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by goingnowherefast
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Which sh!tty operator is advertising internationally?
Replies: 1
Views: 51

Re: Which sh!tty operator is advertising internationally?

Good luck too! Most (all?) foreign DH8 rated captains are already making more than that job ad is offering. Only Canada would consider that pay acceptable.
by goingnowherefast
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: YVR destinations
Replies: 21
Views: 2638

Re: YVR destinations

Embraer needed a north america launch customer. E2 was available sooner and cheaper than C-Series. What's a better plane is dependent upon need and availability. Porter has the agreement with TS. Not sure ETOPS routes are where Porter plans to expand when TS can already do that flying through the JV...
by goingnowherefast
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Poor condition of runway surfaces as a cause of plane crashes
Replies: 9
Views: 1017

Re: Poor condition of runway surfaces as a cause of plane crashes

I have heard of innaccurate RSC info causing an accident. If the decision maker is told the runway consition is one thing, and it turn out to be wrong, not really the decision makers fault for being given crap info.
by goingnowherefast
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 146
Views: 16758

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

Pick the fight with the corporation, not other pilots.
by goingnowherefast
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

A ferry permit for an airplane with an engine issue and a gear issue. Also, on an airplane that can't maintain altitude with the gear down single engine.

Sounds like Perimeter is more sketchy than I thought.
by goingnowherefast
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:11 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

Many of Perimeter's goof-ups involve ground ops. Running over GPUs and such. Can't fault the airplane for that sort of thing. My memory is a bit hazy on this one. I recall a gear down ferry flight, and they lost an engine when nearing the maintenance base If my memory is working I think that plane g...
by goingnowherefast
Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:04 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: WestJet VS CargoJet
Replies: 12
Views: 1054

Re: WestJet VS CargoJet

Which company offers the better schedule and career income potential? Don't chase tin, chase lifestyle.
by goingnowherefast
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

Maybe they shouldn't run a straight shaft engine then. It's great for APUs, but there are better designs for airplane power plants. Every PT6 and every PW1xx I've flown all have auto-ignition, or its simply run continuously for certain conditions. It's not a feature unique to Garrett engines. Your d...
by goingnowherefast
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

As to the start lock and or steering situations you have heard about, I can say with great confidence that the issues are mostly the pilot failing to check that both propellers came off the locks and confirming positive torque as the power is coming up. I can think of possibly five times I failed t...
by goingnowherefast
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

I dunno, some of the things I've watched Metros do (or try to do) can be described as dangerous. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/195679 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/312796 * Merlins, but same shit, different pile. These accidents are more indicative of management pressure and company cu...
by goingnowherefast
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Why everyone runs to AC?
Replies: 6
Views: 1127

Re: Why everyone runs to AC?

‘Bob’ wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:59 am Hoping to hit pay dirt once the 'as good as Delta' contract comes. :roll:
I know a couple people at AC who are holding out for the new contract. If the pay still sucks, they're leaving. Some even considing going back to the north!

So the magnet seems to be reversible.
by goingnowherefast
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: SkyLink pilot union takes pay cut & b scale
Replies: 45
Views: 17072

Re: SkyLink pilot union takes pay cut & b scale

Honestly, there’s too many stories like that to go into details, I could write a book but the one in particular that I was told he could find 10 pilots tomorrow that would do it. There was a line of thunderstorms, multiple pireps about a solid line and deviations. It was between where I was and nee...
by goingnowherefast
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )
Replies: 54
Views: 5350

Re: Metro 3 ( dangerous as they say it is )

Metros are shitty planes operated by shitty companies in shitty conditions with shitty pilots. Bit of an insult to say shitty pilots. Maybe pilots with shitty training due to working for shitty companies and a lack of good Metro sims. Lots of excellent pilots have flown Metros. The only reason King...
by goingnowherefast
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:27 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Poor condition of runway surfaces as a cause of plane crashes
Replies: 9
Views: 1017

Re: Poor condition of runway surfaces as a cause of plane crashes

There are tons of accidents and incidents related to runway condition. Unfortunately I don't think they are easily sorted this way. Go to the TSB and NTSB websites and just start searching through reports.
by goingnowherefast
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 146
Views: 16758

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

haha, the negotiation is: I'm not coming to work for you anymore. The end. The funniest thing is when a company requires certain notice for a resignation. There is no legal standard. No more than the notice required when someone is fired. Quitting "effective immediately" might burn a reference, but ...
by goingnowherefast
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow
Replies: 146
Views: 16758

Re: Grievance update for the 285ish former Jazz pilots affected by Flow

I think the moral of the story is don't trust AC (or really any corporation). They'll lie and cheat if it's the best option they see available. Their word has no value. Look after for yourself and your fellow pilot. Act with honesty and integrity, but understand it's a one way street.
by goingnowherefast
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:47 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: 704 CA or 705 FO ?
Replies: 7
Views: 927

Re: 704 CA or 705 FO ?

All of them. At the end of a recession, when hiring picks up again, a bunch of 704 PIC looks better on a resume. Airlines hire future captain, they're not really interested in career FOs. A bunch of PIC time means the person is already making decisions and likely to be a future captain. A mix of bot...
by goingnowherefast
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:38 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pacific Coastal
Replies: 40
Views: 18400

Re: Pacific Coastal

I've never been a manager in any operation. Define awful winter storm? Would slightly increasing prop rpm help mitigate that? Is prop heat really that effective on most of the KA's operating in Canada? This is one of the dumbest posts I’ve read in a long time. Congrats. Please explain Telling peopl...
by goingnowherefast
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Jazz Aviation LP - Air Canada Express
Topic: DEC Jazz
Replies: 86
Views: 19837

Re: DEC Jazz

It's pretty obvious, no? If you wanna work at AC, go to Porter, Encore, Perimeter, Wasaya, Inuit, Calm Air, Canadian North, etc. If you are already at Jazz, quit and go to one of the above. FYI, the same applies to Encore flow to WJ. Flow has proven to be a farce to suck people in to Jazz/Encore at ...
by goingnowherefast
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:59 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Pacific Coastal
Replies: 40
Views: 18400

Re: Pacific Coastal

Nobody can afford it, until they have to. Some might still leave, but with a 200k salary I am sure a lot would stick around. 703/704 ops can offer really great jobs if they want to (or have to) Lots of scummy 703s couldn't pay enough to keep people at their toxic operation. 200 grand to get yelled ...

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