Thanks so much to everyone for all your input. It was very helpful!

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CYCW - Nothing quite like a slice of pie and ice cream at the airport restaurant in Chilliwack BC!

Yup, that's where we ended up after we realized our fish & chips craving would go unfulfilled. Oh well...

I ate Wendy and my co-pilot ate Tim for lunch.

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So I was all excited to fly my CEO to Calgary for a day last month. He was busy with meetings all day so my co-pilot and I were excited we'd have to opportunity to enjoy the comfortable pilot's lounge at the Shell FBO as well as some good Newfie fish n' chips for lunch down the road at "Mudders Faud...

As some of you may know, many Navajo's have de-icing boots on the leading edge of the wings just from the engine nacelle to the wing tip. The leading edge of the wing from the engine nacelle to the fuselage is often unprotected. My question is, does anyone know if this means flight into known icing ...

If you are going to Saskatoon, try Transwest. They sometimes hire lower time guys for the ramp or right seat on a Ho.

I've been told a car is required.

DT

Pilot Bases: Toronto, Montreal, Seasonal (winter bases) Vancouver, Calgary and Quebec City. Pilots also based 6 to 8 months in the UK for first three years. Check out: http://www.pilotcareercenter.com/JobResearchAirlineDetail.asp?AirlineID=1421 and: http://www.sunwing.ca/careers.asp Cheers! Downtown

It all sounds very good. I'm sure there's a lot of "on call" down time, but what sort of flying hours annually would a pilot in this job aquire in an average year.

So when they say 3 week rotations, does that mean 3 weeks in and 3 weeks out?

Phileas Fogg, To answer your question, you're right I have a flying job and I'm not seeking other employment. The reason I list my flight experience in my title block is because I saw someone else on here doing it and I liked knowing their experience level so I too added my times. Plus I guess at th...

Here's an interesting read from CBC News regarding the looming pilot shortage. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/11/21/pilot-shortage.html?ref=rss#skip300x250 Global pilot shortage a looming crisis in Canada While airlines are filling their planes with passengers, the struggle to keep their pilots...

I'm wondering why they need a co-pilot for survey work. I fly a Navajo on LIDAR and Mag surveys. The mag surveys are done at 300 - 400' AGL in the mountains sometimes and we operate single crew. No operator or co-pilot. Just one person in the plane, the pilot. Is it perhaps an insurance thing?

DT

You're welcome and best of luck in your search!

DT

Have a look through this link for the Calgary operators. It shows for all of AB, but many are right in Calgary.

http://www.pilotcareercenter.com/JobRes ... egionID=25

OK I was thinking the answer might be something along those lines. Thanks for your help in answering my question.

DT

I recently received my ATPL licence from TC. I noticed it said it was valid for: ALL SINGLE PILOT NON-HIGH PERFORMANCE, SINGLE AND MULTI- ENGINE LAND AEROPLANES I'm a little confused here. Is not the purpose of the ATPL to allow you to fly as PIC in an aircraft that requires two crew or more? Anyone...

I was filling out my TC application form for the ATPL. In Part D section 1 there is a box that says "TOWED FLIGHT". Any idea what we are supposed to fill in here? I thought maybe it was for glider tows, but section 2 is for gliders, not section 1. Perhaps it's for helo slinging operations, but again...

I heard that Peace Air went out of business. Anyone know when this happened and why?

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Foto Flight is another Navajo operator around Calgary. I think they just hired a pilot for the photo season though.

Oh and Geodesy has relocated from Calgary Intl. (CYYC) to nearby Okotoks airport (CFX2) now.

And it seems everyone who works there for a season or two eventually gets on with Aries (right Roar?). Aries is one of the best survey companies to work for in Canada! I flew the C-310 last season, but I am with Aries now. Geodesy will be looking for a pilot to train for this season very soon. It wa...

I just finished reading the book "Always Fresh" The Untold Story of Tim Hortons by the Man Who Created a Canadian Empire (Ron Joyce). After reading this book I was left with a question. I was wondering how the current Tim Hortons executives travel now that Ron Joyce and his fleet of Jetport aircraft...

I'm glad to hear things have obviously changed since I got out in 2003. I remember the attrition rates were quite high in Portage, Moose Jaw and at 410 Sqn Cold Lake. There were a lot of bitter CT'd pilots.

My wife also made the comment that the military lifestyle is hard on pilot spouses too. She suggested that your wife might want to talk to some military pilot wives to get the gouge on what it's like before you both committed to the CF. It's not all bad and it's not all good, but it certainly does p...