Bit of a tough time to start a job search, but you certainly never know when you might get lucky. I'm not really in the job hunt myself, so I'm speculating a bit. I would imagine medevac operators in Alberta/Manitoba are constantly looking for guys to continue government contracts year round for the...

Timeline, Finished CPL/MIFR/Instructor Instructed 1 year, 900TT Flew 206 charter 1.5 years 1500TT Flew Navajo SPIC, B200 FO 1.5 years 2200TT B200 Capt 1.5 years 3000TT Airline.... not sure when I last wrote in my logbook ????TT Just have fun guys, I enjoyed 95% of my days flying, including instructi...

Probably greasing a few wheels down there to 'get the paperwork' done.

Good luck to you, Even though you don't have the credentials yet right now I would still send out some resumes, make some follow up calls so the next time you send them out and make follow ups someone might remember you. That might be the only difference between getting a call or not. Years ago I us...

I made that exact move several years ago. The 206 moved me into a Navajo then a king air and finally into a citation before i made the move to an airline. I don't see any thing wrong with instructing but i will admit i learned a lot more about my own flying skills in the bush. Good luck! Pm me if yo...

Single pilot IFR is getting tougher and tougher for companies to in the 703 world to sell. I spent a few years flying a navajo SPIFR. At the beginning it was all charter work for a number of companies but gradually less and less of those companies own insurance requirements allowed for first off, si...

Very interesting...

http://www.clearedfortakeoff.ca/

cadet pilots are taking over in canada now too!!

12k?!? crazy

the 777 300ER switches from magnetic to true to grid close to the pole on the primary nav display but when we fly over the pole all the way points are in the FMS. There are routes that we follow depending on the day and the winds. A few months ago going JKF to HKG we went straight north then more no...

Just look at the US aviation industry.... what a mess,

Thats where us Canadians are heading, paying for type ratings and and begging for jobs just to hurry up and jump ship to Westjet or AC mainline.

The problem is what can really be done?

wow! 380 in yeg! would have been great to see!


yes A380 I think is ugly! 747-8i is a very pretty machine

I worked for 1 year as an instructor made 35k, then 2years 206/185/BE200 f/o 42k, then 2 years leftseat navajo/capt Be200 55k first year and left make 67k. Now airline making 73k and only going up...

It is nice to get base pay... Even if it even $500. Way back in the day when I had a very similar job it was only billable hours that I got paid for...

It's tough out there these days

I tend to agree, sporting.

The problem is that the "hail Mary" is unfortunately going to be what I think the union is going to be pushing. Sometimes I get the feeling rather than realistic options and goals. More more more is what the unions"
"success" is determined upon.

As far as I know Qatar wants guys with ICAO atpl's.... When converting to a foreign license there are always conversion terms depending on which ICAO country the license is from. The Qatar aviation governing body will make the final decision on the conversion terms, they may hold a JAA frozen atpl i...

Its a big shame what AC has become, no longer will it be a career destination maybe a career stop now?

I hope all the best to all the pilots both junior and senior.

I hope it all works out

You must be from Quebec Don't need to be from Quebec.... BA is hiring zero time guys and putting them through an approved school just so they can meet projected vacancies... Lyon Ain Indoneasia, Cathay Pacific, Dragon Air, Even Qatar (if you happen to be of Qatari descent) all have various programs...

Very cool! I am always amazed at what they can build out of Lego!

I am one of those guys that picked up and moved to the other side of the world. I have a lot of experience in Canadian aviation but there just wasn't really anywhere for me to go in Canadian aviation. Bit of a catch 22 wouldn't you say? It's tough with a family to go from a solid 703/704 operator ma...

Canadian Aviation lost a good man.

all the best to th Schreder family

If you can get all your licensing done cheaper borrowing/ renting someone elses plane go for it. When you have your commercial license no one will care where you got it from because quite frankly you ll have the exact same experience as the next guy with a new minted cpl/mifr. None. Make friends, ch...

After much research, not even considering this. Respectfully declined Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:15 pm Fair enough. A big move isn't easy/possible for everyone. Be sure to do your research. Don't just be blinded by big shiny airplanes. Don't think you ll live in HK for a while then get a YYZ or YVR...

[quote]Even though the cost of living is high there I assume 3k a month is more than enough to live comfortably)[quote/] Not really... Very expensive place to live. Make sure you look at the rent classified before you show up. With the price of oil being where it is right now ft mac is a busy place....

The problem really is pilots making sideways moves, the whole 'the grass is greener on the other side' mentality. Not to say every pilot is like that but it only takes a few bad apples to ruin the bunch. Just this week we had a guy announce he was leaving in two weeks to fly the exact same aircraft ...

Well, It could always be worse, you could be hired with a current 200 rating by Airbone and still be asked to sign a 14K bond for recurrent training just cause its, "how we do things". What a load... that company sure has gone downhill since the new management came in. Go across the street to Can-W...