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- Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:17 am
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Industry shortage?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7733
I wasn't trying to crap on you either. But I could never get a flying/maintenance job in the lower mainland with my hours and afford to have the same quality of life. Could I walk into your place of employment and ask for a job for a wage you'd think would be acceptable (licensed for four years, 500...
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:11 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: CPL Long Cross Country
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5782
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:31 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Industry shortage?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7733
I am in a unique position. I am a 7 year AME M1, M2, working for a small charter/maintenance shop as a full time mechanic and pilot. I get paid $22/hr full time whether I am flying, fueling the plane, doing maintenance, or shooting the s*** over a cup of coffee. I was getting paid $35/hr as an M2 c...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:39 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Industry shortage?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7733
I am in a unique position. I am a 7 year AME M1, M2, working for a small charter/maintenance shop as a full time mechanic and pilot. I get paid $22/hr full time whether I am flying, fueling the plane, doing maintenance, or shooting the s*** over a cup of coffee. I was getting paid $35/hr as an M2 co...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:35 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: What would you do: another floats Q
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2998
I go for the flattest (or slightly uphill) section of trees I can find. I have known too many people who have torn themselves open in a cut-block (on wheels and floats) including the Sonic Blue Caravan crash a while back. If you think you can grease it on to a windy logging road, think again. (You m...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:47 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: Mccauley Prop Bolt Torque
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5142
The torque is 200-220 in lbs in the C75, C85, C90, O-200 overhaul manual. Twootter, sometimes the required information isn't available in the maintenance manual. I worked on a Citabria 7GCBC and the book is less than 50 pages thick, and that includes the flight manual! DeHavilland (I assume by your ...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:30 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: AMO Hourly Rates
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3737
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:46 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: To all those searching for a job...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2162
- Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:42 pm
- Forum: Maintenance
- Topic: AMO Hourly Rates
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3737
Maintenance rates.
$81 dollars/hr + 4% consumables. 15% markup on all parts. Annuals are minimum 12 hour billout.
We are a small shop with one full time engineer in eastern BC.
We are a small shop with one full time engineer in eastern BC.