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by Nightflight
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:10 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Position Group Embraer Pay?
Replies: 7
Views: 1590

Re: Position Group Embraer Pay?

Yup! I picked the right company. Might be in your case, but still not my cup of tea. Nothing personal, just not my idea of what it should be all about. Might float your boat and that's great for you, but my boat doesn't float on Kool Aid (granted it doesn't float on peanuts either). On another note...
by Nightflight
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:18 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Position Group Embraer Pay?
Replies: 7
Views: 1590

Re: Position Group Embraer Pay?

Thanks yycflyguy, but I was inquiring about the take home amount. Cheers!
by Nightflight
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:05 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: !!!!!!!!!!! What is a Jumpseat ???????????
Replies: 8
Views: 1485

Re: !!!!!!!!!!! What is a Jumpseat ???????????

For you answer, a jumpseat is a seat in the cockpit not occupied by the crew. An empty cockpit seat basically. It's sometimes used to fly off-duty pilots, at the Captain's discretion. Additionally, a pilot can travel with another airline that his/her airline has an agreement with known as a recipro...
by Nightflight
Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:44 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Position Group Embraer Pay?
Replies: 7
Views: 1590

Position Group Embraer Pay?

Could someone please tell me what the take home pay if for a lowly YYZ EMB FO after the dreaded flat pay - i.e. third year second class pay? Based on an average month of course. I know it's going to be a shameful figure considering you are flying for the National Flag Carrier but unfortunately this ...
by Nightflight
Wed May 28, 2008 6:08 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Voyageur Airways
Replies: 119
Views: 18061

Re: Voyageur Airways

Good job HLH. Very informative and just the kind that makes AVCANADA a great resource. Wanted to add that unless things have changed recently, the bond is not prorated and if you choose to leave a day sooner before your year is up, they keep all of your money. Also want to correct a previous posters...
by Nightflight
Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Flight Exec
Replies: 7
Views: 2406

Re: Flight Exec

Don't forget the all important Northern experience. That used to be the standard PFO line that was given back in the day. :wink:
by Nightflight
Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Day in the life
Replies: 10
Views: 2369

Drive to work Take the bus to the terminal Sign in Check mail box Meet the crew Check weather, fuel, route, w&b Go to the plane Stow the flight bag, plug in the headset Ask the F/A for a cup of coffee Call delivery for clearance, call ground to push & start Taxi and take-off Turn on autopilot Eat d...
by Nightflight
Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:29 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: who di-ices cessna at flight school
Replies: 47
Views: 4121

During my instructing days at Buttonville just North of Toronto, it was the duty pilot's job to make sure the airplanes were deiced and ready to go. The duty shifts were usually assigned to the lowest in seniority and we worked our way up from there. On my duty days I would get there at 5.30 a.m. an...
by Nightflight
Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:05 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Thrill of Flying Jumbo Jets
Replies: 20
Views: 3391

I guess it's not necessarily such a bad thing? Sit there, enjoy the view, monitor the thing, get paid.. Apart from jetlagging and hotels of course :) Good position once you're closer to retirement Hey FL_CH, just curious if that's GGMT rolling down Rwy 15 in CYKZ past hangar 14 in your avatar. Chee...
by Nightflight
Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:47 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: First major snowstorm in the GTA predicted to arrive tonight
Replies: 25
Views: 3330

C-GGGQ wrote:As a person from the Maritimes this is slightly embarrassing. I'm going back to bed, Southern Ontario sucks.
Nobody is forcing you to stay. Right this way to the door please. :wink:

Getting pretty tired of people dumping on my city. I love it here in Toronto and think Southern Ontario is awesome.
by Nightflight
Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:20 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Wake up management!
Replies: 23
Views: 4261

tsgas wrote: Try replying to qualified applicants and thanking them for the interest that they expressed in the company.
I've got to give Mr. George Sugar of Cargojet huge props in this regard.
by Nightflight
Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:12 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Porter & how it's doing?
Replies: 21
Views: 5187

Break even on the Q400 with low cost structure should be what?? 34 pax? It's less than that. If I can remember what Bombardier was advertising it's more like 25 or around there. I see on their website that they are offering YUL-Mont-Tremblant?? Are they nuts!! The airport at Tremblant is 30Km north...
by Nightflight
Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:19 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: December 3rd Ground School Anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 2566

You are talking about Jazz I presume - by your username. :wink:
by Nightflight
Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:59 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Global Pilot Shortange a Looming Crisis in Canada
Replies: 35
Views: 4660

Sorry, but I'm just not buying this pilot shortage thing in our part of the world. A shortage of experience perhaps, but pilots are still dime a dozen.
We'll know when there is a real shortage when slave wages in the industry are abolished.
by Nightflight
Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:18 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aircraft suspected of leaving behind a 'little extra'
Replies: 4
Views: 1550

"authorities had reports last week of many spots and clumps found along a flight path"
That's pretty nasty. :lol: GAROOOSE!
by Nightflight
Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:28 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Try Landing a Q400
Replies: 21
Views: 3896

goldeneagle wrote: If indeed the 400 has a tendancy to arrive with a 'thunk', maybe SAS does have a valid gripe...
It's not that significant of a "thunk".
by Nightflight
Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:18 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Try Landing a Q400
Replies: 21
Views: 3896

Like "pointyertoes" says it's not that it is hard to land, but hard to grease with any consistency. You can have it perfectly set up and just when you think it's going to kiss the ground - thunk! It's a fantastic airplane and flys pretty much like a jet. The acceleration on the takeoff roll, especia...
by Nightflight
Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:23 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: CMA YYC base
Replies: 9
Views: 2574

Amateur Turbines wrote:I used to work at CMA whatz up?
And you couldn't afford internet right? :cry: LOL!
by Nightflight
Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:18 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Big choice...cant see myself doing anything else!
Replies: 33
Views: 4410

No not at all opposed to Georgian . In fact I don't know much about it at all. What I was trying to say was that you might want to consider a college program like Seneca if finances are an issue. I am assuming that you have to pay for all your flying at Georgian. Also Seneca is a degree program now ...
by Nightflight
Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:44 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Big choice...cant see myself doing anything else!
Replies: 33
Views: 4410

As far as the age thing goes, don't worry about it. You have plenty of time to have a productive career. I was 27 when I first took the controls of a 150 and 29 when I graduated from an Aviation College program. I am now 37 and at Air Canada. I recommend a college program like Seneca or Sault in Ont...
by Nightflight
Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:08 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Voyageur
Replies: 8
Views: 2238

tdot wrote:Yes I am sure.
WOW! I'm shocked. They must be getting really desperate finding qualified people for these gigs. When I worked there it would have been easier to squeeze water from a diamond than get a raise from them. :shock:
by Nightflight
Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:39 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Voyageur
Replies: 8
Views: 2238

Captain pay in YTS & YXL starts at 65K. Are you sure about that? Last I heard that was only for the YQT base they were trying to start up due to the limited flying out of there. They are notorious for advertising the absolute best case scenario so if you are interested I would urge you to be thorou...
by Nightflight
Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:07 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: JAZZ
Replies: 79
Views: 12680

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by Nightflight
Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:50 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: JAZZ
Replies: 79
Views: 12680

you'll be flying a king air into reserves during blizzards and going home having to put wing covers on while making your 45 K a year. Yuck! I just had a wickedly bad flashback. And I was doing it for 36K IN THE LEFT SEAT. Times were different then and yep you guessed right, it was at Voyageur. I'm ...
by Nightflight
Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:19 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Porter seeks injunction against Air Canada, Jazz
Replies: 57
Views: 9600

Why can't we all just get along and be friends? Where is the love people? Where is the love? :wink:

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