Muskoka Man Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 We showed up as the chopper was taking off . attached to the bottom is a large ring that they hover over the land and look for different minerals for exploration VID_20190210_120829.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Riding from Hornepayne towards the Corridor 1 trip, we saw a yellow MNR chopper flying along, We figured it was doing a moose survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, revrnd said: Riding from Hornepayne towards the Corridor 1 trip, we saw a yellow MNR chopper flying along, We figured it was doing a moose survey. Like Rick Mercer did in Algonquin for the bears? On the way to count the bear they spotted moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Had the same thing a few years ago out of three bears, that was where they were staging from. Edit: just the helicopter doing surveys, no ring that we saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Amazing they can fly over the land and identify different metals under 3 ft of snow and down in the rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeromagnetic_survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Used to see it on planes in sudbury. Never knew what it actually did until reading this post and clicking on the link. The plane set up I used to see was pictured in the wiki article. I always figured it was a mining thing, just had no idea what it was.Cool post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, zoso said: Used to see it on planes in sudbury. Never knew what it actually did until reading this post and clicking on the link. The plane set up I used to see was pictured in the wiki article. I always figured it was a mining thing, just had no idea what it was.Cool post. I remember seeing an article in National Geographic years ago about Canada's north. It showed an aircraft towing a torpedo shaped instrument (similar to a torpedo) on a cable. The caption said it was used for mineral exploration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 We talked to pilot and co- pilot ,they have been in gowganda for some time and they were searching south of town a bit towards Sudbury,very elaborate set up inside chopper to take readings ,they go up for 3 or 4 hrs at a time,we also seen them there last fall on a bike tour we did,must be finding something if they are still around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt17 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, revrnd said: Riding from Hornepayne towards the Corridor 1 trip, we saw a yellow MNR chopper flying along, We figured it was doing a moose survey. May also have had the COs on board. They do that once or twice a winter to check up on anglers ice fishing on the remote lakes up here. They surprise a lot of people who think (and are to an extent) in the middle of nowhere. Checked me once when I was in high school fishing in Lake Superior PP about 7km from highway by snowshoe. Asked for a ride out, they declined. :P Not sure if MNRF have COs with rotary wing licenses or if they just ride along. I know they do have at least a couple of COs who are pilots, talk about dream job (for me at least) get to spend most days outside and fly around in a Turbo Beaver on floats/wheel-skis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 15 hours ago, matt17 said: May also have had the COs on board. They do that once or twice a winter to check up on anglers ice fishing on the remote lakes up here. They surprise a lot of people who think (and are to an extent) in the middle of nowhere. Checked me once when I was in high school fishing in Lake Superior PP about 7km from highway by snowshoe. Asked for a ride out, they declined. :P Not sure if MNRF have COs with rotary wing licenses or if they just ride along. I know they do have at least a couple of COs who are pilots, talk about dream job (for me at least) get to spend most days outside and fly around in a Turbo Beaver on floats/wheel-skis. All MNRF CO’s are ride alongs. The flying CO program never “took off” (Pardon the pun). They would either need to train the CO to fly, or train a pilot to be a CO. The biggest problem was that the pilot CO’s got paid the same as any other CO (Which is nothing to sneeze at!), with no compensation for the flying part. I know at least one of them got their rotary wing licence, and found it much more lucrative to be a pilot than a CO. A moose survey, or some other resource survey is most likely what Revnrd observed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Bucking Pig said: All MNRF CO’s are ride alongs. The flying CO program never “took off” (Pardon the pun). They would either need to train the CO to fly, or train a pilot to be a CO. The biggest problem was that the pilot CO’s got paid the same as any other CO (Which is nothing to sneeze at!), with no compensation for the flying part. I know at least one of them got their rotary wing licence, and found it much more lucrative to be a pilot than a CO. A moose survey, or some other resource survey is most likely what Revnrd observed. As you know,MNRF is a very deverse ministry,those are not always ride along CO's.Biologists,Water control folks and a whole host of other people.I have a pic somewhere of one of there yellow birds on my front lawn.Pilot got caught in a snow squall and decided my place looked welcoming.He could have gone around it,but since the Metatina crash they have some pretty strict protocols.I helped the pilot try the rotors down and put the bagy things on the exhaust.He wouldn't take any Bailys in his coffee other than that was a positive memorable experience.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 What gtserider was referencing to: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/national/helicopter-crashes-kills-four/article1009943/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just now, revrnd said: What gtserider was referencing to: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/national/helicopter-crashes-kills-four/article1009943/ Some of my partners co workers-----sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, gtserider said: As you know,MNRF is a very deverse ministry,those are not always ride along CO's.Biologists,Water control folks and a whole host of other people.I have a pic somewhere of one of there yellow birds on my front lawn.Pilot got caught in a snow squall and decided my place looked welcoming.He could have gone around it,but since the Metatina crash they have some pretty strict protocols.I helped the pilot try the rotors down and put the bagy things on the exhaust.He wouldn't take any Bailys in his coffee other than that was a positive memorable experience.. Yes. Absolutely. Part of my career until my retirement this fall. Actually, the passengers in a yellow bird are rarely CO’s. Most usually technicians, biologists and foresters. My point was IF there were CO’s on board any yellow bird, , they would be passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, gtserider said: Some of my partners co workers-----sad day. A very sad day. I was flying a moose survey that day too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bucking Pig said: Yes. Absolutely. Part of my career until my retirement this fall. Actually, the passengers in a yellow bird are rarely CO’s. Most usually technicians, biologists and foresters. My point was IF there were CO’s on board any yellow bird, , they would be passengers. Cousin was a CO until his retirement a few yrs ago.Stationed in Nakina--Parry Sound.Says he going to catch all the fish he3 spent all those years protecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 We did the Tracks to Trails trip a few years afterwards & saw 1st hand what the terrain was like in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bucking Pig said: Yes. Absolutely. Part of my career until my retirement this fall. Actually, the passengers in a yellow bird are rarely CO’s. Most usually technicians, biologists and foresters. My point was IF there were CO’s on board any yellow bird, , they would be passengers. A friend's daughter has been stationed in Nipigon as a bear technician for a couple of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, revrnd said: A friend's daughter has been stationed in Nipigon as a bear technician for a couple of years now. Charley? No way! I hired her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, revrnd said: A friend's daughter has been stationed in Nipigon as a bear technician for a couple of years now. What the hell is a bear tech???? Yes there is bears in Nipigon. We shoot a few and there is still bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucking Pig Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just now, gtserider said: What the hell is a bear tech???? Yes there is bears in Nipigon. We shoot a few and there is still bears. They administer the bearwise program. Helping folks deal with nuisance bears in towns. They would go to home or business that is having bear problems and give advice on how to discourage the bear. Also go to schools to help teach the kids how to keep bears away from property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bucking Pig said: Charley? No way! I hired her. Yes! Small world. I've known her since she was a kid LOL If you see her, tell her you know Rev ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtserider Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bucking Pig said: They administer the bearwise program. Helping folks deal with nuisance bears in towns. They would go to home or business that is having bear problems and give advice on how to discourage the bear. Also go to schools to help teach the kids how to keep bears away from property. I'm in "cottage country" so very aware of the bears,and the lack of understanding from the city folk. Though that we be a given in the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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