@55h a 787capt is pulling only about 15500/month.... Was about 22500 at 80h And then you folks all wonder why nobody listens to the crybaby pilots whining about poor wages... Instead of complaining and bitching that others make more, maybe be happy for them and work towards improving your own pay. ...

Are we going to be bombarded by hiring ads soon?

And people wonder why the pilot shortage existed. Pilots are treated like crap the second there's a surplus, treated as a liability when there's a shortage. It's a messy business, and I can't blame anyone for leaving. Except maybe the executives who can't be bothered to treat pilots like human beings.

Yes these guys still have a job, but I bet they wish it was for a company with a better safety record. Brakes breaking is small compared to their other issues. Hopefully they're getting those issues cleaned up and become that safer company.

Maybe the NavCanada's controller union should represent pilots as well, since they've done so well to match international pay rates. The controllers are weathering this crisis fairly well, that's great for them. Now what can we pilots do to better our collective situation. I too have been rather dis...

Late model (large cabin) with 2960s and O-470 with 260hp mod at 23 squared was about 120-125mph

AC They're the only one that seems to have a recovery plan. Everyone else seems to be muddling along all doom and gloom with no real plan or optimism. CHR will be follow along with AC because of Jazz. But yes, diversify. Our paychecks comes from the aviation industry, investing in aviation seems to ...

The north won't be hiring for a while either. Even if they do, it will probably be the people who left most recently and on good terms.

How about a Tudor 2? Modernise the airframe, new avionics, modern engine (more efficient, more reliable). Basically what happened with the Twin Otter

Sounds good to use in a dirtbike, lawnmower, carbureted motorcycle, once you drain the water and check for tank corrosion. Wouldn't use it in an airplane. Even then, you'll be changing spark plugs for lead fowling. I ran a generator off avgas for a day before it started misfiring. No modern engines...

shimmydampner wrote: ↑

Thu May 07, 2020 10:58 am

Who parker pens air time? Jeez, pen whip flight time like a gentleman.

I knew a guy who added air time frequently. Company was building a case to fire the guy when he up and quit with no notice. Everybody was happy!

What's the transition altitude/level in northern domestic airspace? Certantly no mountains in the Arctic (sarcasm)! :rolleyes: In southern domestic airspace, I don't understand why the transition altitude isn't 10,000 or 12,000 to encompass pressurized airplanes and the performance/range typical of ...

Military pilots have significantly higher quantity and quality of training compared to civilian pilots. It's also training to the military mission and that aircraft type. A civilian Commercial Multi-IFR is pretty non-specific training and only 250hrs. Do 5 hours of additional training in a King Air,...

I believe the DH8-106s (basically the Q100s) had the mini-isle as well, but I've been wrong before. Does Jazz have any of those?

I'd be surprised if you could turn a profit at this in Canada. The value of the completed aircraft is roughly equivilant to the value of the combined parts. Really no profit margin, or compensation for assembly time. 40 grand on the airframe, 40 grand on engine, 10 grand prop, 10 grand avionics, 5 g...

There's no change in the Gazette

Dash 8 100 and probably the earlier 300 models require a space above the bags for a person to crawl above the baggage with a fire extinguisher. The later versions have a divider making a mini isle in the back. Also depends on what category of cargo compartment, A, B, C or D. I'm no expert on cargo c...

If routes aren't flying (and useful frequency/connections) customers can't book the flight. If nobody's booking flights, aren't going to add capacity. It's a vicious catch-22.

Joepilot76 wrote: ↑

Sat May 02, 2020 1:23 pm

I am a type rated 76 capt and will most definitely not be submitting an application. It's a slippery slope....

Could offer yourself as a contract pilot, and set your own rates. If they don't want to pay the rates you require, then that's their problem.

If maintenance gives me a signout of "ground test serviceable" or "no faults found", I'm pretty quick to write a more detailed snag the next time it fails. Might take some pictures with my phone. This little back and forth can only go on for so long before it's a reoccuring defect, and requires more...

Airlines are typically slow to recover from an economic crisis. When someone's rent is overdue and a carpentry job becomes available, well, they change careers out of necessity and the airline now lost a pilot that will probably turn down the recall.

This mod leaves the seat tracks, windows, overheaed bins and everything still intact. Basically takes the seats out and strap down cargo to the seat tracks instead. The isle needs to be open because fire supression will be people walking down the isle with a fire extinguisher. There's no weight redu...

Even a 90 day temporary lay-off requires training, just watch for green Dash 8's doing circuits in YWG in a few months. What is a DH8 cycle worth, plus fuel, plus landing fees x 3 per pilot! That can't be cheap. What about the pilots that don't come back and work somewhere else instead. There will l...

I wonder if bankruptcy will be used to open up contracts and give everyone a haircut. If so, expect others to follow the example. I'm not saying I like it or support it, just that I've seen some history. We switched to an employer market and they will ask for concessions. Since half of the airlines...

Hahaha, that' good.

Couldn't Bear-imeter use the CEWS to retain most of their employees? Cutting 50% of their pilots will be quite expensive to recover from when it's time to start flying again.