Many of the miserable are divorced too. And quick to blame their failed relationships on AIDS.
Me thinks most of the time, aviation had/has very little to do with their failed relationships.
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- Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:17 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The wrong's with the industry
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6240
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:11 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The wrong's with the industry
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6240
Re: The wrong's with the industry
THE big mistake I see so many young adults make, is expecting that their jobs will bring them happiness. WORK is a 4 letter word. Anyone who tells you that they LOVE their job needs to get a life. The best case scenario is a job that fulfils a part of you, and provides the means to actually enjoy an...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:49 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The wrong's with the industry
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6240
Re: The wrong's with the industry
Some work days are 6 hours long, some are 12 hours long. It all evens out in the end. The joke in my family is I go to work to relax. My wife calls a 4 day pairing a 3-day hotel vacation!
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:47 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The wrong's with the industry
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6240
Re: The wrong's with the industry
14 days a month is 3-4 pairings. So probably 10-12 of those days include hotels out of town. I bid for weekends off to coincide with my kids elementary school schedules and I’m home 90% of the weekends a year.
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:39 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: The wrong's with the industry
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6240
Re: The wrong's with the industry
As an “older”’guy looking back on 25 years in the industry, with another 15-20 ahead of me, I’ve seen a few things. I’ve flown in the bush, had an extended float career, and have been on the airline side of things now for close to 10 years. One thing that is absolutely 100% in your control is your a...
- Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Encore Hiring 250 hrs
- Replies: 84
- Views: 27036
Re: Encore Hiring 250 hrs
There’s not a lot of difference between a 1500 hour instructor and a 250 hour wonder in the flight deck of a Q-400. They both face a very steep learning curve. Multi-engine, multi-crew, 705 world, SOP’s, FMS’s, winter ops, busy international airports like YYZ and Boston, de-icing, etc… But Encore ha...
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:55 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Beaver collides with boat landing Tofino
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4843
Re: Beaver collides with boat landing Tofino
If the boat hit the Beaver on the front left side, then it sounds like the Beaver was the stand-on vessel and had the right of way.
Regardless, glad nobody was hurt.
Regardless, glad nobody was hurt.
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:35 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Beaver collides with boat landing Tofino
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4843
Re: Floater flips landing Tofino
The OP might want to edit the title. The Beaver did not flip on landing. The Beaver collided while sliding out on the step after landing, with a boat that was travelling at a high rate of speed across the channel. Not sure who was technically at fault, as I don’t know what direction the boat was tra...
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:09 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Who's gotten a lay off?
- Replies: 144
- Views: 35568
Re: Who's gotten a lay off?
I fly for a small corporate flight department where none of us are worried about lay off notices. Bold statement TPC. That’s exactly what the Suncor Flight Department pilots were saying right up until the day they got their lay off notices. Nobody is immune in this global downturn. Here’s hoping fo...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:33 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: stolen float plane
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6992
Re: stolen float plane
Some good close up views of buddy’s face and body in that video. This industry is so small, I’m sure someone will recognize him before too long and he will be nabbed. You don’t just luck out and randomly start a Beaver. Hopefully the fashion police ad an extra charge to his rap sheet too. Who wears ...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Westjet ad.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 16491
Re: Westjet ad.
Bullshit. That may be the case for a few, but it all comes down to the company being reactive and not proactive. They got themselves into a position that they realized and started to maneuver out of last year. There are a lot of new low-time pilots that need to fly for two years to gain the experie...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Corona Virus
- Replies: 620
- Views: 82292
Re: Corona Virus
I’m not into hysteria, but this thing is just ramping up. SARS lasted about 6 months. About 8,000 were infected. About 800 people died. People with SARS only spread the virus when they showed symptoms. It spread to a little over 24 different countries. The financial impact on the Global economy was ...
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:21 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Westjet ad.
- Replies: 75
- Views: 16491
Re: Westjet ad.
And the sad reason why many of these Encore FO’s can’t upgrade to the left seat at Encore is because they’ve been too lazy to write their A’s! True story.
Re: One List
Let me put it this way: Pilot ‘A’ getting hired at Encore with 250 hours fresh out of college at the age of 23. Pilot ‘B’ getting hired at Westjet, a month later, with 5000 hours of industry experience at the age of 35. But somehow pilot A will be senior to pilot B. Just does not make sense. You kn...
- Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Meeting with a pilot
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6324
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: CATSA nonsense
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5506
Re: CATSA nonsense
If you have a legitimate complaint about being mistreated going through security, then Contact: Sandra Maria Alvarez Supervisor, Client Satisfaction Superviseure, Satisfaction des clients Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)/ Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien (A...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Bereavement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2515
Re: Bereavement
The way a company and your managers treat you during difficult times, such as during a period of bereavement or the critical illness of a loved one, is the one true and direct tell-tale indicator of their class and character. If you are going through a difficult time, your company and your managers ...
- Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:54 am
- Forum: Sunwing
- Topic: What to expect as a new hire
- Replies: 69
- Views: 34881
Re: What to expect as a new hire
A few more questions...
What Union represents Sunwing pilots?
Does Sunwing have YOS?
Do you still get per diems on top of the European deployment living allowance?
Thanks.
What Union represents Sunwing pilots?
Does Sunwing have YOS?
Do you still get per diems on top of the European deployment living allowance?
Thanks.
Re: One list
I’m curious about the timing of the two votes or if they are tied together. Is the Encore TA contingent on the one list passing? Or, do Encore pilots know the results of the one list vote prior to casting their vote? What are the demographics like? How many OTS at WJ, how many who feel the one list...
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Lukla, Nepal 04/14/19 - Let L-410
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1427
Re: Lukla, Nepal 04/14/19 - Let L-410
Like watching a really slow speed car accident.