The 500 MPIC was taken from the Pilot Career Centre website... Not sure if that info gets updated by Conair people.

I flew S/E VFR for 11 years & my ATPL was never downgraded... It hurt my brain a little to get recurrent with a new type rating though!

Minimums at Conair have dropped. 2000TT 500MPIC ATPL & a valid Grp1 Instrument Rating.

Do any Canadian operators other than RCMP fly them single pilot?

There’s a decent SVFR article in this copy of the Aviation Safety Newsletter....

https://tc.canada.ca/sites/default/file ... 3_2012.pdf

Probably not a bad idea to contact some operators that hire newbies & ask what they would like to see. However... If you want to fly floats commercially, then it is not a bad idea to build as much float time into your CPL time building as possible. I would look for a place that will eventually cut y...

Mr “Hog” oinks the truth... It’s a good place to work. Just my opinion... There are pilots & engineers working there who have been there for decades. To the Original Poster, I think they are regularly advertising because of the current hiring climate. It might Have something to do with terms & condi...

150 +/-50. Could be 50 on the low side, or 300 0n the top end.

Aerocourse obviously comes highly recommended. It seems like a good way to get it done in the least amount of time. The way I did it was to gather as much material as I could based on the TC study and reference guides(Aim RAC, IPM, etc.) & study. Do some practice exams. Take exams. I passed them fir...

https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=44804&posted=2018-11-29 MANITOBA ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT FOR SUPPRESSION OF WILDFIRES The government of Manitoba has entered into an agreement with Babcock Canada Inc. to provide services for the suppression of wildfires, including the use of water bombers, ...

If one uses the Encore PICUS option to top up the PIC for the ATPL, is it possible to progress to the left seat on the Q? Or do they have greater experience requirements in their promotional standards...?

As BPF posted above, referencing CAR 421.69 (5) (a) (ii) http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/regserv/cars/part4-standards-421-1086.htm?WT.mc_id=vl7fd#421_26 (ii) An applicant who holds an Airline Transport Pilot Licence - Aeroplane, or a teaching certificate issued by provincial or territorial aut...

Can you still do it in a Redbird? Transport had made some changes to the requirements... Anybody know if this has changed?

Just my opinion, but you are really selling yourself short in this hiring climate with 500 hrs & looking for a dock job. If you get some flying right away, then maybe.... But there will definitely be many pilots with fewer hrs than you & a basic float rating getting a flying seat this season. Perhap...

These interactive video tutorials can be useful.


https://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/

Any new news regarding the TC/Redbird RNAV issues? I'm looking at doing an IPC in the fall on my own dime...
Cheers

I have heard a couple "rumours" that the Redbird Sims no longer qualify for doing IPC's.... Anybody in the know on this one?? I wasn't a huge fan of the "Tilt-A-Whirl"... but they provided an affordable option for training & renewals.

Now there is a classy post.

Here's an older post from the Vertical site..
http://forums.verticalmag.com/topic/742 ... -a-newbie/

One thing is for sure. If you ever want to rent & fly an aircraft recreationally once you are all licensed up, it will be a lot easier & less $$ to rent a little airplane...

Well... It is a charter after all!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-medical-rescue-antarctic-kenn-borek-1.3636065 Two Twin Otter planes from Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air are on their way to the South Pole to carry out a medical evacuation. One will stay at the British station Rothera for search and rescue purposes, whil...

What bobm said...

I don't think any of us on here need convincing that the 415/215T's are ultimately superior firefighting aircraft to the Air Tractors. Even a child standing at the airport fence can spot the better airplane. Bombardier has ceased production of the 415. How sad. Meanwhile Air Tractor & Wipaire are pu...

Awesome Video!

That strip at the head of Moses Inlet has not been used in years... Like many other strips along the Coast, they became unnecessary with the introduction of floating camps for logging.
That isn't the strip from the Twotter crash vid...

I'm with North Shore on this one. I did what you are proposing. Although it was great training & interesting. It really served me very little in the float world. Do it when you think you'll need it & it will all be fresh. Unless you just have a bunch of time & money you need to use up...:) Having sa...