Pacific Coastal Airlines

[GottaFly]

Yeah JT... Do you work there?

Resumes should be addressed to Darcy Coonfer, assistant chief pilot.

Get your resume in quick!

Cheers!

DJ

[GottaFly]

the ONLY way to get on is to know somebody.. pierre ONLY hires on recommend.

Not true anymore. Mr. Pierre is in the process of retiring. Internal references with us are "highly advantageous" however not mandatory. Just make sure you have a well put together cover letter and resume (articulate, no spelling errors, proper grammar and easy to read) and the right person will stand out of the pile.

[Av8r7]

With regards to the hiring off the ramp. Is that for both ifr (yvr) and vfr?

[805ITT]

It is incredibly rare to hire off of the ramp into the Seaplane division due to our area of operation, size of aircraft, and weather decisions related to flying on the central coast. That said we do have a good guy who is trained on the Beaver from the ramp and is gaining experience with our Chief Pilot or line indoc captains in the right seat when the weather is favourable. This is an exception to the rule, but never say never.

On the IFR side we have hired flight attendants and ramp staff regularly. Usually about 1 in 10 new hires are low timers. We would like the ratio to be higher for our ramp team who are the grease on the wheels of the operation. However with attrition, it is unlikely that a pilot hired from the ramp would be ready to move to the left seat when his/her number came up. With the ratio low, we ensure that we should have a qualified pool of FOs to get the upgrade on the 1900 when required. Currently the upgrade time is approximately 2 years.

Cheers,

[jspitfire]

Am I correct in assuming you'll be hired seasonally at first for the float department? What's the season in that neck of the woods, May to Sept?

[angry inch]

Yeah, may to sept... maybe even less these days..

[805ITT]

If interested in a Seplane position, send in a resume Attn Gord Jenkins. The first job offer would likely be a seasonal June - September. The right candidate may be offered a perm FT position over the winter if a position is available.

[Vern]

I know this is a little off topic but did any of you Pasco guys have the chance to fly the Top Gear UK people from Trail to YVR? Heard they were filming out there for the new season and they caught a ride.

[West Coast Swell]

9 years now. Still loving it. I'm a believer....pasco is a great place to work. I recommend it!