CASARA/PEP Air Nanaimo has responded to three separate requests from Ground SAR Teams ( Arrowsmith & Cowichan) to provide air support in their searches for Missing Persons, during the course of the last two weeks. Three air support missions were [...]
Busy few weeks for the CASARA/PEP Air Nanaimo team. Training continues to be the mainstay of our activities and shows no let-up just because of the Fall or even time-changes ! October 26: Canadian Coast Guard SAR Pod, 2019 - [...]
On 27 July, pilot Matt Lehtinen was flying above Quebec when he experienced engine trouble in his Cirrus SR-22. He deployed the aircraft’s parachute system and filmed his actions to alert search and rescue teams and the actual rescue itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSiTpHNq-IA&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email
Help choose the name of #Canada's new Search and Rescue aircraft! The #RCAF is considering five possible names for the new CC-295 fixed-wing SAR aircraft. See the names and make your choice on our site: http://rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/cc-295-name.page The RCAF commander will have the final say, but [...]
Busy week for Pilots, Navs & SC as we prepare to host four separate Orientation sessions, including flights, with local Ground SAR team Search managers. The sessions are designed as two-way learnings to help understand how we can support each [...]
Recent weeks have highlighted an increasing trend in exactly how CASARA/PEP Air Nanaimo can assist Ground SAR Agencies in their varied RCMP/EMBC taskings. CASARA Nanaimo has twice been involved in providing search assets to assist Ground SAR Teams in their [...]
CASARA Nanaimo was tasked with assisting GSAR in their search for a missing surfer in the Port San Juan bay, near Port Renfrew. Two flights were made over Friday/Saturday May 10 & 11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-surfer-jonah-mayhue-port-renfrew-1.5132781 Friday's flight involved a CASARA Victoria [...]
Nanaino Airport Commission CEO, Mike Hooper, and Operations Director, Don Goulard, gave MIASARS members an in-depth look into the current development phase at Nanaimo Airport and an insight as to where and how the Commission intends to continue with their [...]
Congratulations to one of our own, John Lamb, for being honoured with EMBC's PSLV Volunteer of the Year award for PEP Air, at a recent ceremony at the BC Legislature in Victoria. John has made a [...]
April 09, 2019 marked the 55th anniversary of the de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo's first flight on April 9th, 1964. Initially offered at a mere $1.55M, the "Buff" came with 2 x GE CT64-820-4 engines (3,133 SHP), 2 x Hamilton Standard [...]