared En Route History of Canadian Aviation: CT-133 Silver Star Chris explores the history and continuing legacy of the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star and its canuck cousin the Canadair CT-133 Silver Star. Cleared En Route Top Plane Confirmed! Given that there was no objection to the nomination of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor since the last show we proudly confirm this aircraft as one of Canada’s Top Planes. For a listing of all the Top Planes (confirmed or nominated) head over to the Top Planes Hall of Fame. If you have a plane which you think to be deserving of this designation, please contact us to let us know. Wrap up We are now on iTunes! Check out the link on the right of this page to get hooked up. Thank you to Ryan and Jim and the others who’ve taken the time to tweet or write to the show. We always love hearing feedback and look forward to making improvements to the show and website over time. We love aviation and want to share that with you. Thank you and stay tuned! Also, please do not forget to check out the Canadian Air & Space Museum Special Episode. The Museum is fighting for it’s life and to preserve important pieces of Canadian history. Find out what you can do to help by heading over to our Help the CASM page or by heading over to the Museum’s site for the latest news. Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode 4: Shooting Silver Stars first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    28 min

  5. 25/09/2011

    Episode Special: Canadian Air & Space Museum

    Recently the Canadian Air & Space Museum in Downsview Park has been evicted by park management.  As the museum works to save its home at 65 Carl Hall Road we take a look at the history which has taken place on the site.  We also take a look at some of the unique exhibits found in the museum.  Find out what exhibits you can’t seen anywhere else but the Canadian Air and Space Museum. No video this week as we traded that labour budget for this extra special episode. Videos will resume next Sunday (new and improved without those darned titles FROM CANADA). Check back Wednesday the 28th for Episode #4. Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode Special: Canadian Air & Space Museum first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    18 min

  6. 14/09/2011

    Episode 3: Newsworthy

    The Canadian Snowbirds, 431 Demonstration squadron, flying CT-114 Tutors News WestJet has no plans to follow CMA pet recommendation (iNews880) Air Canada to charge for checked bags (The Star) Boeing’s 787 becomes commercial reality (MSNBC) Nightmareliner (The Economist) Futuristic ‘airships’ planned for North (CBC) NASA says space station may be evacuated in November (MSNBC) Space junk reaches ‘tipping point,’ threatens manned spacecraft (The Star) Upcoming Events Snowbirds over Gore Bay Gore Bay, On. Sep. 14 Reno Air Races Reno, NV, USA Sept 14 – 18 Canadian International Air Show Wrap-up Find out about the CIAS which took place in Toronto, September 3rd – 6th and featured the first ever flight of an Osprey in Canada. Cleared En Route Top Planes A new segment where we propose an aircraft as an iconic, Canadian airplane and leave it up to you, the listeners to let us what you think of it! In this episode: Canadair CT-114 Tutor. Wrap up We’re working on iTunes availability, thanks to all who have emailed us about it! Coming up in future episodes: deHavilland Canada history segments. Learn about the Beaver, the Otter and all the other great DHC aircraft! Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker The post Episode 3: Newsworthy first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    27 min

  7. 30/08/2011

    Episode 2: The Co-pilot

    The AEA Silver Dart, Canada’s first powered aircraft. Find out more about it in this episode News “Top Gun” turns 25 years old (Hamilton Spectator) Canada to put ‘Royal’ back in its Navy, Air Force (Toronto Star) Canada and Europe Enhance Aviation Safety with New Agreement (Aviation.ca) For more information about this agreement, please visit www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/bilateral-agreements and click on “Europe”. Superfast military plane hit Mach 20 before crash (MSNBC) Upcoming Events Canadian International Air Show, Toronto, On. Sept. 03 – 05 Static: None Performances by: Snowbirds, A-10 Warthog, V-22 Osprey (first CDN. appearance ever), CF-18 demonstrator flight, Avro Lancaster from the CDN Warplane Heritage Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force Skyhawks parachute team, many other acrobatic/formation demonstrations. Windsor International Air Show, Windsor, On. Sep. 10 – 11 Static: invited(F/A-18, F-15, B-52, F-16, C-2, MH-53), confirmed(C-130, C-17) Performances by: RCAF Skyhawks, Snowbirds, Canadian Harvards, CF-18, Sabre 5 (Gold Hawk), MIG-21, MIG-15, Avro Lancaster. Snowbirds over Gore Bay, Gore Bay, On. Sep. 14 Reno Air Races, Reno, NV, USA Sept 14 – 18 2011 Waterloo Airshow Coverage Had a great time at the air show and we recorded an interview with a Dash8-100 pilot for the RCAF. Also took a ride on a helicopter and the video is below. Check out our YouTube channel where we will be posting more videos. Canadian Aviation History Series #1 – The AEA Silver Dart This time on Cleared En Route’s: History of Canadian Aviation we are looking at the plane which began it all for powered flight in Canada:  The A.E.A. Silver Dart.  This plane was designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (That’s the A.E.A).  It undertook its first flight on February 23, 1909 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. References http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/aeronautics/clips/2424/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Experiment_Association Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker. The post Episode 2: The Co-pilot first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    34 min

  8. 17/08/2011

    Episode 1: The Pilot

    Pictured above: Burt Rutan’s Hybrid Gas-Electric, Road-Air Vehicle: Model 367 In this episode: News Space Station to be sunk after 2020 (via Discovery News) Bigelow Aerospace Commercial Space Stations Boeing workers will fly to ISS aboard their company’s new spaceship ( via PopSci) U.S. resumes F-35 ground tests after device failure (via The Vancouver Sun) Burt Rutan’s Final Design at Scaled Composites (PDF) Burt Rutan Designs a Hybrid Flying Car (via Wired) Upcoming Events The Waterloo Air Show August 20th and 21st at The Waterloo International Airport (CYKF) Southern Ontario Model Airshow August 19th to 21st at the Stoney Creek Airfield Canadian International Air Show September 3rd, 4th and 5th at the Canadian National Exhibition Danny’s Topic deHavilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Buffalo 461 Restoration Project I had the chance to interview one of people involved in the restoration of a DHC-5 Buffalo as a tribute to Canadian Peacekeepers and the crew and passengers of the last flight of Canadian Forces Buffalo 115461. Visit the link above, Buffalo 461 for more information on the restoration project. Chris’ Topic Interorbital Systems TubeSat Personal Satellite You can send your very own satellite to space for less than $10,000. Interorbital Systems is making space experimentation a possibility for the average space enthusiast. Shout Outs The Airplane Geeks Podcast Plane Crazy Down Under Follow us on Twitter @ClearedEnRoute or send us an email at podcast@clearedenroute.com. Questions, comments and suggestions are always welcomed! Opening and closing music is Dolphin’s Day by Robert Walker. The post Episode 1: The Pilot first appeared on Cleared En Route.

    44 min
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