Steve Troch

Steve’s formal education consists of an Honours Diploma in Aviation Technology (Flight) Program from Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology. In addition to aircraft specific training Steve has completed CRM training, RVSM training, an aerobatics course, a National Test Pilot School course on the Principals of Flight Testing and a refresher on float flying (for the CL-415 Waterbomber production).

Steve has more than 22 years of flying experience, including more than eight years of experience as a Test Pilot for Bombardier Aerospace. Before coming to Toronto he was assigned to the Bombardier Flight Test Center (BFTC) in Wichita, Kansas as an Engineering Test Pilot. At BFTC, Steve was involved in the certification program for the Global Express business jet. This assignment included engineering test flights of experimental aircraft, completion of Function and Reliability Testing, avionics development, gathering of test flight data for certification and new type entry to service, demonstration and ferry flights, and customer deliveries. Prior to the Global Express posting Steve flew the Canadair Regional Jet and Challenger 604 as a Production Test Pilot in Montreal conducting post manufacture test flights, customer acceptance and in service support.

Prior to working for Bombardier Aerospace, Steve was a captain at the corporate flight department of Noranda Inc. Noranda operated a Falcon 10 and a Gulfstream 3 both domestically and internationally. At Air Niagara (1974) Ltd. he was a captain flying corporate charters within Canada and the USA using Cessna Citation aircraft. Steve is familiar with flight operations in North and South America, China, Western Russia, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

CL64

Hours

CL65

Dash 8

Hours

Bradley Waddell

Bradley commenced his flying career as an officer in the Canadian Air Force. During his military service, he held a variety of positions including Standards Pilot, Instrument Check Pilot, Flight Safety Officer, and Instructor.

Upon retiring from the military, Bradley was employed at a large simulator-training provider, at which he provided instructional systems design methods used to support the development of training programs meeting the FAA Advanced Qualification Program. In 1998, he joined Bombardier Aerospace as a flight test pilot at the Toronto Site. During his five years at Bombardier, he supported both the Dash 8 and Global Express programs and accumulated several hundred hours of Production Flight Test experience. He was the Chief of Standards and Training. Bradley was also a Training Captain on the Dash 8 for airlines introducing Dash 8 service for the first time. He also provided extensive support to flight test procedure development and operational systems design and implementation. He has operational experience in North America, Europe and Northern Asia, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Bradley holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree from the University of Calgary, graduating with a major in Psychology and a minor in Political Science. He has augmented his interest in psychology through continuing education courses in Human Factors, and as a member of the Human Factors Society.

Licenses and Ratings

Airline Transport Pilot

FAA Airplane Multi-engine land
Type Rated on BBD-700, DHC-8

Transport Canada Airplane Multi-engine Land
Type Rated on GEX, DH8

Flight Experience