January 8, 2008
First up is ground school, where the students are introduced to the 858 page CF-18 Hornet Flight Manual. The next hurdle is the Hu...Read more
January 15, 2008
The students are about to fly the F-18 Hornet for the first time. But even before taking a single flight, one of the rookies calls...Read more
January 22, 2008
It is summer in Cold Lake, Alberta and the temperature on the tarmac hits 100 degrees. Up higher, under the transparent canopy of ...Read more
January 29, 2008
The students are entering the tactical training phase. This is the time when jet pilots must become jet fighters. A challenging mi...Read more
February 5, 2008
This is the midway point through training and the pilots are about to take on "dog fighting." The only real rule of "dog fighting"...Read more
February 12, 2008
At 410, every course sees at least one pilot who can't cut it. This course has already seen two. If that isn't daunting enough, th...Read more
February 19, 2008
At this point the instructors are hell bent on driving home a single message to the rookies - death can happen to you! The next mi...Read more
February 26, 2008
The fighter pilot rookies are in the homestretch, just a few short weeks away from graduation. But that doesn't mean they can rela...Read more