TODAY AND TOMORROW Canada’s aviation standing in the world today is based on the pioneering work of those early aviators. There are many fine Canadian aviation museums (both military and civil) that tell their stories. Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of many great test pilots, pilots, aeronautical engineers and representatives of other trades. There may be potential for the use of airships in the
north as general cargo carriers. Another growing area of interest is the idea of using pilotless vehicles/drones for such things as border patrols, pipeline inspection, power line monitoring and military purposes. Canada is second in the world for size and scope of
its aviation network and also has a dynamic general aviation, air transport, manufacturing and maintenance and space sector. Canada is approximately fourth in the world in aerospace manufacturing and maintenance — not bad for a nation of 35 million people. Through all this, AMEs and technicians still play a key role.
Roger Beebe
is the president of Plane Talk Consulting (www.
planetalkconsulting.com). Prior to establishing Plane Talk Consulting in 2007, Beebe was employed as regional director, Civil Aviation, Prairie and Northern Region with Transport
Canada. He held this position for 10 years and was based in Edmonton and Winnipeg. Beebe held other positions during his Transport Canada career, including acting director general of Western and Central Region; director, Airworthiness; and chief, Manufacturing and Maintenance for Canada at headquarters in Ottawa, where he was responsible for all maintenance and manufacturing activities and AME licensing. Beebe served in the Ontario region as an inspector and as MRO superintendent. He was involved in approving aircraft maintenance programs for new aircraft being certified in Canada. This work included assessing manufacturing and maintenance programs in many countries and conducting audits and inspections of air carriers, maintenance facilities and manufacturers. Beebe’s civil aviation experience includes Wardair, based in Edmonton and Toronto and Air Canada, based at Toronto. His aircraft maintenance experience was on the B747, Lockheed L1011, DC-8 series, DC-9 series, Boeing 707 and 727 aircraft. He also worked on the Bristol freighter, DHC-6 twin Otter and the DHC-3 otter and the Viscount. Beebe served more than six years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, four of those years were with 1 Wing Marville, France and later at Lahr, Germany, maintaining the CF-104 Starfighter aircraft. He serviced many 1960’s military aircraft from several allied air forces. Immediately prior to leaving the RCAF, Beebe maintained CF-5 and T-33 aircraft for 434 Squadron based at Cold Lake, Alberta. During Beebe’s career, he was involved in many national and
international activities relating to aviation. In addition to his technical duties, he was involved in all the activities associated with management and executive responsibilities.
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Project management and communication are
vital for a successful project that is
completed on time and on budget. Nine of 10 Duncan Aviation customers report that their aircraft project was completed on time with no budgetary surprises.
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