Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if Passport Canada will issue a rush passport to a pilot for an international company? I'm in a bit of a pickle as I have a personal trip in a month to a place that requires 6 month validity on your passport, and a trip to the US just came up. Now there isn't enou...

Hey, I'm horrible at keeping up with downloading new tunes on the ipod and am looking to upgrade. I was wondering if anyone has tried out one of the portable personal radios (Stiletto etc...) and has had any trouble with coverage in the arctic while flying? Thanks for your input guys and girls!

I came out with my licenses post 9/11 and will admit the first year and a half were a bit of a struggle. Albeit, I was single and willing to move to places where most people wouldn't, I found myself within two years making a very comfortable salary, being able to buy some toys and even travel a litt...

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Hi, did a quick search and didn't find anything that came up right away. I was wondering for curiositys sake if anyone knew anything about Luftansa's 340 that did an emergency landing November 5th in Churchill around 9:30-9:45 pm (I think?). Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me, wish my camera batt...

I've personally done it to a captain after I made the switch from the 99 to the metro (99 has preselect flap positions, metro does not for those that do not know). Set a 1/4 flap for take-off, moved the handle into what i thought was neutral and we kept going with the checks. I am by no means perfec...

Taking off with the flaps in the fully extended position actually will make it almost impossible to hold the plane on the ground until rotation speed on the metro (as everyone who has either done this by accident or had it done to them by an fo knows :wink: ). The plane doesn't climb normally, but i...

I think its states in the ops manual the 703 300' AGL limit, and 500' for 704 day, 1000' agl night. However, these are superseeded by a memo stating that no A/C shall be operated at an altitude of less than 500'ft agl at any time other than take off or landing. So, you are right about what it states...

I would bring everything that you want to bring. There's enough guys/girls up here with houses/extra storage that at least until you get settled you'll have a place to keep your stuff. Also, I wouldn't worry about a place to stay until you find something permanet, more than enough people up here tha...

Thanks for the responses guys, for some reason I thought there was more protection for any employee, not just pilots. Good information to know...

Original post edited for clarification. Question came up in conversation, which led to a bit of a debate. Would the labour board (or whoever looks into such matters) stand up for a person who was fired from a company for any incident, no matter the severity, if there was no gross negligence and no S...

Quick hypothetical question for the guys/girls on here that know a lot more details about the legal world than I: can a person get fired if they damage an airplane while following SOP's? Let's say they have been at the company long enough that they are off the probationary period, and it’s the first...

Trying to find out anything I can about Air North out of Whitehorse. Tried the search here but can't really find anything about their hiring practices of late. Are they losing guys like everyone else? On PCC its says they still have guys and girls on furlough, say it ain't so? Also have heard throug...

Isn't there two flight schools in Waterville, Greenwood flying club and Scotia flight? Couldn't you just go to the other school?

Waterville NS

Ensuring that the flow of pop and chips will never stop in the northern prairies...

Has anyone heard back from DC yet about the X11?

http://www.davidclark.com/X11/index.html

Would be interested if anyone has any info on Air North as well...

let me know enough in advance and if there is free/ lots of booze I'll be there in a heart beat....

RGS(A) '99 Glider Debert
2000 Power Shearwater (back in the days of SFC)
2002-2004 Glider Instructor
2004 Tow Pilot

FO on the BE99 far away from home

There is a company in Red Lake that just lost a 'ho captain. Don't know the name off hand, I'll ask them next time I see them and pm you.

PM sent

Are you looking for info on the school, or just trying to catch up with some old friends? Either way, had a great time at MFC, now flying 99's up north.


Cheers

Only taking guys/girls from within the company, typical wait time is approx a year... sooner if you go through the flight school. Things are picking up right now though, the last 2-3 guys they took off the ramp were less than a year with the last guy being around 8 months

There's actually quite a few companies looking right now, especially west of Ontario. As long as you are willing to put your time in on the ramp or in dispatch, etc. you should be able to find something. I'm just on my way back from a cross country "air" trip, to move out to my new job. Good luck on...