Biography

Captain Shawn McCaughey - SB2 (Inner Right Wing)

November 10, 2005

Captain Shawn McCaughey, 30, from Candiac, Quebec, is in his first year with the Snowbirds and flies the No. 2 jet in the Inner Right Wing position.

Captain McCaughey joined the Canadian Forces in 2000 as a Direct Entry Officer (DEO). Prior to joining the Canadian Forces, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography from Concordia University in Montreal. He also held a civilian commercial pilot's license. After receiving his wings on the CT-155 Hawk in 2003, he was posted to 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2CFFTS) in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, as a flying instructor on the CT-156 Harvard II, the NATO Flying Training in Canada Program's (NFTC) new training aircraft. During his tour, Captain McCaughey obtained over 500 instructional hours and earned an A2 instructional category.

Being a graduate of the NFTC Program, Captain McCaughey is the first Snowbird pilot to have no previous experience on the CT-114 Tutor. Captain McCaughey brings over 1,200 hours of military flying time to the 2006 team.

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