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by BE20 Driver
Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:03 am
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Schedule?
Replies: 10
Views: 3292

Re: Schedule?

TeePeeCreeper wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:22 am
link821 wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:13 pm 67k is pretty damn good for year one FO in Canada.
You have got to be kidding! Please tell me your trolling?!? :shock:
EI is only $24,000/year so $67k to get off your couch seems ok given the lack of any other jobs in the industry.
by BE20 Driver
Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:06 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Categories of aircraft
Replies: 1
Views: 566

Categories of aircraft

Quick question - what constitutes ultralight, advanced ultralight, a mature built.
What limitations and restrictions are on each category?

For example, is there a Max horsepower on the ultralight category?
by BE20 Driver
Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Air Canada Revises the Terms of its Capacity Purchase Agreement with Chorus Aviation for Regional Flying
Replies: 360
Views: 87148

Re: Air Canada Revises the Terms of its Capacity Purchase Agreement with Chorus Aviation for Regional Flying

Re-read the press release, the goal in the end is to save Air Canada money, everyone is focusing on the Embraer fleet...but what if no agreement can be reached between ALPA and Jazz, will the 19 Dash 8 300s still be retired as planned....more layoffs ? I'm thinking that it ends up DOH with fencing ...
by BE20 Driver
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Potential Airline Bailout
Replies: 233
Views: 44722

Re: Potential Airline Bailout

Why is this still a "potential airline bailout"??
by BE20 Driver
Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Ontario Stay Home Order coming in.
Replies: 136
Views: 10377

Re: Ontario Stay Home Order coming in.

So you mean to tell me that the political superiors and the 1% all across the world, coordinated this amongst themselves to get your measly savings into their pockets? They coordinated, clouded and collectively decided to shut down the entire global economy just to get my retirement fund? The world'...
by BE20 Driver
Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:24 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Favorite Aviation Movie?
Replies: 58
Views: 5113

Re: Favorite Aviation Movie?

I wish everyone would just stay at home and not socialize so I can go see Top Gun II in the theatre before I retire.
by BE20 Driver
Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:44 am
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: 2500hr helicopter pilot looking for work
Replies: 14
Views: 17944

Re: 2500hr helicopter pilot looking for work

Is anyone really defending hiring TFW's right now when so many Canadians are out of work? If there are no qualified Canadians who can do the job, this is one thing. That is definitely not the case right now. I'm a fixed wing guy, but if I ever found out that pilots were being brought in to fill a jo...
by BE20 Driver
Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:15 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Fox Flight Pay
Replies: 30
Views: 6759

Re: Fox Flight Pay

Oooo, oooo, $500
by BE20 Driver
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RIP Max Ward
Replies: 7
Views: 1534

Re: RIP Max Ward

I met Max when I was working on the ramp at a major FBO 20 years ago. I was asked to bring the fuel truck to a Challenger that had just arrived. I had just set the brakes when an older gentleman grabbed the fuel nozzle and hooked it up to begin pumping fuel. He had preset the required amount and had...
by BE20 Driver
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:05 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Ramp to Pilot Position Waiting Times
Replies: 27
Views: 7860

Re: Ramp to Pilot Position Waiting Times

Right now, people don't even know what Pilot-to-Pilot waiting times are. Everything in Canadian aviation is driven by the guys at the top. If Air Canada isn't hiring, Jazz won't lose people to AC and Jazz will stop hiring. If Jazz isn't hiring, people won't move up from Perimeter and therefore Perim...
by BE20 Driver
Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:29 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: CPL exam results
Replies: 4
Views: 842

Re: CPL exam results

I don't know the answer. One thing I do know is that this industry is all about learning from past mistakes. I am sure your instructor won't care whether you partialed. He will care that you actually know how to navigate away from the circuit.

Don't hide it. Learn from it.
by BE20 Driver
Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Westjet mask policy
Replies: 182
Views: 12537

Re: Westjet mask policy

You know what sticks in my craw? Seatbelts. If I ever get into an accident, I want to be thrown clear of my vehicle. If it happens to be straight through the windshield, then oh well.

It's a respiratory virus. It's not going to kill you to wear a F***king mask.
by BE20 Driver
Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:33 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Morningstar
Replies: 107
Views: 51060

Re: Morningstar

I am told that they are adding 2 machines to start with. At 11 pilots per machine that's 22 pilots. I have heard this is only the start for Calgary and there is expected expansion beyond the initial 2 ATR's.
by BE20 Driver
Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Morningstar
Replies: 107
Views: 51060

Re: Morningstar

You never know what someone's motivation is without speaking to them. You can't assume that someone who has worked at AC or Sunwing and sees a future of commuting to YYZ after a possible recall wouldn't want this job. Maybe there is some guy out there who no longer gives a flying Fokker about the la...
by BE20 Driver
Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Morningstar
Replies: 107
Views: 51060

Re: Morningstar

With all of the applications they received, I wouldn't be surprised if they're still sorting resumes. My internal references tell me that they have more than enough applicants and all the positions are either filled or will not be filled by "airline people" no matter what experience they have. They...
by BE20 Driver
Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Morningstar
Replies: 107
Views: 51060

Re: Morningstar

Damn. Is it for Captain spot or FO spot? How much PIC do you have? Did you have an internal reference? I am just wondering what the new state of the industry looks like. 10,000 hours TT or thereabouts. almost 4000 PIC in a heavy turboprop, heavy lobbying from more than one internal reference, Weste...
by BE20 Driver
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Headset recommendation?
Replies: 24
Views: 2994

Re: Headset recommendation?

Depends on what you are flying. The pain of cheaping out lasts *much* longer than the pain of paying a higher initial price. Couldn't agree with this statement more. No amount of money will correct hearing loss once it occurs. your headset is the one piece of equipment that you interact with all day...
by BE20 Driver
Tue May 05, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: 212 knot ultralight with Rotax!
Replies: 9
Views: 2048

Re: 212 knot ultralight with Rotax!

I can't be the only person to have clicked on that link expecting a canvas and tube ultralight.
Beautiful looking machine. Too bad it'll cost a fortune.
by BE20 Driver
Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: Jazz Dash 8 400 Freighter
Replies: 41
Views: 27480

Re: Jazz Dash 8 400 Freighter

I would not want to hand load all of that freight. What a PITA.
by BE20 Driver
Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:51 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: 737 Cancellations
Replies: 8
Views: 5396

Re: 737 Cancellations

Eric Janson wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:44 am I now expect Boeing to go Bankrupt - either late this year or early next year.
They make a ton of money from the military side of the operation to go bankrupt. They will struggle but make it through.

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