If I remember correctly there was a gentleman by the name of Pierre working the Tindi dock last summer. I believe there were a fair chunk of Twin Otter captains convinced he was going to get decapitated due to a lack of situational awareness with regards to spinning propellors. Hope Confederation Co...

Pierre,

Did you have the privelege of working for any of the aviation companies located in Yellowknife?

I quit my job running heavy equipment to work on a ramp. I spent 4 years running a backhoe with only a grade 12 education and on the job experience. After 3 years there I was making $21/hour plus benefits. They were a great company. Now I work in avaition on the ramp, working for another great compa...

What kind of training do you provide, and what are your rates? I thought the cherokee 140 at the airport was the only aircraft for rent in this town.

I've never actually been to Air Hart, but I did my float rating with a guy who trained there and also ran a satelite base for them in Victoria. I believe they have an excellent reputation and their rates are reasonable. If it had been an option for me I would have done a 50hr floast program at Air H...

Buffalo is a very tough place to work. I'm working with a guy right now who spent time there. He worked from 5 in the morning till 10 at night with few days off. But he liked the guys and got along with Jo. If you are young and single and willing to put up with long hours, it can certainly get you s...

I've have recently been hired with one of the above mentioned companies and everything that the guy before me just wrote is accurate. Yellowknife is expensive, the wait on the ramp is long, but there are great companies here, the summer is looking wonderful so far, and all the people I've met so far...