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by iflyforpie
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:39 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What Was Aviation Like Back then?
Replies: 25
Views: 2618

Re: What Was Aviation Like Back then?

If I had to guess it was for a safe let down over the ocean so you could .. run to Rivers Inlet.

Still do the same thing to Bella Coola from Bella Bella on occasion.
by iflyforpie
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Conair
Replies: 52
Views: 18391

Re: Conair

Schedule? 130 day contract unless you got a 100 day (less common). Two stretches of 7 days off to deal with 3/30 and 5/42. Normal shift 10-22 but can be adjusted because when things are burning.. Alerts come out day before. Blue is like reserve. Yellow is on base but depending how far you are you ca...
by iflyforpie
Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:14 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: BRAVO — For a job never really done.
Replies: 12
Views: 1557

Re: BRAVO — For a job never really done.

Although we weren’t dispatched to those areas… It’s a tough job. *extends a cold beer in salute* TPC Hahaha.. all of my friends and family think I'm a hero when most of my summer was spent in frivolous pursuits. Ah yes. Ample amounts of downtime spent drinking beer! Not sure who you are flying for ...
by iflyforpie
Wed Aug 30, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: BRAVO — For a job never really done.
Replies: 12
Views: 1557

Re: BRAVO — For a job never really done.

Firecrews. Yellowknife, Kelowna, Shuswap…….and probably a ton more places this year in Canada. Thank YOU to our firebomber crews….and our firefighters. Always answering the call. You guys totally, friggin ROCK! Heroes. Well done. (I hope this year — my wife’s families house made it through, and the...
by iflyforpie
Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Comox WestJet + RCAF
Replies: 27
Views: 4258

Re: Comox WestJet + RCAF

FL030 wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:20 pm What's a taxi package?
By inference its a dumbed-down taxi chart you can blindly follow and keep you safe with a bunch of suggested routes, warnings, or do-nots.
by iflyforpie
Sat Aug 19, 2023 3:07 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Devastating
Replies: 12
Views: 2023

Re: Devastating

For every person saying that we need to do the incredibly foolish plans our government wants us to do, just remember this….. If we had literally shut down the economy completely at the start of Covid and kept it shut down(not one engine allowed to operate, all electrical power generation stopped, i...
by iflyforpie
Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Conair
Replies: 52
Views: 18391

Re: Conair

Was looking for some contract crew for the winter. Talked to the guys in Montana. Nope they pay them year round to keep them in the lineup...... Most companies in the states are actually looking at there people as a resource to manage, not just exploit and dump in the garbage They pay you, but they...
by iflyforpie
Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: MNR King Air
Replies: 15
Views: 4470

Re: MNR King Air

Actually the pilots made a stand to try and get the cockpits upgraded with a fancier one. Said they were unsafe to operate with what they had. They ended up parked for a couple of years with the pilots sitting at home on the payroll until it was decided they would be put up for sale. You don’t know...
by iflyforpie
Tue May 09, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Fuel Emergency due to Change in Flight Plan requirements
Replies: 37
Views: 2737

Re: Fuel Emergency due to Change in Flight Plan requirements

Declared an emergency for being short 75 lbs of fuel….????? Succumbing to macho BS like this is why pilots get in trouble. Damn right I’m declaring an emergency. I’ll do it for 1lb of fuel. Who am I trying to impress? Who are you trying to impress? Is there some sort of cost to declaring an emergen...
by iflyforpie
Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Did AC stop flying to Havana?
Replies: 22
Views: 2313

Re: Did AC stop flying to Havana?

Air Canada Cuba flights are embargoed for MyID.
by iflyforpie
Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Half of all PT6 production now destined for sectioned engines.
Replies: 4
Views: 1234

Half of all PT6 production now destined for sectioned engines.

Longueuil QC Citing the lingering effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on aviation markets and emerging competition from General Electric Aviation with their new Catalyst turboprop, Pratt & Whitney Canada has been looking to both increase productivity, and bring in more revenue. In a bold move remi...
by iflyforpie
Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:52 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: MNR King Air
Replies: 15
Views: 4470

Re: MNR King Air

I fly one of them every so often.

Nice low time bird… …but it’s showing its age in other ways now.
by iflyforpie
Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Emergency SOS mode on iPhone 14
Replies: 1
Views: 1753

Re: Emergency SOS mode on iPhone 14

I have both an iPhone 14 and an Apple Watch Ultra with this feature and love the piece of mind this brings.
by iflyforpie
Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Conair
Replies: 52
Views: 18391

Re: Conair

You’ll probably start out as bird dog or right seat on the Q unless you have firefighting experience or bring seaplane and/or tailwheel time to the table for SEAT. My impression is that jet time doesn’t matter unless it’s specialty flying. The only time you’re doing similar flying to an airline/char...
by iflyforpie
Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Buffalo Airways fire suppression
Replies: 6
Views: 1826

Re: Buffalo Airways fire suppression

There is a huge forum post from ages ago you should look up. And conair put this out too https://conair.ca/recent-news/what-it-takes-to-be-an-airtanker-pilot?fbclid=IwAR2_eWYurGdb3-UZovcHz25Yr2X7neFudLMc64CAPB7p4sW3CcpX4pPINoo September 2020 – Each year hundreds of pilots from around the globe reac...
by iflyforpie
Wed Feb 01, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline pilots: How much do you use your "travel benefits"?
Replies: 39
Views: 5229

Re: Airline pilots: How much do you use your "travel benefits"?

Observation and experience. There are sites that have what each codes mean.. ..some are lower fares, some are for points and upgrades etc. None of them show how many seats there are.. if they have 9 open seats and really want to fill them they could have all buckets open, but it’s not my experience....
by iflyforpie
Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:47 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Airline pilots: How much do you use your "travel benefits"?
Replies: 39
Views: 5229

Re: Airline pilots: How much do you use your "travel benefits"?

Generally one international trip a year and half a dozen or so smaller ones. Always interline. Never been bumped. I just use the MyID app and check fare buckets. If I see G9 on Air Canada I know they are desperate to fill up the plane and I’ll get a seat assignment via online check-in and probably g...
by iflyforpie
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Conair loses fireboss pilot ok
Replies: 13
Views: 3200

Re: Conair loses fireboss pilot ok

By mapping do you mean "mapping" the fire, or bug mapping Low was sometimes difficult if the fire was in a hanging canyon wall, that sort of thing, and I eventually stopped being intensely interested in what "fuel" there was down there. I limited low level looksees to pretty flat bench terrain, and...
by iflyforpie
Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:28 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Hero or Zero
Replies: 19
Views: 2023

Re: Hero or Zero

Zero. I will pick the pilot who has better decision making skills over flying skills, any day. I got a resume from a guy who bragged that he had an engine failure on takeoff and missed several overhead wires and vehicles to land it on a highway without a scratch…… Maybe he forgot that I was the AME ...
by iflyforpie
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Conair loses fireboss pilot ok
Replies: 13
Views: 3200

Re: Conair loses fireboss pilot ok

Using a single engine aircraft in a low level dangerous environment over forested areas is a recipe for disaster. No, it's not. I have hundreds of hours in single engine aircraft right down on the deck counting squirrels and God knows what else mapping fires for BCFS. Back in the day, we complicate...

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