I sent you a reply as to pay, it is current as of two years ago, things may have changed I don't know. The biggest this is that you make the experience. When I left to go back and work in the bush some guys thought I was making a backwards step. To them I was and another former pilot said "You never...

I have flown a C185 in the past with the JPI EDM930 installed. I still used a dip stick every time I went flying. It never lies. I always noticed would that EDM in the plane anything over 30 gallons it would read full on the gages. Also if the tanks were filled up to 40 gallons a side and entered it...

Thanks Cat I learned that much swamping in an otter or van on floats the summer I worked the Dock in NWO. I still keep in touch with two of the pilots whose planes I would catch and load Good guys with lots of advice.
Thanks for looking out making sure I didn't do something stupid.

HTAK

I have somewhere in the area of 7.0 hours on a 185 so just the bare minimums. I have close to 3000 hours flying in both the bush and city ILS to ILS flying So other then the lack of float flying I have a fair amount of experience making decisions like landing with that tail wind to save time on a sm...

Well I thought I'd say my research and persistence paid off I got my first gig on floats. It will be in a somewhat familiar area I'm excited to do some work again as opposed to sleeping all day and working all night.

Thanks for the reply 'CauseTheCaravanCan That's the kind of work I'm looking for. Something on a small float plane piston time is fine for me I like flying them and not afraid to like some city pilots I know. I did have someone call me back in March or April and I didn't even have a float rating the...

Well I'll start super early in finding some info on that first float flying gig. I'm not really new to aviation been working in it for about 5 years now. I have worked in both the bush and the city and am longing to go back north. I have been in the city about as long as I had been in the north. Sti...

Hey I was wondering if anyone has had a custom model made. I found a place that looks pretty good niceairplanes.com They seem to do a lot of older planes by the looks of things including float planes.

Anyone ever use them or know of a place in Canada that does custom models?

HTAK

I was in Air Cadets for about 5 years and no offense the program is good for some but it sucked where I was and will never be a civilian instructor or become involved with it ever again. It wasn't the experience i was expecting when my sister's friend told me about it. I think where I was it very po...

Nakina Air Service is one place that hires young pilots and put them right seat on either a PC-12 or a DHC-6. Some people go running from there though.

HTAK

I know some guy that flew a 206 and after they shut down they put the mixture and throttle in so people getting out of the passenger seat won't hit them or bend them with their knee. I don't know if this is a common thing that is done on the 206 but that could explain why it went rolling at full spe...

That is a typical Nakina welcoming!!! I worker there for 2 years and it took The Champ a year before he said my name. And one day the I said good morning to the owner and she grunted at me. They won't put the twin on floats they don't have enough room at the dock. And it's the middle of the winter s...

I heard that Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids are bad for going crazy when the locals are drunk. Anyone from that area will tell you that they are worse then the locals in Bloodvein. I don't know about you but when I get drunk I just end up passing out and not killing people with axes or any other...

2R wrote:

Edo wrote:why reinvent the wheel. my CFS still has a green cover.

mine is beige

I don't even have one!!!

Hey I was doing some looking through the transport canada site at the list of operators. I found a few that are not on pilot career centre or on avcanada for information. Anyone know anything about Wamair? Fleet, maintence, what it is like in the area, anything really.

Thanks HTAK

I am thinking of applying to Air Mikisew maybe tomorrow some time if it is not to late. But first wanted some information on the company and the pay there is it affordable to work for them and live in fort mcmurray? What is the company like to work for? you know all that stuff? new guy in the indust...

Ballssssss I hope you got the info you were looking for I personally don't know much about the company just a little about the old superior and even then not much. Looks like most people are not even answering your question (even myself) other then mike and who can blame him he does own the place in...

Ok does anyone have ideas where to apply? Should i get a float rating and try and find a smaller company to get a job with?

Thks

thks for the info i did do a search that is why i posted. Any help for a first job would be appricated.

Just wondering who is better to work for I just finished my commercial pilot's licence and am looking for my first job I have hears good and bad things about both companies. Or would it be best to wait till spring and find a job when the hiring for the year is best?

Thks