Wawa, you'll regret giving up right at the finish line. Hey, ended up having to cancel the flight test for the 2nd time since 2023 dude to weather :/ Are you saying that since 2023, now it’s four months in to 2025, there was no good time and good weather to do this test? Your job doesn’t allow vaca...

TurkeyFarmYQX wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:35 am Wawa, you'll regret giving up right at the finish line.

Hey, ended up having to cancel the flight test for the 2nd time since 2023 dude to weather :/

I had my written test dragged out by bad weather and it totally wore me down. Maybe give yourself a short break, focus on something else for a bit, and come back when you actually feel up for it. I agree, though I have an inrat expiring in a few months as well, not sure if I should just keep flying...

$120K? Jesus... What a waste of money. Not everyone can hack it, but it sure took you a while to decide. Why throw more good money after bad if it isn't what you want to do? Save your money. Spend it on something else. Put it in your TFSA. This is spread across almost 8 years and the current rate f...

One of the best experiences a pilot can have is when you start actually getting PAID to fly. Believe me, once you reach that milestone it will all seem worth it and you will laugh at all the BS you had to go through to get qualified. Thank you, this one stood out. I’m hoping the market one day goes...

For the second time in a row due to weather and work I’m going to have my CPL written lapse, I’ve had a lot of challenges in flying (equipment emergencies, bad schools, scammers running off with my money) and for the last 2 years I’ve hated every second of training. Everyone I know is pushing me to...

For the second time in a row due to weather and work I’m going to have my CPL written lapse, I’ve had a lot of challenges in flying (equipment emergencies, bad schools, scammers running off with my money) and for the last 2 years I’ve hated every second of training. Everyone I know is pushing me to ...

Thanks all!

CWIPP actually works out to well over 200k/yr once you retire, with the new rates (25 YOS). Also, it's a real pension not just a % RRSP match. Look up how a defined contribution pension works - that's what CWIPP is. Not sure what math your buddy did there but there's no way career earnings are high...

Absolutely completely dated. Yes, let's have students fly 300NM in a shitty single engine piston through mountain passes in the dead of winter (everyone living in BC). Then of course my favorite, after getting the CPL, now you need to rent a 150 to bomb around in 25NM "patterns" to build the irrele...

Truthfully, higher time instructors are struggling to make it through initial training as FO, ask any who have come through recently, they will tell you going from bombing around in a single piston to EFIS, FMS, Flight director, etc at 3-4 miles a minute is no easy transition. I get to witness this...

One of the unfortunate features of Canadian flight training flight is the content of the CPL course. It does almost nothing to prepare pilots for flying commercially in the real world. This has two deleterious effects. One is obviously to the CPL student, but the other is also to the instructor. Be...

Most new hires on the Q end up with YYC. Some will transfer during course to YVR. There are some who later transfer to YYZ through standing bid. Not sure about the RJ, but imagine close to the same. As for Embraer, they end up with either YUL or YYZ. I doubt thinking you can do a DEC to any 705 car...

Does any other NA airline have relief pilots/second officers? Pretty sure the only purpose of the RP program is to drive down costs. Yeah. WCC etc. No, AC is the only one with this bullshit position. Every US airline trains their FOs as FOs and uses them as augments. And you are correct of course, ...

2112 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:39 pm Meanwhile carriers south of the border continually make unprecedented gains, I'm not opposed to flying past 65 but how is this a priority right now?

the boomers fucked us on housing, the environment, why not screw us on the last chance we had in the job market?

Well said! I had some reading up to do after my cousin did it. It was a phenomenal experience for her and it’s out of your system incredibly fast. As most people are probably aware Psilocybin has been seeing great results as well, but these need to be supported experiences combined with therapy to ...

So, it's time to renew my license booklet. Downloaded the form, filled it out, got my passport photo taken. Off to the regional office to drop it off. The office is closed; sign on the door says it's open "by appointment only". Now, I've been on hold for like an hour, listening to the recording tel...

AirCandida wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:23 am Careful saying the 'D' word around transport, they love to trigger pull medicals without proper evaluation

I know pilots who were in the hospital for suicide attempts and we told TC and they didn't do anything about their medical!

Since ketamine therapy is legal what is tc’s view if someone was to use it?

... Has anyone been in this boat? I feel a bit lost... Pretty sure everyone here has been in this boat, and felt up the creek without a paddle. At this point, the choice is; be another person who has completed a portion of their training and quit, or soldier on to an uncertain future. Unfortunately...

My dad used to work for SwissAir (as a mechanic). They had a cadet program for top engineering and science graduates and the airline paid for it. If that was the case, I'd be for it. In these cases, it's a really, really expensive program for a crap airline job at the other end. This is basically p...

Agreed, being unwilling to move home base makes starting out in this industry a bit more challenging. Maybe renting out your house might be an option if there an opportunity afield. Having said that, if you’re in a place with a bunch of tier 3 operators and small charter ops, there might be opportu...

Your house being a burden all depends where you live. Small town New Brunswick? Yeah you're pretty screwed unless you're cool with instructing at MFC your whole life. Live in the GTA? You could reasonably have your entire career and never go up north working the ramp. I started my training when I w...

I'm about 1/3rd through my CPL and was hoping to get my muli ifr as well, and find a job. I currently have a good job but the economy is putting that and my flying dream in jeopardy. I'm a homeowner (though this is a big financial burden) so I'm not really able to move at a moments notice which is a...