A Cyclone belonging to 423 Squadron, based in Shearwater, N.S., conducted a training flight near Halifax Harbour on Monday — almost one week after the military cleared the aircraft to resume operations. Aircrew are being given refreshed training on avoiding the flight control software problem that brought down a Cyclone off the coast of Greece on April 29, an accident that killed six members of the military. The lead investigator, Col. John Alexander, said the crash and the software issue were "completely unforeseen." Sikorsky was asked to review the flight control system for other potential problems and DND said Tuesday that the company has investigated and confirmed that all flight director control biases are "known and understood." "The CH148 Electronic Flight Control System (EFCS) provides the functionality required" by the maritime helicopter specifications, Lamirande said in an email to CBC News.

Source: CBC News June 23, 2020 20:33 UTC