After 29 years in the military (about to retire), let's just say that the bar is freaking high for my next job. What would make me really happy is a corporate gig (604 type operation) where I would alternate between flying private jets to all parts of the world and flying a helicopter to fishing cam...

Think about it in terms of how the lights follow one another in sequence. In the air, if the tower for whatever reason could not allow you to land at all, you get a flashing red. That`s easy, you go somewhere else. If however the restriction is temporary, you get a steady red meaning don't land but ...

Im about to write the FAA ACP, CCP and ICP to convert my licenses to FAA IAW the standing MOU. Has anyone wrote any (or even better ALL) of these recently? If so, what study package did you use to prepare for the exam? Any suggestions? I am looking at the Gleim Online courses. Another thing I am try...

...if I manage to pull it off successfully I will be a much happier more fulfilled person. You might think that now, but eventually it'll lose its luster. It becomes just another job, and dragging your ass out of bed at five a.m. to fly to Buttlick Falls for the tenth time in a week gets old. It ca...

Prefered routing is just that "prefered". You can file as you desire with the understanding that you may not get cleared exactly as you file. In this case (I have no idea what airports or route we are talking about), I would probably expect that if you filed direct, you will probably get c...

Gentleman, be either happy CPL holders, or bitter ATPL holders. It's official http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-02-12/html/sor-dors15-eng.php April 13 it comes into effect. Or you can be neither. I'm a CPL holder working on an ATPL and this changes squat for me. Back to studying.... JP

I forgot that the Americans didn't come up here last year. So, if that continues, and the Snowbirds didn't fly, would there be any airshows in Canada? Speculation on my part but I'd say yes. That would also depends on what other military assets (ground and air) would be available if at all. My gues...

In no particular order: Not just small shows, ALL airshows are built around a major act which is considered to be a military jet team (Snowbirds, Blue Angels or Thunderbirds. If you are lucky enough, Patrouille de France, Red Arrows, Frecce Tricolori, etc... You get the picture) Snowbirds performing...

That means that I could go with an instructor on a C152, day, VFR, turning in circle above the airfield and not even touching the controls and that would count toward that requirement..... No it wouldn't.... you have to be actually doing something for it to count. It's pretty amazing what 1000 hour...

That sounds like great experience for a low-time pilot. A little single-engine time won't permanently damage your logbook, even if it's VFR :roll: Not sure how PIC could be a bad thing. Looks good in the logbook, and you get to learn from your decisions. Sarcasm? I am a helicopter pilot working tow...

This isn't a real question. It's a question of options rather than preferences. How many operators hire direct to a PIC position? Even on a 172 I think it's pretty rare. A list of operators who do would be pretty handy. I assume we're excluding instructor gigs... Exact Air in St-Honoré,Qc hires qui...

The problem with trying to transition military to civilian is that the civilian person doing the hiring is unlikely to understand how much the training can overcome the lack of experience, and the military person looking to get hired is unlikely to understand the few but important areas where the l...

Question here: I am a holder of a CPL/MIFR with 600 hours. Of those 600 hours, 450 were flown in the military (375 on jets), 300+ PIC but only 50 hours on Multi. Let's say I wished to enter the corporate world, what are my prospects or best route to that goal? How about if, on top of those hours, I ...

I for one am curious why the gear was damaged from a touch and go. It was damaged because of a hard landing. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, why the go after such a hard touch? Are military touch and goes different from civilian ones, some sort of carrier training? You have to picture this: A ...

Lucas, As Trampbike stated, the recruiting office is your first step. They are the best folks to talk to about choosing the right Enrolment plan. In your case there would be 3 choices: 1a) ROTP (Military College): If accepted, you would attend RMC Kingston to obtain one of the degrees offered there....