A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot checked in on time for his flight but will carry a stain on his record for the expense and disruption it caused. Capt. Nathaniel D’Arcy was commanding a CP-140 Aurora, the RCAF equivalent of the U.S. Navy P-3 Orion, in a training exercise off the west coast of Canada in May of 2019 when he remembered he’d forgotten to check in for an airline flight booked for the next day. He broke off the mission in search of a cell signal, flying the thirsty four-engine aircraft and its 12-person crew 25 minutes to the resort town of Tofino, British Columbia, where he got the bars he needed. While the warplane orbited the town for seven minutes, D’Arcy completed his check-in.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/personal-diversion-lands-air-force-pilot-in-hot-water