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by KAG
Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:25 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Air Canada vs WestJet
Replies: 58
Views: 13053

Re: Air Canada vs WestJet

Are you flying less days at WJ than AC? That depends. I usually work 11 days if I get my NAS turns, some are down to 9. Others 16 regularly - depends on base and time of year, single days vs multi day pairings. I'd say my average over the last decade is 13 days a month. Training inside the block he...
by KAG
Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Air Canada vs WestJet
Replies: 58
Views: 13053

Re: Air Canada vs WestJet

Without wadding into the mud I'll throw my personal experience at WJ. Been here 16+ years. Since having kids (12 years ago) I've worked 1 Christmas. The pay until recently left a serious sour taste in your mouth. That's fixed, massive improvement!!!! For the moment WJ pays top dollar, AC will pass t...
by KAG
Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: The adds are killing this forum
Replies: 32
Views: 2411

The adds are killing this forum

Joe, you still run this thing? The damn adds need to be reduced, this is obscene!!!
by KAG
Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: New payscale
Replies: 95
Views: 27431

Re: New payscale

July 30th will be the first pay under new CA. I'll post what it looks like.
by KAG
Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: New payscale
Replies: 95
Views: 27431

Re: New payscale

I'm happy with this TA. We had a LOT of house cleaning to do, and we got it done. Sure the pay scales by themselves aren't a grand slam, but they're solid. The lifestyle tweaks appear very good. Our vacation credit is among industry leading and we get 3 GDOS with each group of 5 days days off. We ca...
by KAG
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:20 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Arctic King Air captain, 1200 TT, 100 MPIC
Replies: 17
Views: 2927

Re: Arctic King Air captain, 1200 TT, 100 MPIC

At 1200 hours you don't even know what you don't know yet. There's no getting around it, you don't know shit at 1200 hours, and have NO business flying PIC in that environment with that experience level unless every hour you spent since getting your license was flying that plane, on those routes wit...
by KAG
Sun May 29, 2022 8:43 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Pilot shortage …? Reality or fake news ..
Replies: 45
Views: 11938

Re: Pilot shortage …? Reality or fake news ..

With early retirements, less students, and covid - we may not be in a "shortage" but the days of kicking over a rock and 3 ATPL pilots with type ratings scurrying out are over.
It's a pretty good time to be a pilot right now, we'll see if we actually capitalize on it
by KAG
Sun Feb 06, 2022 9:01 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Tips and tricks thread
Replies: 33
Views: 4133

Re: Tips and tricks thread

When I first started out as a rampy at wasaya a c208 pilot who had thousands of hours on floats told me somthing that stuck with me - if you're running out of runway (or water) and just get airborne, point at the tree tops, "I'd rather see you clear those trees at 10 feet and a 100 kts rather then 1...
by KAG
Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:15 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion
Replies: 32
Views: 5813

Re: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion

Bob, I'm not a self proclaimed expert in anything, especially somthing I haven't touched since 2006. That said there's no reason why you can't use reserve thrust on gravel, none. I never said it's required, I said you can. I've have taken king airs into short, Iced up runways (2400" being the shorte...
by KAG
Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:34 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Tips and tricks thread
Replies: 33
Views: 4133

Tips and tricks thread

Hello all, been awhile. Every so often a thread is started with tips to help keep you safe, get the job easier. Every plane is unique, so are the areas we fly. I'm just getting this started, and will add to it later tonight (have board games to play with my son). So please, those of you who've got s...
by KAG
Tue Feb 01, 2022 4:30 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion
Replies: 32
Views: 5813

Re: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion

There’s like… zero reason to use reverse on a Beech product. Especially in Red Deer. That's a completely inaccurate statement. I agree tho. I never used reverse on a landing and I have 2000 hrs of King Air all around Nunavut on small gravel runway. You simply don’t touch reverse on gravel, even les...
by KAG
Tue Feb 01, 2022 4:16 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion
Replies: 32
Views: 5813

Re: Asymmetric Reverse Leads to King Air Excursion

‘Bob’ wrote: Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:54 am There’s like… zero reason to use reverse on a Beech product.

Especially in Red Deer.
That's a completely inaccurate statement.
by KAG
Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?
Replies: 32
Views: 5534

Re: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?

I'm really surprised no ones mentioned Fire fighting. 7 24 hour shifts a month, and every fire fighter I know has a side hussle and lives better then I do lol. Besides, everyone's happy to see a fireman (person), not so much a cop 😀 That's easier said than done. Decent jobs with low barriers to ent...
by KAG
Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?
Replies: 32
Views: 5534

Re: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?

I'm really surprised no ones mentioned Fire fighting. 7 24 hour shifts a month, and every fire fighter I know has a side hussle and lives better then I do lol. Besides, everyone's happy to see a fireman (person), not so much a cop 😀 That's easier said than done. Decent jobs with low barriers to ent...
by KAG
Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?
Replies: 32
Views: 5534

Re: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?

I'm the son of a 43 year veteran of the RCMP. My dad basically forbid me from joining the force. I'm really surprised no ones mentioned Fire fighting. 7 24 hour shifts a month, and every fire fighter I know has a side hussle and lives better then I do lol. Besides, everyone's happy to see a fireman ...
by KAG
Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:43 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Swoop alum
Replies: 54
Views: 25250

Re: Swoop alum

If you live in a van, you have lost the game of life! You can’t spin it into a positive. To be fair, if you have wanderlust, desire to travel a lot and dont care about a fixed address and are happy...who says you've lost? Now living in an abandoned van on blocks, now that's failing life. Then again...
by KAG
Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Use the Autofeather
Replies: 32
Views: 4539

Re: Use the Autofeather

4 bladed King Airs have a modified definition of VMC - dead engine feathered, not windmilling. I assume the same for other types with 4 blades.
Check it every flight.
by KAG
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:57 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Traning bond or ... non flying job
Replies: 30
Views: 3697

Re: Traning bond or ... non flying job

Take the job if its one you see yourself doing for a year or so. you're not going to get called back soon anyway, and companies resume piles will just keep getting bigger with higher time pilots. As for training bonds, if an employer tries to sneak one in on you during recurrent ask for an education...
by KAG
Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:55 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Crickets
Replies: 20
Views: 15757

Re: Crickets

The calm before the storm...For myself Im enjoying the most time off since high school. I'm hopeful for a continuation of MOA2, but I'm not sure thats realistic. I expect as the leaves start to turn these forums will be busy again.
Stay healthy all.
by KAG
Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:48 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Travel starting to come back?
Replies: 33
Views: 15295

Re: Travel starting to come back?

Not much to see here. Sunwing is selling packages until there’s enough demand to fire up their own planes. This was the plan from the beginning. I can guarantee the full AC flights weren’t full of WG pax. And thank you to AC for flying peeps down to our hotels. Get some revenue going. WG is still t...

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