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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Only two replied
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7143
Re: Only two replied
I had posted an ad. on this site and received only two replies, one from a non licenced pilot, the other an airline pilot that I was able to meet in person, my notice was " Fly for cost of fuel" I expected more replies from pilots in the CYXU area, The advertisement read that you fly my aircraft a ...
- Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Experience with Porter's Early Connections Program?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2054
Re: Experience with Porter's Early Connections Program?
Destination Porter helped me get connected and eventually hired at Porter. I got accepted into the program after graduating Confed. Once you're in the program you get paired up with a current Porter mentor who can be used as an industry connection, they'll check in now and again to see how your tim...
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Experience with Porter's Early Connections Program?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2054
Re: Experience with Porter's Early Connections Program?
Destination Porter helped me get connected and eventually hired at Porter. I got accepted into the program after graduating Confed. Once you're in the program you get paired up with a current Porter mentor who can be used as an industry connection, they'll check in now and again to see how your time...
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:54 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Tired of the Canadian Aviation Industry
- Replies: 72
- Views: 11949
Re: Tired of the Canadian Aviation Industry
I am an FO for a regional and run my own business on the side and still struggle to support my family in Toronto. I'm considering ditching the whole airline dream and going back to my software engineering career. Living beyond ones means is usually the cause of struggle now days. For example I bet ...
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:13 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Best resource on airliner systems
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2618
Re: Best resource on airliner systems
I just finished a book "Turbine Pilot Flight Manual" by Gregory N Brown. I think it does a good job of giving you a basic foundation of knowledge. Quick read and good info. E-book version is cheap too.
- Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:41 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: INRAT advice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16275
Re: INRAT advice
Apologies for the thread resurrection, but does the INRAT have to be rewritten if applying for an ATPL 24 months after first passing it (Similar to the SAMRA/SARON requirements)?
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:33 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Conversion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1094
Re: Conversion
I'll bet there are a number of opportunities to get on with someone who has aircraft that don't require the IATRA to start. Sure, not having the IATRA is a negative. However, surely having 2000 hours Rotary is a much larger plus.
Either way Good luck!
Either way Good luck!
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 12:43 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Flight Following (radar surveillance for VFR)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4266
Re: Flight Following (radar surveillance for VFR)
Just guessing based on personal experience, but much of the area flown in Canada includes a large portion without or with very limited radar coverage and so it was not routine in training or after to ask for flight following as most of the flight was outside any radar coverage. Just not a habit. Wh...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:47 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: North America 737/320 Pay Round-up
- Replies: 81
- Views: 23933
Re: North America 737/320 Pay Round-up
I pulled figures off Airlinepilotcentral and threw them all together. Converted to CAD. Not sure the accuracy of APC's numbers (I don't think there are many premiums in there) but from what it looks like, after your 2nd year as an FO you're ahead of an AC captain. Feedback always appreciated.
- Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:19 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: The Air Canada OTS thread
- Replies: 2324
- Views: 813162
- Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:06 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Confederation's Pilot Program
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2318
Re: Confederation's Pilot Program
Tuition was $1,500-2,300 depending on the semester for 5 semesters. Did my Multi-IFR for $~6,000. Float program is "suspended" or something like that. To the original question, if you fail any of the written exams you're removed from the program. You would have to repay any student loans or whatever...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Upgrade times and pay.
- Replies: 68
- Views: 28850
Re: Upgrade times and pay.
One thing to add if it hasn't been mentioned, not all open positions are offered in each ground school course. For example, the most recent GS had an option of A320, 737 and EMJ. No RP positions were offered. In the ground school you pick seniority numbers and then based on your seniority number wi...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:51 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Porter YQT Base
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4111
Re: Porter YQT Base
Must be looking at routes west of YQT...anyone know if this is a port type base and how many pilots are they wanting to base there? Nothing official but this article: https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/porter-airlines-opening-crew-base-thunder-bay/?utm_source=skies-daily-news-todays-news&utm_c...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:40 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: New TA?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 18588
Re: New TA?
Can anybody ELI5 (explain like I'm 5) the consequences of Rouge expansion? I heard someone mention it will mean more days worked per month to NB pilots. I guess I don't understand the differences between Mainline and Rouge very well.
- Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:51 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Seneca, Sault or Confederation for Flight Training?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3420
Re: Seneca, Sault or Confederation for Flight Training?
All relative in my opinion. Confederation is a 2 year program. Sault is 3. Seneca 4. Confederation you only get your group 3 IFR. Seneca and Sault you get Group 1. I would say Confed grads get the first job quickest (seeing as they graduate a year earlier), but Sault and Seneca grads have the chance...
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:32 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: The Hiring Tsunami numbers updates:
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4661
Re: The Hiring Tsunami numbers updates:
Offered to, I'm guessing, Seneca grads?
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:58 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Kakabeka Falls fatality
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5658
Re: Kakabeka Falls fatality
1 Month Vacation.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:51 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 430001
Re: Air Canada Pool
Haha, ya it's quite a messy system to wrap my head around.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Kakabeka Falls fatality
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5658
Re: Kakabeka Falls fatality
Seriously! I was out there a week ago, such a nice sense of community with all the owners. Hard to believe such a tragedy could take place there.Bede wrote:I'm a member of the flying club and the volunteer fire department out here. Not a good day in paradise...
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:38 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: Air Canada Pool
- Replies: 1316
- Views: 430001
Re: Air Canada Pool
You need the [/quote] at the end to close the quotation