English: Recently one of our pilots experienced a relatively minor case of decompression sickness (the bends) after a leaking canopy seal caused his cockpit altitude to depressurize to 25,000 feet . In this instance the symptoms encountered were nothing more than a sore shoulder which stopped bothering after descent below 18,000 feet . NEVERTHELESS it is emphasited that any aeromediGal incident no matter how apparently minor is to be reported immediately to the flight surgeon so that he meet the aircraft upon landing . Self diagnosis and assessment on the,part of aircrew is not only imprudent - it is contrary to orders . Reporting of such incidents takes precedence over all other duties imagined or real, primary or secondary, once the aircraft is safely on the ground and the engines stopped . Readers will doubtless note that the French section of Flight Comment is somewhat thinner than the English in this edition . This is true for several important reasons : First of all, we are simply not getting French articles and this imposes a great strain on our translation facilities, Second, certain articles are received too late for translation and yet are important enough to require fast publication . The combination of these and other factors causes this imbalance which, it would appear, will be with us for some time to come . C'est la vie . Without getting too specific we wish to remind our readership that certain charts, maps etc . now on issue have spot heights in METRES instead of FEET . The Metric Commission reminds us constantly of the values of going metric - but the importance of knowing which units you're dealing with is immeasureably more important to the continued existence of aviators . A word to the wise . Royal Canadian Air Force - Canadian Armed Forces - Air Line Pilots Reunion Those of you who have left us in body if not in spirit - not for the great hangar in the sky but for the "greener pastures" they all talk about are advised that a reunion will be held at the CFB Downsview Officers Mess 28 April 1978 . Accommodations are available at :
French: Prem~erement, nous ne recevons aucun artlcle en langue franqaise - ceci nous oblige a toujours recourir aux services de traduction . Deuxiemement, certains artlcles repus en anglals nous parviennent trop tard pour que nous ayons le temps de les faire traduire et ont une importance telle que nous devons les publier sans delai . II semble que la combinaison de ces deux facteurs soit la cause de ce probleme qui je I'espere ne sera que temporaire . C'est la vie . Nous d~sirons rappeler a tous nos lecteurs que certaines cartes a~ronautiques ou autre sont maintenant metrique . La commission du systeme metrique nous rappelle sans cesse I'importance de la metrisation ; mais il ne faut surtout pas oublier qu'il est important pour tous les pilotes de connaitre a fond le systerne de mesure qu'ils utilisent . A bon entendeur ., . . Aviation Royale du Canada - Forces Armees Canadiennes - Pilotes de ligne Nous desirons vous aviser qu'une reunion aura lieu au Club des Officiers de la BFC Downsuiew, le 28 avril prochaln . Des chambres peuvent etre reservees a I'hotel Triumph, rue Keele, Downsview, Ontario, M3M 2E9 . De plus, il y aura un taux special pour ceux qui assisteront a cette reunion . Le bel avion apparaissant sur la page couverture de la derniere edition du "Flight Comment" est un Westland Lysander - un avion de la deuxieme guerre mondiale restauree a la BFC Winnipeg lors du centenaire, sous la direction du Capitaine Bernie Lapointe . Celui-ci est presentement avec le 450e escadrille d'Ottawa et sera bientiit affecte a la section Recherche et Sauvetage de Comox . Le negatif est CFC 68-012-1 . Sur cette edition, nous apercevons un AVRO Lancaster QY C, Au printemps 1945, il etait en usage dans le Yorkshire sous I'egide du "6 Bomber Group" . Le numero de ce n~gatif est PMRC 78-353 . Fli~ht Comment, Edition 1 1978