Web Links - Other

Links to websites found throughout this site are provided solely for the convenience of cadets and staff. 3 Striker Squadron is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content of those websites. 3 Striker Squadron does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content. The sections and links below are in no particular order.

Some sites require the user to register for full content. These are indentified with ***. The webmaster recommends that cadets obtain permission from parents before registering at any web site. Tested 4 May 2012.

South Western Ontario

London Flight Training http://flylondon.ca/about-us/business-yxu/flight-training

St Thomas Flight Centre http://www.learntofly.on.ca/

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association http://www.harvards.com/

Jet Aircraft Museum http://jetaircraftmuseum.ca

Magazines and News

Canadian Skies (Cdn) - http://skiesmag.com/

Wings Magazine (Cdn) - http://www.wingsmagazine.com/

Flying Magazine *** www.flyingmag.com

Flight Global Magazine www.flightglobal.com

Aviation Week Magazine *** www.aviationweek.com

Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine www.airspacemag.com/

Aviation news *** http://www.avweb.com/

Aviation news, photos www.airliners.net

Aerospace News www.aero-news.net

Plane & Pilot Magazine http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/

Government and Associations

RCAF http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/index.page?

RCAF Map, Wings and Aircraft http://rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/rcaf-map.page

Transport Canada - Air http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/air-menu.htm

Environment Canada Weather http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/

National Air Photo Library http://airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca/

Natural Resources Canada Topographic Mapping Services http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/

Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council http://www.camc.ca/splashpage.html

Experimental Aircraft Association http://www.eaa.org/

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc http://www.aopa.org/

Canadian Space Agency http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/default.asp

Canadian Aeronautic and Space Institute http://www.casi.ca/

Flight Safety http://aviation-safety.net/index.php

Live Flight Tracking, photos *** http://flightaware.com/

Canadian Aviation http://www.avcanada.ca/

Canadian Aviation www.aviation.ca/

Aviation Schools http://www.bestaviation.net/

The Ninety-Nines - an organization of women pilots http://www.canadian99s.org/

NASA's Virtual Skies Aviation Technology http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association http://www.copanational.org/

The Soaring Association of Canada http://www.sac.ca/

Air Force Assoc. of Canada http://airforce.ca/

History

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame http://www.cahf.ca/

Silver Dart Centennial Association http://www.flightofthesilverdart.ca/

Vintage Wings of Canada http://www.vintagewings.ca/

Canadian Aviation Historical Society http://www.cahs.ca/

Canadian Wings: History of RCAF http://www.canadianwings.com/

The Snowbirds http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/snowbirds/index.page

Aviation History Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aviation_in_Canada

J McCurdy (1st Canadian pilot) Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy

Aviation Hall of Fame Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%27s_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan http://www.yellowwings.ca/

Flight Simulators

Air Combat Zone, Mississauga http://www.aircombatzone.com/2007site/enthome.html

Flightmaster Entertainment Company, Toronto http://www.flightmaster.ca/index.html

Canadian Aviation & Space Museum’s Redbird, Ottawa http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/whats-on/ride-the-redbird.php

Air Zoo, Kalamazoo Mich. http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?menu_id=11

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/mall/things-to-do/simulators.cfm

Flight Simulator Enthusiasts http://flyawaysimulation.com/

Other

Chicken Wings Aviation Comics http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/

Military Aircraft http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/index.asp

Ask a Rocket Scientist http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/list.shtml

Aviation Trivia http://www.aviationtrivia.info/index.php

Aircraft photos and specs http://www.globalaircraft.org/

Jet Photos *** http://www.jetphotos.net

Career Guide - Careers in Aviation and Aerospace booklet http://www.camc.ca/yip/amopschools_career_guide.php

Royal Canadian Air Cadets on World News http://wn.com/Royal_Canadian_Air_Cadets

Pictures of worlds largest aircraft, the AN-225 Mriya http://2vandenbos.org/Documents/AN225%20MRIYA.pps

Old Fighter Planes http://2vandenbos.org/Old%20Fighter%20planes.pps

RESOURCES FOR CAREER IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE

For cadets wishing to engage in opportunities of aircraft maintenance as a career path. http://youthspace.avaerocouncil.ca/careers/career-opportunities

Facebook

Central Region (Ontario) Cadets http://www.facebook.com/CentralRegionCadets

ACL OPC http://www.facebook.com/pages/Air-Cadet-League-of-Canada-Ontario-Provincial-Committee/161435731955

CICs (Cadet Instructor Cadre) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cadet-Instructor-Cadre/33878426780

Cadet Biathlon https://www.facebook.com/Cadet.Biathlon.Cadet/

Cadet Marksmanship https://www.facebook.com/CM.TdC

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Warplane-Heritage-Museum/357014811279

Canada Aviation Museum, Ottawa http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canada-Aviation-Museum/60186680417

Trenton CTC https://www.facebook.com/CstcTrenton?fref=ts

Blackdown CTC https://www.facebook.com/CSTCBlackdown?fref=ts

Connaught CTC https://www.facebook.com/CNACSTC.CNIECAC?fref=ts

Central Region Gliding School CTC https://www.facebook.com/CstcCentralRegionGlidingSchoolcrgs

Canadore CTC https://www.facebook.com/pages/CSTC-Canadore/364018510330611

Flying Heritage https://www.facebook.com/flyingheritagecollection

Planes of Fame https://www.facebook.com/pages/Planes-of-Fame-Air-Museum/23688958789

Air Force Museum https://www.facebook.com/AFmuseum

Historic Flight Foundation https://www.facebook.com/HistoricFlight

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association https://www.facebook.com/groups/2341563874/

Interesting Videos

Experimental Aircraft Association Videos http://www.eaavideo.org/default.aspx

Oshkosh is known as The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration. EAA AirVenture is held at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where 10,000 aircraft fly in and 500,000 aviation enthusiasts visit for one week each summer. http://www.airventure.org/about/spirit_video.html

YouTube

Just Planes https://www.youtube.com/user/JustPlanes/videos?sort=p&view=u

Aviation and Safety Training Videos http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCF3D4E62537914E

Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine Videos https://www.airspacemag.com/videos/

Live Air Show TV Video http://liveairshowtv.com/

Aviation Museums

Newfoundland and Labrador

North Atlantic Aviation Museum, Gander http://www.northatlanticaviationmuseum.com/

Labrador Military Museum, Happy Valley/CAF Base Goose Bay http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/5w-5e/page-eng.asp?id=156

Nova Scotia

Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, Halifax http://www.atlanticcanadaaviationmuseum.com/

Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, Greenwood http://gmam.ca

Shearwater Aviation Museum, Shearwater www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca

New Brunswick

Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum, Boiestown www.woodmensmuseum.com

Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Military Museum, Oromocto http://www.museumgagetown.ca/index.htm

Quebec

Vintage Wings of Canada/Ailes d'époque du Canada, Gatineau www.vintagewings.ca

Canadian Aviation Heritage Center, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue www.cahc-ccpa.com

Ontario

The Great War Flying Museum, Caledon www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com

No.6 Royal Canadian Air Force Dunnville Association Museum, Dunville www.dunnvilleairport.com/museum.php

Jet Aircraft Museum, London http://jetaircraftmuseum.ca

Collingwood Classic Aircraft Foundation, Stayner www.classicaircraft.ca

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope www.warplane.com

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/index.php

Billy Bishop Home and Museum, Owen Sound www.billybishop.org

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Sault Ste. Marie www.bushplane.com

Canadian Air & Space Museum, Toronto www.casmuseum.org

National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton www.airforcemuseum.ca

Canadian Historical Aircraft Association, Windsor http://www.ch2a.ca/MainWelcome.html

Manitoba

Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon www.airmuseum.ca

Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg www.wcam.mb.ca

Alberta

Aero Space Museum, Calgary www.asmac.ab.ca

Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton www.albertaaviationmuseum.com

Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton www.bombercommandmuseum.ca

British Columbia

Comox Air Force Museum, Comox www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca

Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley www.canadianflight.org

British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney www.bcam.net

Yukon

Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse http://goytm.ca/

USA

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC www.nasm.si.edu/

Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan http://www.airzoo.org/

Selfridge Military Air Museum, Mount Clemens, Michigan http://www.selfridgeairmuseum.org/

Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/heroes/home.asp

National Soaring Museum, Elmira, NY www.soaringmuseum.org

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY www.intrepidmuseum.org/

Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum, Akron, Ohio http://mapsairmuseum.org/

Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia, Ohio www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org

NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events/tours.html

National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

Wright B Museum, Miamisburg, Ohio http://www.wright-b-flyer.org/

WACO Museum, Troy, Ohio www.wacoairmuseum.org

Virtual Aircraft Museum http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html