WO2 Don Weatherall received the 426 Thunderbirds award for pilot training achievement. The award comes with a bursary of $300 to be spent on flying training. WO2 Weatherall received his Glider Pilot Wings in 2017 and his Power Pilot Wings
585 Rideau Squadron cadets have a successful summer on course
Congratulations to all of our cadets who completed their 2018 summer courses. See the article Merrickville air cadet earns private pilot’s wings in the Smiths Falls Record News. We are proud of your great successes!
Winter dress now in effect
Routine Training Dress (C2) (Winter Dress) is now in effect.
Senior Cadet FTX Map
Here is a Google map to the FTX Bivouac site for the senior FTX this weekend.
2017 summer training course photos
Hello all parents and staff, Please see our 2017 summer training album at http://585aircadets.org/galleries/ If you take or see any photos or videos of your cadet or another 585 Squadron cadet, please send me a copy at 585squadroncadets@gmail.com and I will post
Congratulations to the 2017 Range Team
Congratulations to the 2017 Range Team for a wonderful showing at the Zone 17 Range Competition at Connaught Ranges on April 2, 2017. See more photos. Team members include Sgt D. Weatherall, Sgt M. Legere, FCpl R. Johnston, Cpl Clancy,
FTX weekend featured in local papers
More than just camping, an article describing the latest FTX weekend, appeared in local papers and on the InsideOttawaValley website. Below is an excerpt from the article. To read it all, if you missed it or if you don’t get
Welcome to our new website
The Squadron Sponsoring Committee welcomes you to our new website. Please take a good look around to discover the detailed resources it provides for cadets and parents. Enjoy!
Cadets get good press
An article describing cadet summer training and many of the benefits of joining the Royal Canadian Air Cadets ran in local newspapers recently. If you missed it, here is a link to the online version of the article: “Local air