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by VFS
Fri Apr 11, 2025 10:22 am
Forum: Cargojet
Topic: Upgrade timeframe
Replies: 3
Views: 1670

Re: Upgrade timeframe

What is the typical upgrade timeframe from First Officer to Captain? Is the salary under the Cargojet profile on Pilot Career Center website after typical tax deductions? They’re advertising for DEC, so safe to assume they’re short staffed(understandable giving WAWCON), safe to assume upgrades as s...
by VFS
Tue Apr 08, 2025 11:59 am
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Contract flying in the USA
Replies: 7
Views: 3455

Re: Contract flying in the USA

Dear Colleagues, I am currently exploring opportunities to engage in contract work within the United States and would appreciate insights from anyone with relevant experience. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the process involved and whether a green card is necessary for a Canadian pr...
by VFS
Thu Apr 03, 2025 9:27 am
Forum: Cargojet
Topic: Cargojet collective agreement
Replies: 13
Views: 3653

Re: Cargojet collective agreement

HA! Point proven. That’s an AVERAGE narrow body rate, at best. Also, 400 hours on the backside of the clock that’s a lot. There’s a reason duty time is a sliding scale. He's also disguising that this actually means a serious amount of OT. I believe CJ has a different credit system. It's not based, ...
by VFS
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:12 pm
Forum: Cargojet
Topic: Cargojet collective agreement
Replies: 13
Views: 3653

Re: Cargojet collective agreement

Bleed Air wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:37 am Comparing hourly rate yes.
But having been here less than 3 years as a DEC my T4 was over $250K and I only flew 400hrs
HA! Point proven. That’s an AVERAGE narrow body rate, at best.

Also, 400 hours on the backside of the clock that’s a lot. There’s a reason duty time is a sliding scale.
by VFS
Sun Mar 30, 2025 2:08 pm
Forum: Cargojet
Topic: Cargojet collective agreement
Replies: 13
Views: 3653

Re: Cargojet collective agreement

Lowest paid wide body pilots on the planet. What else do you need to know???
by VFS
Thu Mar 27, 2025 5:27 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: 25% Tariff on all non US made Autos.
Replies: 195
Views: 39626

Re: 25% Tariff on all non US made Autos.

The world is changing and the persistent vibes of the 1930’s that have been ringing for some time —- a long time actually — grow stronger. Now a harsh message for the new CPL’s — just read the recent threads! — out there who think they are God’s gift to aviation, small 703’s should bow at their fee...
by VFS
Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: Cargojet
Topic: Cargojet at Mumbai
Replies: 1
Views: 1854

Re: Cargojet at Mumbai

Who cares???? Lowest paid widebody pilots on the planet, no need to glorify anything they do.
by VFS
Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:29 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Cargojet ad with salary
Replies: 3
Views: 1703

Cargojet ad with salary

Really thought they would have to trick pilots into being a widebody skipper for less than 1/3 of what they should be paid.

But nope, there it is is right in the ad. 141k for a 757/767 Captain. Unbelievable.
by VFS
Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:16 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Flair off runway excursion YKF
Replies: 182
Views: 80712

Re: Flair off runway excursion YKF

TSB report out; https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2022/a22o0161/a22o0161.html When the captain applied maximum braking, there was 2500 feet of runway remaining, and the aircraft was travelling at a ground speed of 115 knots with no speed brakes, one engine at near maximum thrust, ...
by VFS
Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:11 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Caravan Missing in Alaska
Replies: 22
Views: 9202

Re: Caravan Missing in Alaska

Read reports the aircraft advised ATC they would be entering a holding pattern at 3-4000 feet while waiting for the runway to be cleared of snow. Snow and freezing rain in the area at the time. Perhaps picked up too much ice for the caravan to handle? Blancorillio’s video says this aircraft was equi...
by VFS
Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Cost of Commuting
Replies: 59
Views: 76913

Re: Cost of Commuting

I’ve ran the number in the past, rough estimate for a 30 year career in the airlines commuting all of that time. Flights/hotels/meal, etc. I figure with inflation would be about 750,000$ I was able to keep it between $700-1000/ month most months, a few times I was around $1200/ month. Your estimate...
by VFS
Sat Feb 01, 2025 11:06 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Cost of Commuting
Replies: 59
Views: 76913

Re: Cost of Commuting

I’ve ran the number in the past, rough estimate for a 30 year career in the airlines commuting all of that time. Flights/hotels/meal, etc. I figure with inflation would be about 750,000$
by VFS
Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:07 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?
Replies: 50
Views: 15219

Re: What kind of seniority does it take to have good money & schedule at AC?

The Air Canada is the NHL needs to stop.

American/Delta/United are the NHL.

AC isn’t even the KHL. It’s more like the Southern Professional League. Where those “Pro hockey players” need to use lines of credits or Daddy’s money to survive in the hopes of making decent money one day.
by VFS
Wed Dec 18, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: "Cleared to land" = Pointless use of words?
Replies: 28
Views: 4132

Re: "Cleared to land" = Pointless use of words?

"Cleared to land" What does this mean? I know that sounds like a dumb question, but it seems like at some airports it means absolutely nothing. When I started flying, I always thought you could not be issued landing clearance by Tower until you were #1, and the runway was clear of other traffic. Th...
by VFS
Thu Nov 28, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Sleep Apnea
Replies: 16
Views: 9091

Re: Sleep Apnea

Take a good look at crews walking around the terminal next time you fly with the airlines. You’ll certainly see a few pilots with the classic c-pap machine carrying case hanging behind their roller bags.
by VFS
Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR
Replies: 93
Views: 22667

Re: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR

then requested direct the IF for a 80 degree intercept (which they blew through). They didn't blow through the final, they requested direct to EMKAM when they were already south of the LOC on a radar vector heading of 050. It looks like they intercepted and then maintained the LOC with no deviation...
by VFS
Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR
Replies: 93
Views: 22667

Re: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR

From the audio recordings, kinda funny the skipper had to jump in and help make 30% of the radio calls, while being paid only 30% of what a 767 skipper should be paid.
by VFS
Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:53 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR
Replies: 93
Views: 22667

Re: Cargojet slide off the end of 08L at YVR

https://youtu.be/5rgPiV4WxrI?si=rgOetsyMzwgMWRwg


Looks like from this video they still at least had a couple notches of flap out. (Not my video).
by VFS
Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Prospects for a new hire in 2025
Replies: 22
Views: 7538

Re: Prospects for a new hire in 2025

The biggest factor would be your age. How long do you have left. If you’re older than you probably don’t have enough runway left to make up the hit you’re going to take going from your current 250k job back to year 1 at AC. But if you still have another 20 years of flying to go, you’d likely be able...
by VFS
Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Allegiant rejects 70% pay increase
Replies: 16
Views: 4773

Re: Allegiant rejects 70% pay increase

Just stop referencing American salaries and negotiations on this forum, it’s absolutely useless.

This latest World clASS Contract proved we will never get anywhere close to there. Too many spineless metal chasers in this country.
by VFS
Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:02 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Honda jet fatal overrun on TO
Replies: 13
Views: 2320

Re: Honda jet fatal overrun on TO

I would expect it would give a configuration warning if you forgot the flaps for takeoff since it’s a fairly modern plane. I don’t fly business jets but the antique Dash 8 I flew would holler at you if you left the flaps in the up position. Yeah, very true. Perhaps a failure or issue with the contr...
by VFS
Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:18 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Honda jet fatal overrun on TO
Replies: 13
Views: 2320

Re: Honda jet fatal overrun on TO

If I was to bet given the info I’ve seen, they forgot to set flaps for takeoff, accelerated to 133kts and the plane still didnt want to fly. The pilot still failed to realize they didn’t have any flaps out so only option left in their opinion was an RTO well above v1. I know little to nothing about ...
by VFS
Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Flying Corporate after age 65
Replies: 20
Views: 6838

Re: Flying Corporate after age 65

Your biggest issue is going to be convincing an owner to take a chance on you and without a recommendation from other pilots already working for that owner or management company it would most likely be impossible. For an owner of an aircraft it’s big bucks to hire and train someone, if that person i...
by VFS
Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Cargojet direct entry captain
Replies: 8
Views: 2298

Re: Cargojet direct entry captain

Absolutely insane. Should be at least 3x that to fly clapped out heavy’s around the globe.
by VFS
Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: AC pilots, whats your part time job?
Replies: 20
Views: 4631

Re: AC pilots, whats your part time job?

Given that this new contract gives 12 year captains a raise worth 30% more than you make in a year, what part time job are you working/planning to work to be able to afford to live. To be clear, I am not at Air Canada. I couldn’t afford to go there. The TA is a flop but your posts make it appear th...

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