Kenora Air Service
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Kenora Air Service
I see they are looking for a Beaver pilot. Could someone who has worked there or in Kenora maybe give some advice about this operation. I bet there's someone here that give the young pilots who might be applying their honest opinion.
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the deadly booner
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i worked there for two years and i really had a great time. it can be a little haywire though....
it is a good place to get started and you can move up through the planes pretty quick.
pay for a beaver pilot is pretty competitive, probably 4,000 a +/- 500 if you need training or have a lot of experience.
cessna pilots get paid poorly to be honest - start at $1500, might be more this summer with a shortage of drivers out there. more experienced cessna pilots would get more or more likely would get to fly a beaver instead.
the days are very long, lots of camp work, forget about days off, and be prepared for a few kicks in the ass. a few million that is. ha ha.
but i would recommend that people apply. swampy graham/granny duck, a living legend, is going to be doing most of the training this spring from what i hear. that is worth it alone. and you'll fly a long season, right up to freeze up. good time building. the guys at the hangar are awesome. big ups to relic! joey keeps it real. he'll crush your head like a pimple.
and the cran-man(played bass for zeppelin in '79 at the pontiac silverdome in detroit on 'in my time of dying' when john paul jones sprained his wrist) will be running the show in kenora. cran man buys beer at the end of every day. best guy ever.
i'd be going back this year except there was a herpes scare at the end of the last season and i figured i better get out of town while before it was too late. i still have my girlfriend do a good D.I on me every morning to be sure i escaped unscathed.
memories for a lifetime.
it is a good place to get started and you can move up through the planes pretty quick.
pay for a beaver pilot is pretty competitive, probably 4,000 a +/- 500 if you need training or have a lot of experience.
cessna pilots get paid poorly to be honest - start at $1500, might be more this summer with a shortage of drivers out there. more experienced cessna pilots would get more or more likely would get to fly a beaver instead.
the days are very long, lots of camp work, forget about days off, and be prepared for a few kicks in the ass. a few million that is. ha ha.
but i would recommend that people apply. swampy graham/granny duck, a living legend, is going to be doing most of the training this spring from what i hear. that is worth it alone. and you'll fly a long season, right up to freeze up. good time building. the guys at the hangar are awesome. big ups to relic! joey keeps it real. he'll crush your head like a pimple.
and the cran-man(played bass for zeppelin in '79 at the pontiac silverdome in detroit on 'in my time of dying' when john paul jones sprained his wrist) will be running the show in kenora. cran man buys beer at the end of every day. best guy ever.
i'd be going back this year except there was a herpes scare at the end of the last season and i figured i better get out of town while before it was too late. i still have my girlfriend do a good D.I on me every morning to be sure i escaped unscathed.
memories for a lifetime.
for what it is worth, i do admire robots.
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Yeh, but would that attract the female pilots who are not lesbians?" If you prefer a town that has everything you need, including a lot of pussy, "
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After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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Where do I start?..... the deadly booner put it in the most censored version possible. If you need your first job and want to build hours, Kenora Air is the best place to do that. If you start off as dock person, there is a good chance you will be flying in no time. The reason for this is that the most terrible person you have ever met will run through her employees like she runs through a bag of marshmallows. If you like sleep, this is not the job for you. If you like abuse, you will be right where you belong. You will learn to dread everytime you see that white Tahoe with purple lights pull up on the dock. You can only hope that you have as good a crew as booner and I did last year.
Good luck to all that apply, I can only hope that you have more options than this one.
Good luck to all that apply, I can only hope that you have more options than this one.
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the deadly booner
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hey ply-wood! i went to STP at christmas to bring presents to my 7 children only to find i had 4 more. no problem though, i just ran up to Snack Shack and bought a bucket of chicken and everyone was happy.
rudy: as you can see there are some strong opinions on kenora and many people have valid complaints and in no way am i trying to diminish what they have said or apologize for anyone's behaviour in any way shape or form
BUT in fairness to all the truly good people there including the Red lake base manager, the C.P., all the guys at the hangar, kuby , cran-man, the beech pilot, our customers, and the new guys who will give it a shot this summer it should be said that all of those people are awesome guys and shouldn't be painted with the shit brush.
lots of guys have started in kenora and gone on to good things and the red lake base kicks ass so i'd tell young guys to go for it. think of it as iraq without the roadside bombs, it will make you tougher. and you can drink all your cares away every night just up the hill at The Monkey. tell 'em Creeper sent ya.
rudy: as you can see there are some strong opinions on kenora and many people have valid complaints and in no way am i trying to diminish what they have said or apologize for anyone's behaviour in any way shape or form
BUT in fairness to all the truly good people there including the Red lake base manager, the C.P., all the guys at the hangar, kuby , cran-man, the beech pilot, our customers, and the new guys who will give it a shot this summer it should be said that all of those people are awesome guys and shouldn't be painted with the shit brush.
lots of guys have started in kenora and gone on to good things and the red lake base kicks ass so i'd tell young guys to go for it. think of it as iraq without the roadside bombs, it will make you tougher. and you can drink all your cares away every night just up the hill at The Monkey. tell 'em Creeper sent ya.
for what it is worth, i do admire robots.
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the deadly booner
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north shore: creeper has passed on but his spirit still lives.
here is a half assed top ten reasons to work in kenora. in no particular order. except for the monkey being number one. others should add what i miss:
drinking at the monkey. easily number one.
patty melt at the monkey(that's mostly for leigh)
steak sandwich at the t.i. with kuby
ov at the t.i.
o.v. on the dock(or coors light)
o.v. on 'the george'
the party trailer
relic
cran man
creeper cole worked there in his prime.
and #11 ...... if you're lucky you might get sent to work out of red lake
here is a half assed top ten reasons to work in kenora. in no particular order. except for the monkey being number one. others should add what i miss:
drinking at the monkey. easily number one.
patty melt at the monkey(that's mostly for leigh)
steak sandwich at the t.i. with kuby
ov at the t.i.
o.v. on the dock(or coors light)
o.v. on 'the george'
the party trailer
relic
cran man
creeper cole worked there in his prime.
and #11 ...... if you're lucky you might get sent to work out of red lake
for what it is worth, i do admire robots.
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BigWillyStyle
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KAS
Yes, enough of the Evil One. FOCUS.
The women were easy on the eyes. The beer at the Monkey is cold. The pilots and the maintenence guys were top notch back in the day. Andy and Muskeg Willy and Bruce and Elvis. Those were the days. Caution: when going up the river in bad Wx, watch for the DAMN wires. They like hiding in mist.
BWS
The women were easy on the eyes. The beer at the Monkey is cold. The pilots and the maintenence guys were top notch back in the day. Andy and Muskeg Willy and Bruce and Elvis. Those were the days. Caution: when going up the river in bad Wx, watch for the DAMN wires. They like hiding in mist.
BWS
I got out of aviation so I could afford a yacht big enough to pull up beside Doc's!
