![]() ![]() On 12 July, the JRCC escalated the search level to “major”, which allowed the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to increase their air resources. The JRCC dispatched a CC130 Hercules airplane and a CH146 Griffon helicopter to perform an air search, which was unsuccessful. No emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was detected. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Trenton was not notified of the aircraft’s disappearance until 1158 the next day, on 11 July, approximately 23 hours after the time of the accident, which was estimated at 1325. The aircraft’s estimated takeoff time was 1256. Although his family members knew that he was planning to return to Sainte-Sophie on 10 July, the pilot did not specify the time of arrival and did not designate a person responsible for tracking the flight. It is possible that the pilot used the Internet, available at his camp, for flight planning. The Québec flight service station (FSS) did not receive a request for a weather briefing or a flight plan from the helicopter pilot. ![]() Weather was favourable for conducting a VFR flight and there were no surface winds over the lake. The seaplane took off first, at approximately 1225. On the morning of 10 July, at approximately 1000, Footnote 1 the pilots began preparations separately for a departure around noon to their respective destinations. Friends joined them by seaplane for a 2-night stay. On 08 July 2019, the pilot of a privately registered Robinson R44 helicopter (registration C-FJLH, serial number 2044) conducted a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from his residence in Sainte-Sophie, Quebec, to his fishing camp at Lac de la Bidière, Quebec, with 1 passenger on board. 1.0 Factual information 1.1 History of the flight ![]() The aircraft was found on 25 July, 14 days after it was reported missing, in a wooded area near Lac Valtrie, Quebec. A ground and water search was also undertaken. The Canadian Armed Forces launched an air search with the assistance of several aircraft, including Sûreté du Québec and Canadian Coast Guard aircraft, and volunteer air search and rescue organizations in Quebec and Ontario. No emergency locator transmitter signal was detected. It was reported missing at 1158 Eastern Daylight Time the following day to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario, which began the search. The aircraft never arrived at its destination. Its emotional appeal (and its subject’s importance to Hollywood) is the main reason I’m reporting on the show’s demise.On 10 July 2019, a privately registered Robinson R44 helicopter (registration C-FJLH, serial number 2044) was conducting a day visual flight rules flight from Lac de la Bidière, Quebec, to Sainte-Sophie, Quebec, with 1 pilot and 1 passenger on board. ![]() The story was well-received and remains one my favorites of this column’s relatively short history. I interviewed co-creator and executive producer Jessie Nelson and co-star Kevin Valdez last summer about the show and what it was like to work with members of the neurodiverse community. Judging by my Twitter mentions, I’m definitely far from alone in expressing this sentiment. While CODA picks up the mantle from Little Voice, it’s nonetheless sad to lose the latter for the representational angle towards neurodivergent people. On August 13, Apple is premiering CODA, a film about a 17-year-old girl who’s the lone hearing person in a deaf family. That Little Voice got the axe is a big blow to the cause and to the community, but See won’t be alone in positively depicting disability on Apple TV+. This effort not only was a shining example of true diversity and inclusion, where oftentimes disabled people are left out of the conversation, it was emblematic of Apple’s commitment to accommodating disabled people, which was heretofore only seen in the company’s consumer products. As disability has historically been portrayed as something to be pitied and overcome-too often resulting in pandering, feel-good, ableist fodder which many in the disability community derisively refer to as “inspiration porn”-Apple deserved more acclaim by bucking this trend with not one but two shows. The loss of Little Voice, while run-of-the-mill by Hollywood cancellation standards, is not an insignificant one when you consider its impact on furthering disability representation in film and television. ![]()
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