Sounds like a Station 60 to me. The one significant weakness to an otherwise extremely robust bush plane. Not sure if it was a factor in this case but as others have mentioned, landing on unproven snow or ice in flat light is not without considerable risk. Overcast conditions make recognizing the si...

https://outline.com/BtWJvB

Accurate and concise article regarding WestJet's recent turmoil and the challenges it faces going forward.

TL/DR: WestJet is trying to do too much all at once.

I loved flying the Q. The autopilot can be a little aggressive though. Its parameters are often outside those of passenger comfort. For example, when intercepting a vertical descent, arming the VNAV typically causes a brief but noticeable pitch down. To smooth this out I was taught to start in VS. a...

A number of people here don't fully appreciate the subject at hand. Flow and the One List are not the same thing. Flow is the preferential hiring of Encore pilots at WestJet. It is a hiring ratio with no bearing on the larger seniority list. Flow, though different, equal in importance to the One Lis...

The one list is dead. The sooner Encore pilots recognize that fact, and act accordingly, the better off they'll be. Both MEC's may very well want the one list to succeed but the company is dragging their feet... why? Because negotiations with Encore pilots is about to get a whole lot more strenuous ...

The only grain of salt to keep in mind when drooling over those numbers is health insurance. It can be quite expensive. That being said I'd jump at the chance to live and work in the US. Better pay, lower taxes, affordable real estate, lower cost of living. Near zero fees for personal travel. Austin...

pressure on pilot pay it is also a substantial headwind at a time when airlines are having a hard time raising revenues, especially coupled with rising fuel costs. The obvious solution is looking for alternatives. While I dont doubt the pilot shortage will push the industry toward increasing automa...

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Keep going Weed Pro...not all pilots want the one list. I know myself and all the off the street direct hires don’t. When I was hired my hiring package was dated 2009 and no where was their mention of a combined list. After 4 + years at WestJet my class still has 14 unflowed Encore pilots ahead of ...

Congratulations Sky Regional Pilots!!!

Another step closer to uniting all the pilots across Canada and elevating the profession to where it belongs!!

I can't think of a single case where a pilot came to work stoned. The pilot of the Tindi Caravan crash in 2011 had THC in his system. TSB pointed to his "impairment" as a principle cause. Personally I think that's debatable since he was known to be a regular consumer (thereby increasing his toleran...

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] Former military pilot here. Thank you for your service. However, just because you subjected yourself to a life of military discipline doesn't mean the rest of us are required to make the same sacrifices. There is such a thing as life outside work. I'm all for being a professional and showing up f...

Further, the existing Swoop OTS pilots are ahead of any Encore pilots who eventually will flow to WJ mainline. Incorrect. The OTS Swoop pilots hold seniority based on their date of hire on the WPDL. The flow through agreement between WestJet and Encore is currently frozen and will most certainly be...

A not so surprising response considering there is currently no suitable means to prove impairment or any guidelines for them to fall back on. TC, as usual, has been completely absent in providing any sort of progressive, thoughtful leadership. Cannabis will be legal in less than a month and it stand...

https://www.thestar.com/business/2018/09/25/national-safety-board-expected-to-determine-cause-of-air-canada-close-call.html Board chair Robert Sumwalt said the majority of that information was just “garbage” and “written in a language only a computer programmer would really understand. Finally some...

While on the subject of nitpicking... Can we please stop saying "sit back, relax, and enjoy the WestJet hospitality!" - It's terribly cliché. In case you haven't noticed, there is no more "sitting back". There is no "relaxing". Everyone is sitting upright, tightly packed, and stuck listening to babi...

Gonzodriver wrote: ↑Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:40 am

dtpilot wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:22 pm Fall dates?? Anyone?

Sep 10 and Oct 22

calls started going out last week

Are they not running a class every three weeks? Is there nothing planned for October 1st?

That's all very sensible aerobod but that still doesn't rectify the fact that Swoop is using WestJet resources to operate. I know plenty of people in other mainline departments now taking on Swoop work. As JJJ mentioned, as long as Swoop is contracting services from the parent company for pennies on...