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- Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:33 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
OCD ROOOUUUNNNDD

- Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:46 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
I was on IUU(180) and EHJ. I can't believe that OCD is in shambles, what happend? They just redid the floats back in 2002.
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:04 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
You got it, that was the last flt for my 180 for the season, I think mine was the 3rd plane down. I was not based there, wearable air kept them there for the winter. Wow... that pic brought back memories! I used to work for Walstens when they still had a float fleet. Had to go up there one spring t...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:17 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:15 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
You got it, that was the last flt for my 180 for the season, I think mine was the 3rd plane down. I was not based there, weagamow air kept them there for the winter.Meecka wrote:hey Bushpilot,
that shot with the turbo swine with two cessnas tied up behind it, wouldn't be up in Minaki (spelling) would it?
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:06 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:58 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
I hate scanners
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:19 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
got a few more on the burner but will have to wait till tomorrow
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
1 more, still messing with scan settings
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:20 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 675724
Re: Pix From a Swamper - Remembering Craig Chenell
I have looked long enough, now I have to post some of mine. Forgive the quality but I have had to scan them.
More to come
More to come
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Bush/Float Flying Hours
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1585
Re: Bush/Float Flying Hours
I was at 149.0 for about a week strait. What ever came off 30 days ago went back on that day. I was beside myself at the end of that month.
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:47 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: How cold is to cold?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5149
Re: How cold is to cold?
You might want to watch out with that one, all it take is flying into a different air mass and having things over heat while airborne on a 3-4hr trip going from a -40 location to -10. There is a reason why things need to be approved and paper work done.
- Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:18 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Bush/Float Flying Hours
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1585
Re: Bush/Float Flying Hours
My best was 670 from May to Mid Oct. but that was a service not a lodge. I would say anything over 350 would be good.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:54 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
The problem is your not thinking enough about how it will affect the junior guys just. That said if this goes through how or what would you suggest we do for the junior guys who will have to stay in present position for who knows how long. You will get what you want what do we get in return? Wake u...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:39 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
The problem is your not thinking enough about how it will affect the junior guys just. That said if this goes through how or what would you suggest we do for the junior guys who will have to stay in present position for who knows how long. You will get what you want what do we get in return?
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:21 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Your right its all about me and the other few thousand guys it affects. Sorry to rain on your parade, I should just let you take your rightfull position at the top of the list and be thankfully for the scraps you leave at the back door for me. Please don't hit me with that rolled up news paper for q...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:53 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
What is your benifit from all this Mapleleaf do you need more then $130000 for another 5 years or just have nothing else to do after? No. This is not about me. It is about reality. Coming face to face with the fact that the change is upon us and the fact that the players are irrlelevant. It is no l...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:20 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Some do not have pension any more or never did and working to 65 is not a choice anymore its a reality where as are case is different.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:18 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
What I do SEE clearly is that the Baby boomers at the top always want more!Good...and while you're at it....look up the word...."MYOPIA".
By the way yourname, is that like silent as in till your at the top?
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:51 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Sitting in the interview room at Air Canada, you believed that you would change the world by working till 65... Fallacy! You expected those above you to remain till 65... Fallacy! You now expect to reap further reward by remaining.. Truth! No, not really....just trying to do what virtually every ot...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:49 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
[quote="Johnny Mapleleaf Face reality. The isn't about a $130,000 pension. This is about law. And the law does not favour your misconceptions.[/quote] Your right this is about the top 10% getting to best paying jobs out there and making the rest sit on their coat tails even longer then was agreed to...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:58 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Side note, most guys that get hired now are around the age of 30 and will not be getting a full pension nor top aircraft but still don't want to sit in an aircraft any longer then they have to. What ever happened to freedom 55 you never see those commercials anymore! Freedom 55 was a lie perpetrate...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:59 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Side note, most guys that get hired now are around the age of 30 and will not be getting a full pension nor top aircraft but still don't want to sit in an aircraft any longer then they have to.
What ever happened to freedom 55 you never see those commercials anymore!
What ever happened to freedom 55 you never see those commercials anymore!
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:54 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Want To Be a Star?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 14401
Re: Want To Be a Star?
Norwegianwood said Discrimination by MAJORITY is ok in your mind, right????? Sad....... Discrimination!! Ha Let's look at some numbers. if we get to go to 65, which will not happen it will be fly till you die because 65 is just as discriminating as 60, and I still decide that I would like to enjoy f...