I have the A20 and did the QC35/UFlyMike combo as a backup. My A20 is now my backup. Love the UFlyMike! That is saying a lot because the A20 is a fantastic setup. It’s just my second choice


JB

TeePeeCreeper wrote: Cool story! But 7F isn’t the only one around. It amazes me that the new commers wish to be bonded or would even accept such a notion… TPC Was just replying to someone asking if Canadian North did bonds. Forgot to quote their question. My bad. Also, we’re now 5T :D Jeff

No bond at Canadian North.

I can’t speak for the YYC or YEG bases, but I believe our most junior YOW 737 skipper is at about 7 years. I would venture to guess that YYC/YEG are around the same. ATR Captains are being hired off the street at the moment. We have some 25-30 year ATR Captains who love YZF or the YOW/YFB rotational...

thepoors wrote:

Where else are the 737 bases, apart from YEG?

Boeing bases are YEG, YYC and YOW.

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Lots of great info above from Aspired. The only thing I would add is that the ATR Sept is presently hiring direct entry Captains now; something that is quite rare and has only recently happened in the 16 years I’ve been here. The quality of life is great if you don’t mind living in YZF (on the ATR)....

Pat Richard wrote: As an AME, who did many contracts over several years up there, I was never excited to go there and always happy to leave. I think this describes how every rotator feels about their place of employment (I have commuter friends who say the same about YYZ/YVR). Pat- I think you hones...

Captain must be PPC’d. FO can be PCC’d (as the 200 is certified in Canada as a single pilot machine). Also depends on how SOP’s/FOM/Ops Specs are laid out…because of this, the FO may indeed need to be PPC’d as well.

Aspired, We’re seeing a huge hiring spree happen at the moment- I suppose you could say that now is the time to get in; much like other organizations. An area that I believe we excel is our lifestyle. I am YZF-based and I would guess that our normal line pilots average about 25 nights/month at home ...

Canadian North has a pretty good lifestyle. Home most nights and the money is good. Jumpseat/Staff travel program and other standard benefits. Bases in YYC/YEG/YZF/YOW. PM with any questions!


Jeff

Short answer: there is something in it for everyone who stays. Though I don’t do rotational work up here, life is good. Everything is 15 minutes away, I can bid my schedule to be home 27-28 days per month on average (unless you want to do training or out of town work). That applies to junior folks t...

Born here, but stayed and love it. It’s expensive, but it’s all relative: you can substitute teach on your days off (no qualifications required, just a criminal records check), and make over $300/day to supplement income if desired. Gas is $1.50, but we typically only drive 8-10k per year. Probably ...

Bede said:

…but its not good enough for piston airplanes. It does a weird thing on takeoff where it can’t keep up and cycles on and off.

Didn’t realize that! Thanks for pointing that out for anyone flying pistons.

If you’re planning on flying for a long time, don’t cheap out on a headset. I currently use a Bose QC35 (non ‘aviation’), with a UFly Mic/adaptor, and find it super lightweight and more comfortable than the Bose A20 that I purchased many years ago (it also happens to be about half the price which wa...

I think what a lot of people are missing, is that many of these tests will not provide an accurate result when symptoms are not presenting. Example- you contact COVID the day before you travel ‘home’. You could do ten rapid tests on your travel day, and it’s highly unlikely that any will yield a pos...

Check with your ALPA Rep. Typically one of the requirements of jumpseat travel is a RAIC and a Company ID...neither of which would be valid if you are furloughed unfortunately.

L-382 Hercules. Happened because of a lay-off and I wasn’t excited about it at first for some reason, but ended up loving every second of it. From Alert to the Dominican Republic, from Vancouver to Bermuda...I had the pleasure of doing some really cool trips with some unbelievable crews. Not sure I’...

It is an ATC assigned altitude in a radar controlled environment. If one were to cold weather correct a MA altitude, should we start cold weather correcting a SID altitude as well (rhetorical)?

Iqaluit is +/- 2 yrs. Yellowknife is considerably longer.