Looking for a room near-ish to YVR for the winter, 4 days on, 4 days off, I go home on days off.
I'm not picky, but I am cheap
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- Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:37 am
- Forum: Crash Pads
- Topic: Looking for YVR Crashpad
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1419
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Reapplying for lost radio license
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6014
Re: Reapplying for lost radio license
I was shocked as well when a live person actually answered the phone at Industry Canada...totally caught me off guard, thought I had the wrong number.. Gave her my birthday, she looked me up and, heard her punch a button and say " its on its way ". The efficiency and ease of the interaction made me ...
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New duty regs are out
- Replies: 72
- Views: 11036
Re: New duty regs are out
Nothing would warm my cold dead heart more than seeing the SMS inboxes of every carrier attempting the FRMS end run to get filled with fatigue reports on Day One. Thats all it would take to completely kill the FRMS bypass. All it would take is for pilots to grow a set and stand up together against t...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:10 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Alcohol Free Beer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3570
Re: Alcohol Free Beer
Alcohol! Free Beer!
See, a little punctuation and suddenly this thread is lit.
See, a little punctuation and suddenly this thread is lit.
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Where is this so called shortage
- Replies: 239
- Views: 22715
Re: Where is this so called shortage
Nope. For one thing, pilot training is inadequate. I flew 703/704 for many years and a lot of it was in very challenging environments. I can tell you, and you aren't going to like this, but other than (maybe)! being able to steer a plane straight & level and interpret an approach plate, you have fe...
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Logging Instrument time
- Replies: 110
- Views: 13768
Re: Logging Instrument time
You can only log instrument time when you are in actual IMC or under the hood and in the SIM during training, so for example, you did an hour flight from CYSB to CYTZ only during departure and landing you were in cloud or IMC. I only put 0.2-0.3 for my instrument time. You don't put any instrument ...
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Things learned in the real world
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2724
Re: Things learned in the real world
I remember being warned about being "pushed" or otherwise convinced to do sketchy things by all these unscrupulous owners and cowboy coworkers. Took me a few years but finally realized the only one doing the "pushing" was me. Self discipline to maintain my own standards in the face of my own need to...
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:30 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Criminal record
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3010
Re: Criminal record
Do some digging and you should be able to find the applicable health authority/gov't dept that publishes standards for flight crews. I know for Alberta in particular, a criminal record isn't an automatic disqualifier. Once a criminal record check comes back as "non clear", they will ask you for part...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:58 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Swoop interview process
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6755
Re: Swoop interview process
First, take off the tie...put some pants on....brush the gel out of your hair. Let the kids out of the locked bedroom. Then sit silently for awhile and just think about what you've done. Maybe cry a little. Log into AvCanada and see if some jackass has posted something sarcastic on your topic instea...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:15 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2681
Re: ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?
Thanks for all the feedback, great stuff. I think I will give them a shot!
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2681
ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?
Thinking about getting an ANR conversion kit for my DC's. I found these online and wondering if anyone has ever tried them? http://www.headsetsinc.com/ANR_kits.html Still cant bring myself to shell out 1000 bucks for a big-boy headset, so the 169USD pricetag on the kit is appealing. I have no proble...
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:35 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Keystone 2015 report
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5004
Re: Keystone 2015 report
When I used to fuel, the skinny/avgas nozzles were kept in the jet trucks for quick changes when required. Lots of turbine helicopters that will not accept a j-spout. Realizing the potential for mistakes, they moved to having the nozzles under lock and key in a managers office and only signed out fo...
- Wed May 04, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Fort McMurray mandatory evac
- Replies: 88
- Views: 15719
Re: Fort McMurray mandatory evac
Alberta Health chartered at least one WJ 737 for ambulatory patient evacuations. Trust me though, the entire medevac fleet and then some were busy all night taking stretcher patients.
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:08 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Lac Seul Dockhand job
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6640
Re: Lac Seul Dockhand job
If you have your heart set on floats, and want to learn whats really involved in the tourist trade, this is as good a start as any. You wont be doing any loggable flying, but its a better investment in your education than dumping 15K into a "bush course". You'll learn a hell of a lot more here than ...
- Mon May 18, 2015 7:16 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Anderson Air Ltd?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1860
Re: Anderson Air Ltd?
Used to work around the corner from them and see them around on the ramp. Have met the owner casually a couple of times, seems like a very decent person, no idea what he or his company is like to work for. Don't know anyone who works there and no nothing about morale, pay scales, etc, but from the s...
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: EFC truck driver ad
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1708
Re: EFC truck driver ad
I noticed they ask for +3 years of off-highway experience. My guess is delivering JetA to heli-logging and forestry fuel cache sites. Driving a truck loaded with fuel in that neck of the woods, to those places, not for the faint of heart. I also know more than a few seasonal pilots who take a turn b...
- Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:55 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Ferry pilot
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4491
Re: Ferry pilot
El Dente.
NO milk.
Real Butter.
Oh, right, fly the trip yourself if insurance lets you, otherwise take an instructor along for the required portion to give them what they want for time on type and then the rest yourself. That's my take.
NO milk.
Real Butter.
Oh, right, fly the trip yourself if insurance lets you, otherwise take an instructor along for the required portion to give them what they want for time on type and then the rest yourself. That's my take.
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:08 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Satelite Phone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3045
Re: Satelite Phone
The Inreach units by Delorme offer the same functions as the new Spot Connect ( ability to send & Receive text messages ), but are on the Iridium Satellite network. Under 400 bucks and subscription plans, available month-to-month, no contract, for as low as 15 bucks a month. They work, but are not c...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:36 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Flying Expenses - Form TL11B
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3632
Re: Flying Expenses - Form TL11B
Just to add - I claimed every hour from Zero to Hero. I got nice letters asking for more information on two of the three years I claimed training expenses, and submitted my TL11B's dutifully and was never questioned again. How many hours those two years represented, I cant recall. Whether they even ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:10 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Flying Expenses - Form TL11B
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3632
Re: Flying Expenses - Form TL11B
I'm not a tax expert by any stretch, so take this with a grain of salt. I was toying with the idea of some alternate ways of doing my commercial, including considering buying a share of a plane. I was told by a couple of people, whose credentials are just as un-reliable as my own, but had the ring o...