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Military announces the resumption of Cyclone helicopters
BY , Jun 16, 2020 9:34 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Jun 17, 2020 1:43 AM
CF members and EDT Hercules personnel inspect recovered parts of the helicopter Stalker 22 during recovery operations for the aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2020. The Canadian military is promising today to share its plan for getting Cyclone helicopters back in the air after a deadly crash off the coast of Greece in April. Officials have not revealed the cause of crash of the Cyclone known as Stalker 22, which killed six service members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Department of National Defence, Cdr Robert Watt, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
CF members and EDT Hercules personnel inspect recovered parts of the helicopter Stalker 22 during recovery operations for the aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2020. The Canadian military is promising today to share its plan for getting Cyclone helicopters back in the air after a deadly crash off the coast of Greece in April. Officials have not revealed the cause of crash of the Cyclone known as Stalker 22, which killed six service members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Department of National Defence, Cdr Robert Watt, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Senior military officials say there was a ``conflict'' between a Cyclone helicopter and its pilot, moments before the aircraft plunged into the water off the coast of Greece in April.
The Royal Canadian Air Force says reasons for that conflict remain under investigation, even as it announces the resumption of Cyclone flights.
Officials say they are implementing new training as well as restrictions on certain flight activities to prevent similar problems.
The entire helicopter fleet was temporarily grounded after the April 29th crash of a Cyclone into the Ionian Sea that left six service members dead.
Colonel John Alexander says, based on the conflict and the location of the aircraft, the crash was unavoidable.
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