Some real inaccurate info on this thread. It does not take years and years to hold a block as a NB captain. A good block maybe. I’m not sure a “good” block exists on most of our NB fleets… even the most senior pilots get a mixed bag of flying! I suppose part of the question is what constitutes a “g...

Some real inaccurate info on this thread. It does not take years and years to hold a block as a NB captain. A good block maybe. It’s a prediction, which probably errs on the side of caution. I held a block as a NB captain in YYZ, less than 5.5 years after I came to AC, and would have likely done so...

Bede wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:15 am Ģenetally speaking, drug trafficking will disqualify you.
DUI you should be ok.

I’d prefer if you didn’t speak genitally!

I'm always open to Sulako's edicts. After all, he's a valuable contributor to these forums. :lol: I asked for help; not sure what your issue is, nor does it matter. Personal attacks aren't cool though, so you might want to consider your course of action going forward. If anyone sees a smart spammer...

Just curious… are you the type of pilot who will time themselves out for being a minute over duty day and strand a plane load of people? Wouldn’t surprise me if that was you. Been there, done that, watched guys like you laugh as you did it. Then you wonder why non pilots have no sympathy. I had one...

Hold up! We interrupt the slow moving negotiations to point out that your new lanyards are not approved, and may cause other employees or the travelling public to be offended.

To put into perspective, pilot compensation accounts for 3-6% of an airline’s total costs… some napkin math tells me that the average passenger pays more in Airport “Improvement” Fees, than they contribute towards pilot salaries.

Too bad “JetPort” was already taken…. Could have allowed the OG Q400 operation to retain the “Porter” call sign.

Wonder how many hours this pilot had? I don't really care. I'm just happy I"m not flying. Nap time. But if you're going to mess up, do us all a favour and make it quick. That guy was part of the trial program to hire direct entry captains into the 777. He had 500 TT in a C172, this was his first la...

Lots of pilots out there taking Crestor.

Definitely tell your CAME. They probably want to see you take it for a little while to make sure there are no adverse reactions, but there should be no long term restrictions.

DanWEC wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:36 pm Database? What kind of beepboop junk is that? Nerd!

Don't expect any significant technological jumps in this industry, I literally had to fax a resume to an operator only 10 years ago. Though I have heard some might grudgingly adapt BBM soon.

ICQ or nothing!

I suppose I can explain further… Fuel in Canada is sold in litres, so the fuel ticket will always show the net delivery in litres. However, most FBOs see enough Americans that if they receive an order in US Gallons, they know to multiply by 3.785 L/USG to make the conversion. Most airliners have fue...

Yes.

Virtually all the flights seem to get cancelled. If they’re on your schedule then you’re gonna be given something out of the reserve pile as your cargo flight has maybe a 10% chance of happening. I highly suspect the cargo operation might be wrapped up soon. Another WestJet success story. If only t...

Don’t forget that the NRC website gives times in “Standard Time”, so during daylight saving time you have to adjust the times by one hour.
So if the sunset time shows 20:30 EST, that is 21:30 EDT.

If duty rigs and trip rigs are favourable enough (probably has to be better than 1:2 and 1:4), then it forces the company to build more productive pairings… there are arguments for both sides! I see value in keeping the rules similar to other operators, so wages can be more easily compared. Southwes...

I don’t have any recent information, but I do know that you won’t get a job you don’t apply to. The closer you are to posted “requirements”, the better you look, obviously! I can’t imagine they wouldn’t consider a 960 hour pilot, but if you’re at 201.3 hours, I don’t think you would be very competit...

What sorts of issues can cause someone to have a 2 crew restricted medical? There are a variety of medical issues that fit into their risk matrix in such a way that they are a low enough risk to not disqualify completely from a licence, but the additional risk above a “normal, healthy” individual w...

How does one compromise a RAIC? Seems weird a 3rd party company (Air Canada) would be able to compromise the RAIC system. It’s been a big pain in the ass, need to show a pilots license in some spots can’t use verified traveller in others https://financialpost.com/technology/air-canada-admits-hack-o...

330heavy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:11 pm Whatever happened to sweeping the gravel from around the props?

My trick was to pour some leftover coffee under the props after sweeping, to keep the dust down. We always seemed to have some unwanted coffee or other liquids, and I’m sure it saved some wear on props, engines, and paint.

16 inches and 2700 RPM…weird. The 16 inches was at full throttle because of the altitude. That combination will give you more power then selecting a lower RPM but is very hard on the engine. How high was he? 16 inches…. I would guess significantly higher than that! Tens of thousands of inches, like...

“Those who already hold a professional pilot licence (ATPL, CPL) may be considered for a Category 1 medical certificate, restricted to flying with an accompanying pilot, as well as for a Category 3 or 4 medical certificate All other pilots will only be considered for a Category 3 or 4 medical certi...

I has a 2+ hour delay going to LGA a couple of weeks ago, because they instituted a ground stop for all YYZ departures to the NYC area… not because of weather or congestion in the NYC area, but because of airspace “saturation” in Cleveland’s airspace… the centre we spend the least time with on that ...

Apparently I just had to read the effin manual!
You need to be an ACA to get classified as an AME, and you move up the levels 1-4 once a year.

To be fair, the majority of the AMEs I see are level 5 (you can tell by the number of stripes they wear), which at least is getting into more reasonable pay rates, but I don’t know the process to work up the different levels. Their union is going into negotiations in a couple of years… I think they’...