Hey everybody, I'm going to finish my CPL by the end of this year, with the intention of finding a job flying on floats (hopefully not, but most assuredly in BFNW) next spring. I currently work for Harbour Air as a dockhand, which gives me a litany of pilot opinions on what I should do for training,...

No job lined up, cyyb. Won't be employable until the 2016 season. Just curious how my next few years might line up.

Additionally, how many hours does a seasoned float pilot get on avg?

Buying a plane isn't an option. Any problems and I can't afford to fix them. I'm working full time, living with parents, and don't own a car. All my money goes into flying. I have no more to give. I need some lottery tix.

So it's sounding like claiming PIC time with Bush Dude to my right ain't the way to go. Would it matter if I had 50 hours on floats and no solo time (aside from the 5 takeoffs and landings needed for the endorsement) when initially looking for work? And for clarification I fly out of Pitt Meadows, B...

To clear things up, flights with Bush Dude would be XC, with plenty of landing/take off exposure. While I would be PIC, he would still be next to me to give input. I'm not going to sit back and be lazy just because there's someone there. There's no way I could ever get and hold down a job, let alone...

As for Bush Dude being at my side and me calling it PIC, I guess I would get PIC time and he wouldn't claim any flight time in his logbook. His words were essentially, "You can have PIC time. I don't need more numbers in my logbook." I haven't had a chance to discuss this with an instructor from my ...

I'm currently at 100 hours, and debating getting 50 hours on floats as part of my CPL training, as my ultimate goal is working for a float outfit that travels between Vancouver and the Island, or something kinda sorta like that. ObViously it'll take time working in the middle of nowhere before that ...