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by oldncold
Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Customers asking if they fly cessna caravan's
Replies: 127
Views: 23300

seifr

doc ,cid over half of my career now(7500)hr as capt. isin these two aircraft I am still here! each is different and has strengths and weakness the most important factor to all these cvan accidents is the mentality of the operators let me explain. 1/ caravan -probably first captain turbine job 2/has ...
by oldncold
Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:30 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Whiz Wheel
Replies: 4
Views: 1011

Whiz Wheel

hey folks can any of you out there tell me the nameof the company(s)
that can make an approved whiz wheel for the weight and balance. for faster calcualtions thought there is a company in canada. specifically for a caravan :roll:
by oldncold
Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:12 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Smile Mr. Harper, you're life is now on candid camera!!
Replies: 22
Views: 1732

new pm

first cid are you now out of a job due to change of gov't maybe the pm office- in martin office will join the ranks of the ei line usingg up more tax money for nothing. next i would rather have a dude asa pm that is not a multi millionare cuz hopefully he will remember where that our tax money come ...
by oldncold
Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:57 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Caravan a victum of politics?
Replies: 28
Views: 2378

caravan

[quote]junior airplane' the pelee island van accident did result in some POSITITIVE CHANGES standard weights were changed. a good thing. now that the tsb report has been out for a while I will comment on something that more than likely though not metioned was a serious factor in the pele island acci...
by oldncold
Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: question for PC-12 pilots
Replies: 9
Views: 1554

time . 12

7500 total 2600 pc12 would have to $36,000 take pay cut to go to ac or jazz -no not rcmp

glass cockpit turbine and can keep up with the airbus and 737 in the approach pattern.

house paid for in 6 years. good gig strange hours though. 8)
by oldncold
Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:02 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Voyageur Interview
Replies: 19
Views: 3742

voyeur air

lets see 24000 divided by 2820 duty hrs per year =a whopping $8.51 per hour. mcdonald's pay min wage which is going up this febuary to 8.00 per hr.

so for a bonus of .51 an hour you to can work like dog and pay 8g's for the privilege.

are you people on crack!!!
by oldncold
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:48 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Whats the first clue NavCan
Replies: 29
Views: 4285

lack of radar nw alta /ne b.c.

ok cat here is food for thought LABOUR LAW in alberta says overtime must be paid for hours of work above 44 in a 7 day period with some exceptions of course but generally that is the way it goes. So the oil companies schedule so that they do crew changes to minimize that over time - wed for example ...
by oldncold
Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:10 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Liberal's New Attack Ads
Replies: 41
Views: 3124

us vs them

lets see if we turn of the gas/ stop shipping rew trees and hydro power what do the us have - NOT MUCH trillions in debt :idea: IT IS TIME CANADA BECAME A REAL COUNRTY WITH THE POWER AND POLITICAL BACKBONE HECK we will still eat heat our homes and drive a car. maybe not 3suv 's but the enviroment wi...
by oldncold
Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:36 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: What's Up at northern lights college these days
Replies: 0
Views: 785

What's Up at northern lights college these days

eh folks whats been happen'g at nlc ame program these days

heard they got new dorms 4 yrs ago any info would be good!!!


:idea:
by oldncold
Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:29 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Help! Help! Need salary range info!!
Replies: 9
Views: 2067

dipsatch

8) 8) 8) ok pressure job lots of variables WHAT DO YOU WNAT TO BE PAID? lets see single 1bdm apt respectable end of town ( gunshots discourge longterm employees) cost 1000to 1200 gross car payment to drive to work 800 gross food living etc 1000 mth total gross to be resonable in 2006 32 to 3500 mont...
by oldncold
Sun Jan 08, 2006 6:35 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Conservatives...
Replies: 194
Views: 31513

pc's

OK LETS us see defense stronger -good more ships to patrol our waters and stop overfishing and pollution thats called a effective co-policy enviromental and national defense= proper use of taxpayer $$$ guns for border guards = good bad guys not so good banning gun registry 2billion = good ( that buy...
by oldncold
Sun Jan 08, 2006 6:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Help! Help! Need salary range info!!
Replies: 9
Views: 2067

dispatch

OPERATIVE WORD -- LICENSED vs not licensed you would have to pay more for a licensed dispatcher and it is probably worth the extra $$$ because they will know how to read a taf or metar so that when a crew says no they won't get pissy cuz they understand the lingo. dispatch is thee key postion in a 7...
by oldncold
Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:04 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Moving to Vancouver
Replies: 22
Views: 2532

place to live

bc hmm

all it takes is one little fender bender at rush hour on the bridge from van to the airport and presto!! your job will be toast due you being 3hrs late /think about richmond 8)
by oldncold
Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:59 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: IFR to Timmins with VOR Notamed US
Replies: 40
Views: 3856

ALWAYS keep 2 othe three of the triangle in your favour!!!

they are good airplane / lots of gas / and good weather.


you can live a long life and career provided you have 2 of them in your favour. allow yourself only one and the odds will enventually turn against you. safe flying in 2006 8)
by oldncold
Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:35 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: SE Turbine vs Ramp?
Replies: 22
Views: 2165

rampn or flappin

well try this on--

pc 12 250 knts glass cockpit (efis etc ) high alt mini AIRLINEr

real world ifr atc fixes delays etc. or will that be sugar in your coffee sir.

only thing is you will need multi time after though and the cut in pay to get will make ya think long and hard. :idea:
by oldncold
Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:02 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Oh you wacky AWOS you...
Replies: 13
Views: 1850

awos

YA don't suppose anyone could bully nav can into putting a awos on the
wst side of hudson bay between churchill and moosnee 675 miles is alot of coast line to have no official weather (aviation)

HELLO IN THERE ANYONE LISTENING!! 8) 8) 8)
by oldncold
Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:47 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: crj runway length?
Replies: 2
Views: 430

crj runway length?

here is a? what is the required runway length for the rj 200 with an rfi of .29 wind was 15kts right down the runway and a/c turned around after holding in tbay while they worked feverishly to get the condition better. good call to the crew if sliding of the end would have been the result. but what ...
by oldncold
Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:05 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: To Start a business or invest in an aviation business???
Replies: 26
Views: 3132

to fly or not to fly that is the question?

first your hours while not impossible to get a job will definately require a cut in your standard of living . joining the ranks of the kraft dinner set. or ichiban unless, the mrs. is in a good spot. as an owner though hmm next you must have as a rule when starting a biz in aviation enough credit /c...
by oldncold
Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: wasaya needs another cp? what happened/
Replies: 5
Views: 1398

wasaya needs another cp? what happened/

8) hey there things going good or did internal company politics- :?: stress cause cp to move on?
by oldncold
Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:16 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Aviation as viewed by non pilot geeks
Replies: 64
Views: 9123

great flicks

great flying movies. 1/Fate is the hunter (orginal with glenn ford canadain actor too!) 2/battle of britan 3/ tora tora tora. long but historically interersting. in surround sound whoa 4/ top gun -ya is is cheesy in parts but some of us decided that would be a cool job. 5/the orginal FLIGHT OF THE P...

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