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by helicopterray
Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: GSH
Replies: 11
Views: 4801

Re: GSH

sunk wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:55 am A deal is in the works with a new group buying GSH in the first quarter of 2013.
What year is this?
by helicopterray
Tue Oct 10, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Journeyman AME
Replies: 5
Views: 1283

Re: Journeyman AME

These ads just show you that the HR departments, or whoever is doing the hiring, knows absolutely nothing about maintenance requirements.
by helicopterray
Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Ridiculous Customer Service
Replies: 10
Views: 1642

Re: Ridiculous Customer Service

I had a flight from Saskatoon to Edmonton last night. It was delayed an hour leaving, no explanation given. Problem is, I had connecting flights from Edmonton as did a few other passengers around me. The FA asked if passengers could remain seated at landing so we could try and make our connections. ...
by helicopterray
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Contract AME rates
Replies: 6
Views: 1597

Re: Contract AME rates

Sad thing is, I'm making those numbers as a full time employee with all the benefits. Contractors should be making a lot more to cover employer taxes and deductions on top of employee deductions.
by helicopterray
Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: Aurora Helicopters
Replies: 9
Views: 3103

Re: Aurora Helicopters

Bug_Stomper_01 wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:12 pm
helicopterray wrote: Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:16 pm The company i was working for last year was looking at the aircraft they put for sale.
A number of the maintenance guys are working for another AMO in Vernon, they're friends of mine
I’m guessing that’s leading edge?
Correct!
by helicopterray
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: The helicopter industry searches for the next generation
Replies: 19
Views: 6064

Re: The helicopter industry searches for the next generation

It is important to take care of the least fortunate in society. This is why in Canada we have made sure that minimum wage meets or exceeds inflation. Helicopter pilots are fairly compensated and no where near minimum wage. The focus should be bringing the bottom up. We don't work in a minimum wage ...
by helicopterray
Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: Aurora Helicopters
Replies: 9
Views: 3103

Re: Aurora Helicopters

The company i was working for last year was looking at the aircraft they put for sale.
A number of the maintenance guys are working for another AMO in Vernon, they're friends of mine
by helicopterray
Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: Aurora Helicopters
Replies: 9
Views: 3103

Re: Aurora Helicopters

They shut their doors over a year ago
by helicopterray
Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: AME pay scales on the rise !
Replies: 76
Views: 6367

Re: AME pay scales on the rise !

Last year's 437000 was the highest number of immigrants ever. Your numbers are off by 50%

https://www.cicnews.com/2023/01/canada- ... #gs.micw78
by helicopterray
Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: AME pay scales on the rise !
Replies: 76
Views: 6367

Re: AME pay scales on the rise !

But hey, if you like you can uproot your whole life to make 60k USD http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=176919 60-90USD, which is more than some in Canada max pay numerically in CAD$. I make much more working 1/10th of what that job would entail. It's depressing when that is called 'high...
by helicopterray
Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Staycation
Replies: 13
Views: 1205

Re: Staycation

Sunshine Coast is great. Spent quite a bit of time there, working and playing. Can you please recommend some places or things to do? I want to explore that area. Check this out. https://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/things-to-do/ It's great for camping, fishing, hiking. From Sechelt, to Pender Harbou...
by helicopterray
Sat Dec 24, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Staycation
Replies: 13
Views: 1205

Re: Staycation

Sunshine Coast is great. Spent quite a bit of time there, working and playing. Probably do that again this spring, maybe summer.
Okanagan is a great place, but I haven't been there in almost 20 years now.
by helicopterray
Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Urgently looking
Replies: 5
Views: 2039

Urgently looking

I see there's a company urgently looking for an AME in the territories.
They're offering $50/day per diem, which if I recall when I did tours there 15 years ago, might just cover dinner if you skip breakfast and lunch.
That is not a current rate for per diem even in the south.
by helicopterray
Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Well, I guess they're trying???
Replies: 18
Views: 2158

Re: Well, I guess they're trying???

If companies want a proper and effective tool control, they should provide the tools and tool boxes. Not offer to shadow my personal box.
by helicopterray
Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:39 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: $100K Catering bill for Canadian government plane
Replies: 29
Views: 2755

Re: $100K Catering bill for Canadian government plane

Recycling stories such as this is designed to manufacture outrage, especially when there's no context provided. Is this a regular occurrence, or a one time expense. What is the average cost of catering for a government flight, over a 10 year average. What does it cost other governments for the same ...
by helicopterray
Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Career of an AME
Replies: 67
Views: 7664

Re: The Career of an AME

As much as I agree that being an AME is a pretty all around crappy job the people you speak of doing things at a later stage in life have put themselves there. Regardless of circumstances nobody forced them into it, nobody forced them to put their thing in another thing and breed, nobody forced the...
by helicopterray
Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:15 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Are their any ames on here?
Replies: 1
Views: 543

Re: Are their any ames on here?

Yes. Post on the maintenance page.
by helicopterray
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:00 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The Career of an AME
Replies: 67
Views: 7664

Re: The Career of an AME

5x5 wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:03 pm Or maybe $150K? And how would Canada/the world work if they did?
Might be able to put a down payment on a 600 square foot condo finally.
by helicopterray
Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:18 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: EASA AMEs in Canadian aviation
Replies: 5
Views: 1065

Re: EASA AMEs in Canadian aviation

This is the part applicable to you: shall submit their graduation certificate, together with a transcript of the training received to the applicable Transport Canada Center (TCC) for assessment. The training received shall be assessed against the pertinent specifications of section 566.03 of this st...

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