So is safety in the workplace being compromised to a declining/ decaying economic system? This may have hit the nail on the head. Aviation is all about money. people get signed off as trained through some shoddy 703 operator program and they haven't got a clue, but some of these operators will thro...

I just read another post on another missing aircraft. " Another day, another accident...Really hope that the occupants will be found alive and we won't have to add two more unfortunate souls to the long grim list of this year's aviation fatalities in Canada. I must admit this is really starting to g...

My Condolences to the family and friends. It truly has been an unbelievable sad year. This is becoming all too common lately.

Hey Niss you have already started on the right track by asking for advice, it is all part of the learning curve.The scenario was explained to me as the 100 hour big bang and as already mentioned there are more experiences like this to come. There seems to be two levels of confidence, false confidenc...

Hey Congrats...no moss on that rolling stone!!!! All the best!!

Just too many Kids ....."5"!!!!! Dirtyrichflyr?....I think I worked for him once

It's all about the money!! A Base is important, this allows you stability during the bad weather. Anyone offering you $18 dollars an hour is way behind the times. In southern Ontario a class 4 is getting $ 22 + / hour + base of about $200 a week or $ 30 -35 a hour for flight time without a base. I d...

I hear the MCM is approved ! More aircraft !!

Rest in peace Ron. Although our meeting was brief it was very impressionable. My condolences to family and staff at Algonquin flight centre.

Excellent post....# 1

Yes I agree we are way different than Americans....They own most of the business in this country and we either work for them or spend our money on their products......Canadians need to start thinking out side of the box......and for themselves.....Buy American companies ...and let them start working...

Hey Driving Rain you sound Like an old Sir Sanford Student

You didn't mention Flight instructor......Also in demand and an excellent way to start in the industry.

Hey Catdriver, Believe it or not As a Flight instructor I intend on giving my students the best of knowledge I possibly can....Unfortunately it is from a diluted source. That I am aware of!!! But I do maintain a constant effort to learn more. I read forums just like this for that reason. This one ju...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/spi ... 56,00.html Hey, Look at the bright side......They are able to farm in Greenland now!!!!!....(to be read as sarcasm)......Keep up the battle Corporate Joe.

Great article Cat Driver. I grew up down in SW Ontario tobacco country. Those duster pilots and frost flyers were one of the inspirations for me to fly! ( that and my Dad sitting me in the cockpit of a old Yale down at Ernie Simmons's farm) It still awes me the way the pilots have such a precise com...

[quo For all those who want to know what a real labor shortage looks like from the eyes of an employee, let me give you an example based on the experience of a relative of mine. Not even finished school, the employers put on a free banquet with a free bar and free everything for the upcoming graduat...

Well there certainly seems to be a touch of selfishness amongst us. To be so short sighted to think supply and demand will improve the wage and living conditions surprises me. Doctors in Ontario are in shortage....wages are capped, and the government is continuously looking for recruits elsewhere. D...

Talk to Marg at Sudbury Aviation in Azilda. They do complete training on floats, and skis in the winter...The school has been in operation for years and produced a lot of excellent pilots. The rates are quite reasonable as well. http://www.sudburyaviation.on.ca/flight-school.php.

Wow , Behind the eight ball Again!!!...I just nicely renewed my class 4....Hoping to get that entry level job that as a pilot we all need. I'm a product of a smaller flight school....pay as you go....I consider myself a professional for my level and have earned every bit. My experience with my schoo...

Apparently Sharon and Richard have sold the AeroAcademy. Richard will be staying on as CFI for six months or so. Not sure who the new owners are yet but , I guess they are going to put some money into the school. Renovations and possibly some new (different ?) airplanes.

Hi Chris , I know that funding can be available through HRDC (Human Resources Canada)...If you qualify and jump through all the hoops and are persistent enough, they have Lot's of our money. The counselors will try to deter you because of the cost, but they have a positive case history.