{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pilot Project Podcast","title":"Episode 63: The Kingfisher: Developing, acquiring and flying the CC-295 Kingfisher Part 1 - Luc Coates, Francois Fasquelle, Dan Faux","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/15f55f35\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3936,"description":"What drives someone to choose the demanding — and often dangerous — career of Search and Rescue pilot? What early experiences shaped their paths, and what does it really take to fly missions where lives hang in the balance?\nIn this episode, we sit down with three remarkable guests:\nLieutenant-Colonel Luc Coates, Commanding Officer of 418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron\nLieutenant-Colonel Francois Fasquelle, Commanding Officer of 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron\nMajor Dan Faux, a subject matter expert on the CC-295 Kingfisher\nTogether, they share stories from their diverse beginnings, the lessons they’ve carried forward, and what ultimately led them to the unique world of SAR and Canada’s newest fixed-wing SAR aircraft, the Kingfisher.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WtK4-rQN7ZA9Wg3UwNskOTMoB0N7iBL9Y82iAbDH7e4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNzI4/NTU0YmFmMzhkNmJm/ZTc4ODc4NGZiNGZl/MzMzNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}