But let me be clear. It is going to a tough slog unless you are incredibly lucky. You have to want to be a pilot more than anything else and be prepared to push through a lot of disappointment. Big Pistons Forever, thank you for the advice! I am looking for aviation job opportunities right now. The...

Certainly don't feel bad if you didn't make it through FEAST. Many, many don't. You can wait the 18 months (used to be 12) and then try again. As for trying in other countries, unfortunately, that won't work. They only hire their own citizens to go through the program. There is a company in the Emir...

Yeah, I talked to a company up north and they said they had a guy come from Summit (to them) who was there for 2 years on the ramp. I know that doesn't represent the north as a whole but I was surprised considering they keep posting ATR FOS, dispatch to flight line and ramp to flight line jobs. Tha...

What gives? Is it that hard to find qualified guys? With what they pay captains I would expect it to be quite challenging to fill those seats with anyone other than internal applicants. As for FOs, their ramp & dispatch depts used to be full of them, so it's baffling as to why they continue to incl...

FlyCemair "is a licensed international and domestic scheduled and non-scheduled airline" based in South Africa. Got the info from their official Twitter account. https://twitter.com/flycemair?lang=en From: https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/79370-south-africas-cemair-looks-to-resume-flight-ops ...

I wrote the FDOPS & FDMET recently. Passed both. Here are a few questions but not the answers (look them up and learn something): ... = I don't remember #) What height does a CTRL zone start at? 700 FT ASL 700FT AGL Surface ... #) When does a CVR need to record? 1) From when crew enter the cockpit 2...

Tell us what you want new pilots with 250-500 hours to do to get that first job. What should the 703/704 operators do so they don't keep reposting ads every 2 weeks .... So how do you fix this never ending vicious cycle in an idealistic world? These are disparate "problems" and I don't understand w...

Oh. I’m sorry. Yeah, Air Canada is hiring pilots with 500 hours and zero multi!!!! Expect the base of your choice and to be upgraded to captain on the 787 in six months!!!!!! :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 :smt040 You have two...

You're stuck at 500 hrs? Much better than being stuck at 220! You now meet a lot of the posted minimums (500 min for Medevac) so your options are really starting to open up. There isn't a real shortage, there's only a shortage of 10,000 hr captains with 1000 hrs time-on-type. This shortage talk is j...

My coworker mentioned a freshly minted CPL w/ MIFR just got offered a direct-entry navajo FO position at SkyCare. I am actively seeking a position so will report back if I have any leads worth sharing. Luckily I am employed so I don't need a job yesterday. I remember looking years ago when things we...

That was kind-of my point. I think people here are much too optimistic about the ability of the average person to swim fully clothed in cold water for more than a few minutes. I don't believe getting out of the aircraft is the biggest hurdle - it's what happens in the five minutes after. Agreed. Pe...

As a new pilot you will have to live in poverty because there are no decent paying entry-level jobs, as _numerous_ people have attested to both here on forums and in real life. If you finish in a year and then get a job @ 29 and then live in poverty for a few years you should be able to start making...

Just to play devils advocate... Doesn't that mean the industry is getting better and safer by companies hiring more experienced crews? ;) No, unfortunately it doesn't mean that. It means that there is an ever-growing bottleneck which is detrimental to all the people who choose to enter the aviation...

I respect you Sky_Conqueror, for pursuing a job opportunity outside of Canada. You are one of the lucky few. I tried but they had stopped accepting low-timers. Now that fewer and fewer companies in Canada are accepting low-timers and flight schools continue to pump out new CPLs, and the fact that fe...

To tell you bluntly, you're screwed unless you're an instructor. Someone mentioned that you should spend money on an IFR or Float rating when the money starts to roll in; let me tell you, it's going to be a while before that starts to happen, whether you get lucky enough to find a job on the ramp so...

I'm never going to get another paying job That's easy to do in Ontario, but an impressive feat in Alberta! Of course he means if you have 10,000 hrs and are type-rated on multiple jets. Ontario is not a good spot for anyone who is beginning their career. Back on topic.....anyone going to Oshkosh th...

I'm going to write the dispatch exams this upcoming week and was wondering if anyone who has written them can give me any useful information. Anything surprising, particularly challenging?

Thanks