Guy - are you really serious about taking this before the courts of Canada? My oldest is a lawyer in Vancouver it has been his specialty to help those people most unable to so themselves. He takes on public defender and faint hope cases. If you are really and truly are serious about this - gather ev...

I totally agree with . - TC needs a complete overhaul because right now it is a rudderless dictatorship. I have started two aircraft maintenance and two airlines since 1988 and the amount of crap I have had to deal with was beyond belief. I found it much easier to negotiate contracts and start inter...

If the fellow you know went to Texas to work, I really hope it is not in the NUC power industry. The USA has a tendency to use foreign newbies whenever possible because local inspectors or any Intl. ISO inspectors wouldn't go anywhere near them. You can't smell, taste or feel radiation but it will c...

You may have more luck at the Red Deer airport. It is closer to 3 bumps than Calgary.

I have a great deal of respect for all pilots. You do every day what I only want to do on weekends fishing with my dad. Flying an aircraft all by yourself is fun. A minute in the air is worth a week on the ground. Having having said the above, I personally feel that having a career as a commercial a...

Any aircraft trades person with 10 years of experience is very valuable in this industry right now. Have you also considered Non-Destructive Testing as an additional career extension. Your aircraft structures skills would be an asset when viewing hundreds of X-Ray film looking for defects. On the ai...

Herc rigger: I have been where you are now and believe me when I say: you will spend about $20K to $30K on your own tools over the next few years. Everything is pneumatic and so much faster out here. But also consider a good tool box with really big wheels. You will need to move that around a lot be...

I absolutely loved flying into Nfld. They have got to be the nicest people in the world. I have never met a Nflder I didn't like. The cost of living there really sucks though. Almost every man between the ages of 18 and 50 have moved elsewhere to get a decent paying job. In Fort MacMurray, Alberta h...

You are just experiencing what every other Canadian pilot and mechanic has had to go through. There are thousands of us out here and we know very well what you are experiencing. It will probably take a good 15 to 20 years before you are able to work your way back to civilization. Either you accept t...

There are a number of good metallurgical engineering companies in the Calgary phone book. Just avoid a company called 'Bodycote' - personal bad experiences. You also have to be aware that they might have to damage the part to give you the information you want. You have to be very specific with your ...

One small bit of advice - do not tell anyone where you are going to strip the paint. If someone notices you could be in for a world of hurt, when the HAZMAT team shows up to quarantine the area plus sending you the bill for the clean up. You might want to read the WHMIS documents on each chemical fo...

Is criticizing all that you do? The word 'Pimping' is an extremely nasty and negative response to an alternative way of doing business. How do you arrive at 'pimping' when it will be pilots helping pilots and mechanics helping mechanics in a world that does not value either. You pay more to get your...

I think you failed to see my point - the company would be operated by licensed AT pilots - shareholders of the company. It will have it's own company-funded benefits package. It will be up to the shareholder pilots to decide the best way to deal with what you are talking about. Who do you think runs...

I will never say anything bad about my air force training. I joined at 17 yr. with very few prospects. The air force helped me to grow up. I started out as a aircraft engine mechanic but learned very quickly that almost everyone in TC at that time was ex-military. I wrote my AME 'M' license exams wi...

Is it possible that there could be an alternative? Why doesn't an entrepreneurial Canadian pilot form a private Canadian company with the primary goal of sub-contracting Canadian pilots to all the current user companies. It could be formed with every pilot being a shareholder. It would be run by pil...