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- Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: where did the ol team go?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1554
Re: where did the ol team go?
Ugh, it hurts that i can be accurately described as the ol team. Circa 2002/2003. I was out for a long time, but I’m back in the last couple of years and made my way onto a king air 200 like my handle (which was the king air my grandfather flew)
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Hanging up the headset... anyone done it ? Anyone thinking of it?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5229
Re: Hanging up the headset... anyone done it ? Anyone thinking of it?
Got my licenses in 2007 had a good job in 2008 and got laid off. Spent 4 years working various jobs and ramp positions because at 400 hrs i couldn't find anything. In 2012 I hung up my headset and became a long haul trucker. Same job basically but was killer on my personal life and health. Got marri...
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:55 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Covid19 Medevacs?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1856
Re: Covid19 Medevacs?
This whole thing has done a very good job showing you what actually is essential. Oil is negative now but none of us are dying or starving for the lack of burning it. Yep.. masks, gloves, and face shields for all patient transfers, gowns for Influenza Like Illnesses or suspected COVID patients. Hav...
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:31 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Covid19 Medevacs?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1856
Re: Covid19 Medevacs?
For us in Manitoba 0 covid flights. And our requests have dropped way off. It hasn’t got into the north yet and the best way to keep it that way is to not bring people down here to get exposed so im told our triage section at the provincial dispatch is leaving most people where they are these days....
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:55 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Covid19 Medevacs?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1856
Re: Covid19 Medevacs?
For us in Manitoba 0 covid flights. And our requests have dropped way off. It hasn’t got into the north yet and the best way to keep it that way is to not bring people down here to get exposed so im told our triage section at the provincial dispatch is leaving most people where they are these days. ...
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:04 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Covid19 Medevacs?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1856
Re: Covid19 Medevacs?
Pretty similar to that for us too. Told we are getting some fancy UV light thingy to disinfect after the wipe down. Haven’t actually had a Covid patient yet though. Ambulance dispatch has slowed us right down overall trying not to move people around if they can help it.
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:08 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The return of bonds?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3200
Re: The return of bonds?
Bonds have always been a shady way for shitty operators to push their pilots to do things they shouldn't in fear of losing their job. There are enough reputable operators out there that don't have bonds, and if EVERYONE just walked away every time they were told you need to sign a bond they would A...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:17 am
- Forum: Air Transat
- Topic: Air Canada and Transat announce Updated Purchase Price at $5 per share
- Replies: 1470
- Views: 165315
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:11 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Grab a seat. The music is stopping
- Replies: 188
- Views: 38612
Re: Grab a seat. The music is stopping
Ladies & gents...to Quote my (our) beloved Avcanada friend and site moderator that perished almost a decade ago in Antarctica; "...there is nothing wrong with light rib jabbing in questionable times"- Just Curious Please find his past posts. A gentle giant that the old school members ...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:27 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Corona Virus
- Replies: 622
- Views: 58947
Re: Corona Virus
https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-spreads-one-study-predicts-101552222.html “New modeling from The Australian National University looks at seven scenarios of how the outbreak might affect the world's wealth, ranging from low severity to high severity. In the low-severity model — or best-case scena...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:42 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Grab a seat. The music is stopping
- Replies: 188
- Views: 38612
Re: Grab a seat. The music is stopping
Saw this article on Twitter provides some context of how bad one of these could get. A quick synopsis of the 1918 "spanish" flu https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/ except the Spanish flu was literally H1n1 or Swine flu before we started calling it that. I...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:43 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Corona Virus
- Replies: 622
- Views: 58947
Re: Corona Virus
Mortality rate is quite low for a virus and most people are recovering already. We just like to panic. Oh and a new Bird flu (h5n6 or something) has sprung up as well. India is still dealing with H1N1 or Swine flu 2015 India outbreak Edit Main article: 2015 Indian swine flu outbreak Swine flu was re...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:36 pm
- Forum: Air Transat
- Topic: Air Canada and Transat announce Updated Purchase Price at $5 per share
- Replies: 1470
- Views: 165315
Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Increased Purchase Price to $18 per Share
Yes. I thought that Air Canada crewed heavier especially since they use RP's where Transat does not. Believe that was in fact brought up in one of the earlier merger threads.
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: Air Transat
- Topic: Air Canada and Transat announce Updated Purchase Price at $5 per share
- Replies: 1470
- Views: 165315
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:31 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Pilot leaves towbar on runway??
- Replies: 112
- Views: 8343
Re: Pilot leaves towbar on runway??
Morning Checklist #1, Rev 1 Reason for amendment: Insert 'Butter: APPLY' Coffee start Button: DEPRESS Toaster ENGAGE Coffee: POUR Cream: AS DESIRED Toast: REMOVE Butter: APPLY Jam: APPLY You'll need an additional revision, you've forgotten the 3-Ss. Important part of any morning routine. Oh dear, a...
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Imagine a Greyhound bus in 1999. Now imagine it is in the air
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1849
Re: Imagine a Greyhound bus in 1999. Now imagine it is in the air
I'm not saying Spirit or any other ULCC/Lcc Is great, in fact I've never flown on them or any other. However, it seems a lot of people's complaints (other than when you see whole plane loss stranded etc) boil down to "I didn't read the fine print and figured it was the same product as Delta"
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Mexico tries to sell presidential jet to Canada, saying it's 'better' than PM's plane
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1981
Re: Mexico tries to sell . jet to Canada, saying it's 'better' than PM's plane
I mean.....he's not wrong. It's IS better than a couple of old challengers and a 310 (300?). It's just no less wasteful for us than it was for them. Wrong plane for the mission.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
- Topic: Entire application process timeline?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 41400
Re: Entire application process timeline?
I'm honestly thinking after all the anecdotes that they prefer the sub 1000 hr guys. Less "bush to get out of them" as someone phrased it. I'm probably wrong if we had the real figures but it sure sounds that way reading these threads
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Logging Pilot In Command Under Supervision Time
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2047
Re: Logging Pilot In Command Under Supervision Time
Fire patrol and pipeline aren't going to low time pilots anymore. People frown on paying for type ratings so why would renting be different. If you can find a school with the availability to let you head out on an extended trip with a plane. Times have changed considerably.
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Whats the best headset to get
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4363
Re: Whats the best headset to get
Your $400 set is just “passive” ear protection. Clamps on your head and blocks sound. Your $1000+ headsets have some form of electronic noise cancelling. Will be much quieter not clamp your head so hard (they don't have to) but will require batteries. They may have extra features like Bluetooth etc....