The way I see it your current pay is being paid by the government, well ultimately by the Canadian tax payer via Sunwing. I'm pretty sure its not coming out of there pocket? These payments being put in place to enable you to manage while also allowing Sunwing to keep there workforce in place for th...

The way I understand it CERB is basically an EI replacement with similar rules with working. CEWS is a subsidy given to companies to pay their employees. My pay check show up every two weeks from Sunwing not the government of Canada. I don’t see working another job being a problem.

If you’re on CEWS your cheque’s are coming from your company. I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to work. I couldn’t find an official answer one way or another. I do know a lot of guys double dipping.

Absolutely not. If I’m not able to go back to my previous job when this is over I’ll be doing whatever I can to get back in the cockpit somewhere. There aren’t many jobs where you can make this much money for this little work. I prefer to not work for a living.

I’ll give it a go. Obviously we are in very uncertain times right now so I’ll base my info off of before the pandemic. What are some annoying things about your job? -long days -seniority system that can more or less put you in “golden handcuffs” once you get to a certain point in a company -the shit...

I don’t really see how reaching out to someone you know/knew for info is being a kiss ass. I’ve had plenty of people I haven’t talked to in years inquire about where I work. And a significant part of what got me in the door at my current job was help from a friend of a friend.

I would bet a lot of money there won’t be a merger. Sunwing airlines is simply a shuttle bus to service their hotels. I don’t see a scenario in a downturn where a merger does anything to help the hunters. I’m still reasonably confident Swg will survive as long as the borders open up this winter, but...

How rare are degrees? I feel like anyone under 30 would have one since most people want to have a backup career There are tons of us. I wonder how many hours is a degree worth? Assuming the only difference between two guys is the paper and the hours It seems the only place in Canada that cares abou...

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Mon May 25, 2020 6:47 pm

How rare are degrees? I feel like anyone under 30 would have one since most people want to have a backup career

There are tons of us.

Assuming travel insurance will cover them I think they’ll travel. Most people I know young, old and everything in between are itching to travel once it’s relatively safe again. I think it will take a few years to get back to 2019 levels but there will still be enough people looking to get away to ke...

You do realize that it takes 4 years to 'go get a trade ticket'. Indeed but at the end of the day I don't know anyone in the trades that hasn't made a far better living than most pilots. Who would leave a cash cow to aviation where you have little to no job security. Most of the tradesmen I know ca...

Where is that being floated?

If you turn down that really good non flying job let me know. I’ll take it!

This again? Why wouldn't you be able to? Everything has a risk, your kid could bust his leg on the trampoline, requiring emergency services. Was jumping on the trampoline necessary? No, but it's going to happen. Why is flying for fun any different? A lot of people don’t share your opinion. You shou...

You need an ops spec approval in a commercial operators manual to operate under reduced visibility operations. Or a kind ground that will not cador you for being silly and wanting to take your toys out on a bad day . But what kind of GA airplane wants to taxi in 25 kt winds , knowing you are going ...

I’ve done plenty of flights with a GPS u/s. We were filed xxx radial until able direct xxx. There isn’t a requirement to stay on an airway. Also, I believe if you are staying in radar coverage then vectors can be used as your back up way to navigate.

Another point is an interview at a major is far from a guarantee. There are plenty of jet captains flying Boeing’s and air buses who have never been able to get an interview at big red.

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Once again I ran the numbers myself and ended up getting more back with my own work. I now do my own taxes.

I wonder which would stand up to an audit...

It was a matter of claiming something under me or my wife. Made a difference of a couple hundred bucks.

I just did my own taxes this year... And then I asked myself why the hell did I pay someone to do it all these years? It's the easiest thing... Just takes a little bit of reading if your return is a little more complex. Some accountants charge hundreds of dollars, yet they claim they save you hundr...

So "you can start when you get to 1000 hours" did not happen in the last couple of years? Getting in the system is not what I am talking about. I am talking about line flying. But, yes, I have no first hand knowledge of everything. Airline flying has always just been a fantasy for me. Yes 250 hour ...

I’ve been trained a RTO is an automatic mayday call. That usually gets everyone’s attention.

The point people are trying to make is, if you want to fly you’ll find a way to make it happen. Plenty of people were still going to flight school after 9/11, many of them stuck with it and made a great career for themselves eventually. If you are second guessing your decision because of recent even...

I do know a few people who have that restriction on their license but I believe they were all at their current employers when that happened. With the difficulties many small operators are having finding pilots I don’t see you having an issue getting a job at one of those. Moving up the ladder in you...

If a potential dip in hiring is making you ask that question then you don’t really want to fly anyway. So yes, you should quit training.

Any word on if there was actually any smoke or just a smoke detector going off?