I have heard it said that this portion of the test is also a risk taking assessment. If you are willing to take a chance and risk a lot of guesses, it will not look good

you never know...my second interview was barely over one month before my course start date

Mike and Hike, We were "given" ipads for all of our course material and it was loaded onto our ipads in the first week. So we just needed a pen, but we had supplies available for our use if we wanted the old-school flashcards, highlighters, etc. I say "given" because it will be a taxable benifit for...

sorry, dont know what courses are running in that area. does anyone else know of any upcoming course dates in YWG? if you dont mind waiting for up to a few years, I would delay the application so you can be sure you are ready to accept when the time comes. Then again, the training offer will most li...

I would not recommend it. You may decline a training offer, but there will be no guarantee that you will get a call again before your application expires.

What Region are you in?

well they gave me 4 weeks notice for the VFR course, so the IFR course may not be filled until late march. 4 weeks prep is doable if you have an aviation background and there are no glitches with your security clearance. Here are some things you can start thinking about: - 3 references of present/pa...

During my interview I was told they plan to do an IFR course in May and an FSS in the fall (and of course, VFR in February). They were also thinking about doing a second VFR course later in the year as well, but that was far from being decided at the time. (mid-January). Are you waiting for IFR?

TheJudge wrote:They still use BackCheck to my knowledge, and I believe they only contacted the references I listed on the backcheck form.

Yes, they still use back check, they only call the references you give them.

I got my training offer in the mail and it says the course will be between 4-6.5 months (for VFR). Does anyone know what variables factor into a shorter or longer course?

Thanks! I am really glad for my aviation background with this prep package. 4 weeks would be very difficult to get a good handle on this stuff from square one. If you have a copy of 'from the ground up" it wouldnt hurt to start studying before you get a training offer just in case.

TA/RA wrote:KHills,

When did you do your 2nd Interview and when were you notified about the February course?

Second Interview January 14th. Got a green light on the 22nd, got a call for the course on 23rd.

Just got the green light from the 2nd interview, but was placed in the FSS stream - so that's the end of the line for me. Best of luck to the rest of you in the process. You may already be aware of this, but after 3 years of FSS you are able to bid for training spots in IFR / VFR courses. Additiona...

Green light. Requested VFR, placed in VFR course starting Feb 25th.. Got the prep package in the mail yesterday, have 4 weeks to get through this! Anyone else on here in the VFR course? I'm sure you have heard in the second interview but if you haven't or you are waiting in a pool...there is an IFR ...

Received and accepted an invitation to a testing session in YVR on Nov 14th, nearly 6 months after my online application. Anyone else? Yes, will be there! I applied January 20th, which was only a couple weeks after the last assessment. Been a bit of a wait, but it was entirely expected. Good luck! ...

Cat Driver wrote:I think it would be easier for a city boy to become a bush pilot than a bush pilot to become a city boy.

"You can take the pilot out of the bush, but you can't take the bush out of the pilot."

On the non-airline side, there are still challenges that go with pilot experience etc. What about all the guys and gals in the bush fudging their experience in the 250-500 hr range? With the amount of jobs requiring 500 hours TT, the temptation to pull out a pen and think of four letters starting wi...

how about minnow trapping? glassy, tiny lakes, many with only 1 or 2 approaches. some lakes require curved or "J" take-offs. Flying very close to gross. not to mention when you get 'er on the water, if it is windy you got a hell of a hand full to get your traps.

If people can use their cell phones on a plane, I want to be able to smoke on the plane again. Talk about annoying, that's all you need is 150 people talking on their bluedouche headsets for the entirety of the trip. I find the people who switch on their phones and start checking their emails befor...

they just hired 5 guys from WCA..so probably not looking too hard at outside applicants. I would think there will be at least a couple of guys who dont make the cut from WCA and will be looking for work. who knows...

Kay Air doesnt hire any pilots now from what I understand..Peter and his son run the show. Showalters from what I know from guys who work/worked there comes highly recommended.

I just was browsing PCC and noticed Stefophane put a note on the site saying they will now hire nationals only due to problems with getting work visas for the expats. I hope this doesnt affect you; I thoroughly enjoy watching your journey. Good luck!

Will that same company bump him to the left seat next season? Yea that was the idea I guess.... he got to fly some solo circuits and stuff to get a feel for it last summer I guess, and I think the possibility of left seat next summer is what they sort of hinted at. I guess whether they follow throu...

I know a couple of guys that had to move pretty far for jobs. One went to Northern Saskatchewan and flew dual on a beaver all summer and another went to the Yukon. Dual on a Beaver?? YUCK. why? Dont get me wrong, its better than sucking on your big toe all summer, but what is 100-200 hours dual on ...

From my dockhand job: "Has anyone ever fallen in the water?" "Have you ever dropped anyone's bag in the water?" "Is that a mid-air refueling nozzle?" (pointing to the pitot tube on Otter) I will say that one was amusing and a somewhat refreshing surprise after the usual guesses as to what it is. "Vi...

thanks headley for the clarification...i do believe backfiring is the correct term i am after.

now, is it possible for a proper mag drop and still have lead deposits on spark plugs (say equal number of spark plugs per mag) to reduce available power on take-off?