Tokyo, Mumbai, Rio, you name it, can have people connect through Canada. Do you really think the money is in flying from Regina to Calgary? No. It’s the business class passenger who flew from Santiago to London via YYZ Like no Business class pax would likely do that….Can fly to London direct….from ...

CPL in the early 1980’s. $100k in year 2000. That is $169k in year 2023 dollars. $200k in year 2015. That is $249k in year 2023 dollars. $250k in year 2020. That is $288k in year 2023 dollars. T4 income has either flatlined or declined since 2020. Treating $100k as a ‘benchmark’ in aviation is as o...

AI is going to drastically affect many industries, over time, it seems clear.

I am deeply concerned about its potential effects, for many reasons, economic and societal.

Starting this thread for comments.

Add to the above great post: Getting to a CPL (my level ) as compared to medical school or law school? I know young folks on both of those tracks. Both take a Looooonnnnnngggggg time and a ton of hard work and money. A CPL is a cereal box joke by comparison to obtain. Any competent big rig truck dri...

https://nypost.com/2023/12/13/news/southwest-airlines-is-praised-for-customers-of-size-policy/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter Southwest Airlines is praised for ‘customers of size’ policy that allows overweight flyers to purchase one seat and get another complimentary. Plus-...

I entirely disagree with your dismissal of comparisons between pilots and other professions. While it's not on exactly the same level, I frankly find "laughable" a little insulting. It's not as rigorous, and less expensive, but also a completely different skillset outside of pure academics. If ever...

I hope the takeaway for anyone from the public reading this thread is how utterly obscene this is. Not only should we be asking "How long to 140k" given that's the same buying power as 100k in 2010, but look at these timelines after investing nearly or in excess of 6 figures for a professional educ...

The most objective way to look at it, is to compare what other pilots in a similar situation would do. If most pilots stay 4+ years, and the OP leaves after 9 months, it's likely the OP is the 'problem'. If most pilots stay less than 1 year, it's likely the company is the 'problem'. Also note he's ...

Obviously there's nowhere near enough background to truly assess this situation but I will admit that my eyebrows raised just a bit on the part that the timeline is less than a year from start to finish. And yet it seems most respondents think it's the operator that's the problem. Hmmm?! The most o...

Maybe the companies are paying me to keep it quiet. Maybe Neil Armstrong never walked on the moon. Maybe 9/11 was an inside job. Maybe you need to see a shrink. Geez you’re a dick aren’t you! I don’t believe in any of the above or any other crackpot conspiracy, I do believe you like to create contr...

DHC3Rwannafly wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:57 am

rookiepilot wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:28 am That area is an ice machine this time of year. Wonder what was under the snow. Then add a tailwind…..

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What tailwind?

Someone earlier had quoted a westerly wind. Ok then............

That area is an ice machine this time of year. Wonder what was under the snow. Then add a tailwind…..

I support you guys getting whatever you can. I would.

There might be a secular shortage of pilots, but the world is changing fast out there in the economy.

Get er done, my advice.

If wind was out of the west as was said, and they took 03, implies a tailwind.

With contamination, wonder what that does for an MU2’s numbers. Guess depends on the RSC.

If they did rwy 21 its a fairly steep approach due to terrain, high minimums, and there is a 700 ft displacement

The MU2 can land in very short distances. Flaps 40 approach over the fence at 90 knots, touch down at 80 knots, immediate full reverse, brakes, will yield well under 1000 ft, maybe 700 ft. Landing is never the problem in an MU2, you can always land shorter than you can takeoff. Wawa is 4500' and 10...

I realize I am the amateur here compared to the highly experienced pros who have done it all — in my humble OP Wawa is not a nice place, esp in the winter. Enough terrain all around to make the arrival a turbulent adventure, choose a slightly uphill runway but often with a tailwind, or a steeper app...

Yes you do, but for every time you follow the regulations to a T, I can tell you that I've seen more than 1 time at a gate where pilots have laughed and intentionally dragged out getting on the plane or dealing with paperwork to "time out" intentionally. It's one thing to do it for safety, it's ano...

You said you were considering a job “in aviation”..You could get a job as an accountant for an airline. In my experience, the office drones who are (let’s all just admit this now) there to serve the people who do all the actual work just LOVE to talk about how they are “In Aviation”. It makes them ...

What do ULCCs have to do with OPs comments? The article is about United Airlines, ULCCs have no means to give you targeted ads because they don't have televisions in the seat backs. Do you really need the point to be spoonfed to you? Oh yeah that's why I added you to my foe list. Thanks for remindi...