So I’ve been out of the aviation scene a very long long time. A little background, I’m a CPL holder who’s been out of the flying scene for 10-12 years. Life took hold and I had to put flying a side but I’m now in a very good position to get back into the saddle. Im set in a very good career outside ...

[quote="strikestwo"]Try $250 a month and 4 cents a mile on a Cessna 180… a few years back.[/quote]

That's ridiculous!!

[quote="Adam Oke"]Here is some food for thought. If you hold a multi rating, and a single IFR, when you do a PPC on a multi it then becomes a group one.[/quote]

Really? That I did not know!

Edit: my response sounds sarcastic, but it's not, I truly didn't know that!!

Thanks all for the replies and comments.
It's encouraging!!

Ya the end result would be getting a job.

I'm just working out a game plan at the moment and doing a little research on the best way to go about it Given the current financial commitment and restraints.

Just doing some basic research here and got wondering, is a single engine IFR rating pretty much useless?(I don't mean literally useless, but is it even worth getting if funds are limited at the moment and can't swing a MIFR)?

Thanks

Hello folks!!! Not getting any younger, sitting at 32 years old with a CPL. Have been working in the same career for the last 10 years, outside of aviation, but a true "career" type job...tradesman, millwright and welder. I have solid life and work experience, as stated above in the trades working i...

[quote="Changes in Latitudes"][quote="Pop n Fresh"]I don't know if I can explain it North but for some reason if you are [b]working a job you did not choose[/b] and wish you were flying it consumes your thoughts.[/quote] Unless you're in a cotton field and its 1820, I'm guessing you're playing the s...

You've explained it pretty well Pop... It does consume your thoughts on a daily basis. I'm not really convinced that I would gamble it all yet on aviation but was more curious if in fact my industrial credentials would help at all. Millwright can be a decent job, but when your stuck in a mining smel...

Hello everyone, I was curious as to how someone would sell themselves on a resume after being out of aviation for 8 years, along with being a low time pilot (250hrs) and the bare minimum CPL, with a float rating? I've been in the industrial industry for nine years, so I haven't been useless to socie...

Just an FYI for anyone interested, you do not need a valid medical certificate to update your licence to the new booklet style, I know cause I updated my old blue paper licence to the new booklet style a month ago, and already received my updated licence without a valid medical, my medical expired 3...

[quote="Beefitarian"]Two more points I think are correct. 1- You won't end up going on any boats, on or under water if you don't get offered to be a Pilot. 2- They will be pretty up front before you sign yourself over, Pilot or maybe Pilot.[/quote] That was my biggest concern, I didn't want to end u...

[quote="SAR_YQQ"]If you join DEO (Direct Entry Officer) - you will be offered a specific MOSID as a part of your job offer. You will know before signing your life away whether you have been accepted into the Pilot trade. Thirty is not old - but you sure aren't getting younger, don't delay, make a de...

All good replies, thanks. I have been thinking of doing this for quite some time now, but it's only been a thought, now I am seriously contemplating it as I'm not getting any younger, and before I know it I'll be 60 thinking "damn, I should just went and did it"!! Another question before dropping in...

[quote="PositiveRate27"]Met a guy at the Abbotsford Airshow a couple years ago who is on the CT-142. He was in his 40's and left a career as a teacher for a career flying in the military. He absolutely loved his job in the military and said he would make the switch again. So yes, you sure can at 30....

Hey, thanks for the reply,

I got my CPL, no degree but am a graduate of confederation college, although not sure if that would help at all.

Any thoughts?

Sorry my title reads as if it was written by a 3 year old, but there is only so much character space,

Anyways, about to turn 30 and looking at a career change, is it at all possible and feasible to try my luck and attempt a career as a pilot in the airforce??

Any thoughts on this subject?

Thanks

Thanks, ill just wait and keep an eye out for an invitation to attend the assesment.

Hey everyone, i did the online testing portion of the application process, a very small step in the process i know, but now i guess i just sit back and wait for an email or call to attend a testing session?

Thanks

Thanks for the replies, seems fairly straightforward.

Its my own negligence, should switched it when they first started phasing these blue paper licences out :-/. oh well.

Thanks again

p.s im in northern ontario!!

Im looking at getting back into flying after quite some time, more then 5 years. Im aware of the recurency requirements, but what im wondering is the fact that i have never updated my old licence(blue peice of paper) to the new style, anyone have any idea If its just a matter of getting a medical an...

Thanks everyone for your replies, it definetly sounds like a tough go thats for sure.

Ill have to put this idea on the back burner for now, or at least until i am more comfortable financially, kids are expensive

Hello all, I have recently been looking into a possible career in the air traffic field, and was looking over the navcanada website about the selection process and what the training program entails and have a qustion! It says for example that there is an unpaid classroom course for up to 6 months, n...

I remember a while back when a local company here shut down doors, to send the work overseas, My uncle was affected by this closure, 28 years in with one more year for retirment along with a whole bunch of others that were in the same situation as my uncle at said company. The only political leader ...

I think it has a lot to do with fear and what the media reports.

In any case, I hope for all you career pilots that the industry doesnt tank, I wouldnt want to see that happen to anyone.

Ill be honest though, Im glad i pulled out of the aviation industry a while back, Thats for sure.