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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Why do they waste money on this? How expensive is it to fly a CF-18 over a football game? Can't that money be better spent on other things that don't just last a split second?
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It's a recruitment tool. It's also a great outing for students at Cold Lake to build up their hours in the airframe - if you watch the excellent documentary series Jet Stream, you'll see that the students perform a number of flights that aren't combat training related to build up their solo proficiency in the aircraft.
And I guess it gives the complainers something to complain about on a long weekend
