GreensvilleJay
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BX23-S,57 A-C D-14,58 A-C D-14, 57 A-C D-14,tiller,cults,Millcreek 25G spreader,
Wonder what my friend did....directly over his driveway.
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fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
Perhaps Big Brother Canada is searching for the handguns that king Justin says he will ban!
He may have put replacement windows in that were one size too small and didn't meet code. I just had a window guy here and he said that any change, up or down, in size needs a local gubbermint permit.
fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
Glad I sold my place in Canada several years ago.
I bought 4 sliding patio doors at Lowe's in NH, for $400 each and took them up with me.
Locally they priced out at $1,400 each (+HST), with the only apparent difference being the CSA certification.
Probably was a bit more to it than that, but $1,600 v/s $5,600 (+HST) was a rural install risk I was willing to take.
NoJacketRequired
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B7510 & LA302 FEL & B2782 blower, B7510 & B2781 blower, B2410 & B2550 blower
That airplane doesn't do what you think it does. It's a very unique airplane indeed, operated by Transport Canada for Environment Canada (formerly Atmospheric Environment Services). The aircraft is equipped with a very interesting sensor suite. If you examine the belly of the airplane you'll see what looks like a pair of ventral strakes - these are, in fact, antenna radomes for the Synthetic Aperture Radar. You'll also see a small ball turret which holds some very fancy infra-red and optical camera equipment.
What does this airplane do? It is our Ice Patrol aircraft! This is the bird that we use to keep an eye on arctic ice, helping to monitor the ice pack, to chart navigable paths for the freighters which keep our northern communities alive, and it is also used for maritime surveillance and sovereignty protection.
This is, by now, an old airplane. It's a De Havilland Dash7 which has fantastic STOL capabilities and, on two engines, has incredible range and loitering capabilities. When the aircraft was first fitted with the synthetic aperture radar it was guided by a very, very early GPS navigator. I was the manufacturer's tech rep who babysat the development, installation and initial fielding of that GPS equipment, back in the days when we had only three GPS satellites in the sky (only two when we first got the initial lab rat version of the GPS working).
As you can likely tell, I have a certain fondness for this aircraft. It is fitted with a big bubble observation dome on top of the fuselage. The view from that dome is like no other.
What does this airplane do? It is our Ice Patrol aircraft! This is the bird that we use to keep an eye on arctic ice, helping to monitor the ice pack, to chart navigable paths for the freighters which keep our northern communities alive, and it is also used for maritime surveillance and sovereignty protection.
This is, by now, an old airplane. It's a De Havilland Dash7 which has fantastic STOL capabilities and, on two engines, has incredible range and loitering capabilities. When the aircraft was first fitted with the synthetic aperture radar it was guided by a very, very early GPS navigator. I was the manufacturer's tech rep who babysat the development, installation and initial fielding of that GPS equipment, back in the days when we had only three GPS satellites in the sky (only two when we first got the initial lab rat version of the GPS working).
As you can likely tell, I have a certain fondness for this aircraft. It is fitted with a big bubble observation dome on top of the fuselage. The view from that dome is like no other.
Off topic here - I wish Justin would simply make it illegal to kill people in Canada. It's extremely difficult to buy a hand gun legally here these days. The days of buying one over the counter in Canadian Tire are long gone.
To demonstrate my point:
Caught on camera: Man with 2 blades rampages at Vancouver gas station
Multiple videos have emerged of a suspect armed with a knife and pruning saw rampaging at a Vancouver gas station, where authorities confirm a man was stabbed Wednesday morning.
If guns were as easy to be had here as in the US this would have been a mass shooting. Instead the nut case used a machete and a knife.
We need more Bell Let's Talk days.
I think your friend probably took a leak outside like I often do… Not sure how they would’ve realized it though!
Am I the only person who thinks this is somewhat of an oxymoron?
A bright-red airplane, clearly marked "surveillance" is not very discrete.
A bright-red airplane, clearly marked "surveillance" is not very discrete.
fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
Color red is obviously a safety/identity issue.Am I the only person who thinks this is somewhat of an oxymoron?
A bright-red airplane, clearly marked "surveillance" is not very discrete.
There is obviously no need for being "discrete" on an ice patrol aircraft.