Way Up in the Middle of the Air
January 29th, 2010
The Winter Olympics start in two weeks, and there is much activity at the Vancouver airport. The sound of high-powered turbine aircraft engines fills the air.
My office is right under the approach path to runway 26L, so I see CF-18 Hornet fighter jets
CF-18
and CH-146 Griffin helicopters
CH-146
flying around several times a day.
Rumor has it that two Halifax-class frigates
HMCS Vancouver
will be anchored offshore to provide extra air defense.
The Griffen’s are probably the only way I will be able to make to work and back during the Olympics. I’ll have to ask if they take passengers.
Cool.