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- Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:32 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
OK sure, all good then. HS grad hit the flight school and start working at 20. Sort of counter the argument about this being a profession on par with others when all you need is 12 months of flight school and a bunch of time in your logbook. I think we just solved the issue of pay, less formal educ...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:54 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
I am saying that there are a lot of really bad pilots out there with 10 years of experience and a lot of bad pilots that are newer but have uni. Same for great pilots, same for OK pilots................ You talk about being a pilot like it is only about the technical skills, what about the rest of ...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:56 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Is it worth it anymore? ( salaries ?)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6362
Re: Is it worth it anymore? ( salaries ?)
7 years into this industry since my CPL was complete. 5k hours, 3 companies, never made a T4 more than 50k yr, but managed to pay off more than that in student debt. Salary today is about 40k. Now I have the opportunity for a big raise, but circumstances don’t really jive for a poor schedule to do ...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
Who will be the better pilot, someone who has sat in a class room for ten years or someone who has flown an airplane for a living for ten years? Depends on the person not the experience or education :lol: Dude, are you drunk? So depending on the person the guy who sat in a classroom for 10 years is...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:00 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
The comment about you possibly having a PhD was more to do with the "I'm not calling you stupid" part of the sentence, not about your worth as a person. Your comment about PhDs is incorrect. A PhD is a 4 to 6+ year graduate degree requiring you to produce novel research in your field of study, culm...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:50 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
Lol, you actually believe that crap? And are you really so naive as to think the manner most people text or post to these boards from their smart phones reflects how they would construct their CV or anything formal? Guess education and intelligence are really not linked eh? If you want to talk abou...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
Lol, "education" you mean you're be more impressed with a applicant with a masters in lesbian dance theory, than someone with EXPERINCE?? Also living in a college down, making it through flight training and into that first job is far more impressive than most of the graduate programs I see, even fr...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
Pay pilots a livable and fair wage (not the $30k for FO or $50k for capt bs)in accordance with our education and experience levels if you plan on retaining your pilots Is there a minimum education level now to get a Commercial or ATPL? If so what is the education level? Or do you mean a five thousa...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A President’s Message and a must read
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10238
Re: A President’s Message and a must read
For one there is no pilot shortage, just a pilot PAY shortage. For two I like how he worded it, what a spineless whimp, would have had more respect, not that I have any to start with lol, if he would have just nutted up and said flat out, "call your government representative and ask that your pilot ...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:22 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: China the Aviation Mecca? Think again.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6056
Re: China the Aviation Mecca? Think again.
Thinking a communist third world country with MAJOR human rights issues is Mecca for anything is laughable. I mean there are plenty of other chit holes where you can make more money, take the Middle East for example, and at least over there's it's honest enough to not pretend to be anything different.
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: Health & Fitness
- Topic: Crossfit health issues?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15530
Re: Crossfit health issues?
Unlike fightclub the first rule of crossfit is to tell everyone. I work as a full time firefighter with several high level very competitive athletes. The most injuries from exercise on and off our job come from the crossfit gym. If you are not planning on entering the olympics,why try to train like...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:31 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Cessna 185 vs. Cessna 206
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23095
Re: Cessna 185 vs. Cessna 206
. How do the service ceilings compare...? They are unpressurized piston planes, never been a fan of flying above o2 range, shoving junk into my nose and hauling o2 tanks, homie don't play that game. But to the topic, flown both, including light 206s (including u206s with 550s and extensions), I bou...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:16 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: 500 Multi only...to be a 1900 Captain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2518
Re: 500 Multi only...to be a 1900 Captain
* Canadian Airline Transport Pilot's Licence with Group 1 Instrument Rating * Canadian Category 1 Medical Certificate * Experience on type or similar is preferred * 500 hours multi-engine airplane I never thought I would see the day but it's kind of nice to see that eventually, pay is going to have...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:54 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Cold weather oil indications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3506
Re: Cold weather oil indications
We had some issues with oil press indications in the cold, the first guy i flew with had several 206/185s. He used to fill the oil pressure tube with hydraulic fluid every fall. I gots to tell ya it works like a hot damn, oil pressure within seconds, ask your ame if you have similar issues What kin...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:47 am
- Forum: Flair Airlines
- Topic: Accepting applications for First Officers & Direct Entry Captains
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23623
Re: Accepting applications for First Officers & Direct Entry Captains
Flew with a guy recently that was offered then turned down a spot there. He said bond was $24k... Which makes sense, the pay is a little low for flying a B737, so they are probably worried people are going to just get the type, enough hours on type and jump to a better paying job. Isn't too bad if ...
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:59 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: PC12 NG
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1693
Re: PC12 NG
Guessing the pay must be well into the six figures if its so high above the industry standard that they can't even post it 

- Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:00 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Confessions of a Union Buster
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4802
Re: Confessions of a Union Buster
Unions are earned like a restraining order. I've always worked for small operations, my direct manager has always been ether myself or the owner, till my most recent job. The aviation side of the house is union, the medical side is not, and seeing how we are treated and how they are treated when it ...
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:36 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: How real is the pilot shortage?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2011
Re: How real is the pilot shortage?
500 hours and you’ll start looking attractive to the scumbag operators, Yes that is true. But if you have the right attitude and are willing to be part of the company and willing to learn you will look attractive to the good companies and you will not need to apply to scumbag companies. It is more ...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:26 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Buffalo again
- Replies: 79
- Views: 24159
Re: Buffalo again
Per that job "offer"
Uhh how about

Uhh how about

- Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Anybody commuting to a US carrier?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12430
Re: Anybody commuting to a US carrier?
Dude, you're going to live in BC (aka Bring Cash) and work at a regional (guessing horizon)? That commute only makes sense if you're working at a major and making over a quarter mil USD a year, but hey, your life. Only way that might make sense is if you lived out of town and had a small plane to co...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:10 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Best course of action for this individual?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2783
Re: Best course of action for this individual?
I've been in the south for a while now, but I just don't get the hard on people have for the airlines.
Lots of other places where you can break six figures easily and not have to deal with the airline BS.
Lots of other places where you can break six figures easily and not have to deal with the airline BS.
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Boss Beaver
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5386
Re: Boss Beaver
No one likes a bossy beaver
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Question for Caravan Pilots
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1666
Re: Question for Caravan Pilots
It's a van, not exactly a ice master. It's also slow, unless you going into a itty bitty strip, leave the flaps alone. Also good to keep a eye on your elevator trim, if it's getting maxed out, things are not happy back there. That lower pic does look pretty bad if you have the boots on. Keeping them...
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Weight and Balance Apps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1123
Re: Weight and Balance Apps
Foreflight.


- Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:08 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Survival Training?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4157
Re: Survival Training?
Same site, but the US Army survival manual would be my choice.photofly wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:37 am This might be an interesting read:
http://www.equipped.org/primer.htm
http://www.equipped.com/fm21-76.htm