You guys all know what this means right???
There is now a Gimli glider and a Gillem glider!
I will now continue to confuse the two towns names forever...
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- Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:55 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: King Air at Gillam, MB
- Replies: 156
- Views: 14050
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:23 am
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: The Air Canada OTS thread
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 368038
Re: The Air Canada OTS thread
I finnally got the call! I interviewed back in June, and got the "12 month" letter. Got a Jan.7th start day! It was helpful for me to see on this thread when others had interviewed and gotten their PIT courses, so I thought I would do the same.
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:33 am
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Flair buys Newleaf
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10829
Re: Flair buys Newleaf
I've also flown with new leaf three times now, and had a good experience each time. Ive noticed that not only does new leaf charge on average half as much as air canada and westjet on the routes that it flys, but air canada and westjet are matching new leaf prices. But they only match prices on the ...
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:53 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: 500hrs milestone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2308
Re: 500hrs milestone
Ive now met three pilots that quit their jobs, one with 500 hrs and the other two with 1000-1200 hours, with the belief that one of these navajo jobs/king air FO jobs would be super easy to get. All three had a very hard time, two ended up taking jobs as dispatchers in order to get in line for a kin...
- Tue May 24, 2016 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Poll: Best Company - Pacific
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2451
Poll: Best Company - Pacific
I am actually kind of curious if this will work. In the Best Company forum, a bunch of people are discussing what is the best company in each region of Canada, and all the many many factors that make a company the best for different people. I think it really just boils down to what company you want ...
- Sun May 22, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Best Company
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5037
Re: Best Company
I think the only way your actually gonna get a clear answer is if you make a forum for each province, and have a survey with every company listed in that province, and have us all vote. Maybe have it so you could vote for 3 companies in each province. It would be a lot of work to put together, but w...
- Thu May 19, 2016 12:00 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Personality a Setback?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4937
Re: Personality a Setback?
What I've learned in this career is that in order to be anti social as a pilot, you actually need to try to be anti social everyday. What I'm saying is you don't need to be super outgoing to make friends as a pilot, you just have to not say no everytime someone at work invites you out for drinks or ...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:15 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New Economist Pilot shortage article
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1178
New Economist Pilot shortage article
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver ... ilot-light
Says a lot of the same things that other articles have said, but it has a nice happy ending. I find the economist usually has a nice way of cutting through the bull.
Says a lot of the same things that other articles have said, but it has a nice happy ending. I find the economist usually has a nice way of cutting through the bull.
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:16 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Nav Canada fee
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2942
Re: Nav Canada fee
I just got a letter from revenue Canada saying that the money I owe nav canada will be taken from my tax return if I dont pay it. Which I mean... kinda seems easier to me?
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:38 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR flight itinerary
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3358
Re: IFR flight itinerary
In order for a controller to issue a clearance he needs flight plan data in the "system" hence the filing of IFR itins with an FIC prior to flight. If the itin is filed with company, the controller has no data so some kind of airfile would be required to get a clearance. Once again, personal operat...
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: IFR flight itinerary
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3358
Re: IFR flight itinerary
This is a good post, because I had the same confusion as the OP, and basically figured it out the same way everyone else does, by getting the "WTF is this guy talking about" voice from ATC, and then air filing a flight plan. One of those situations where what the rules clearly say is allowed, is not...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New Leaf (ULCC) starts February 12
- Replies: 120
- Views: 26225
Re: New Leaf (ULCC) starts February 12
It looks like for more then a couple flights that new leaf does they are cutting the price by more then half of what AC and WJ are charging. I can't say much about their business plan, but Im pretty sure those planes are gonna be full at those prices. I think a whole new group of people that wouldn'...
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:28 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Mobile App Brainstorming Please
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1724
Re: Mobile App Brainstorming Please
I would love to see a well done NOTAM app, where you can enter an entire area of Canada into the app and it spits out a list of NOTAMs for that area that you can easily refresh, and then gives you alerts when new NOTAMs pop up in your selected area. Shouldn't be too hard and I would pay money to not...
- Tue Nov 17, 2015 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Enerjet and the refugees
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2803
Re: Enerjet and the refugees
I hate when people compare being unemployed in Canada to having your home and family bombed and then moving your family to live in a tent in a new country with only the possessions you could carry while the world eyes you suspiciously like your a terrorist. When I was growing up I was taught that Ca...
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: B.C. Supreme Court enforces training bond agreement
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4413
Re: B.C. Supreme Court enforces training bond agreement
That was an interesting read, I enjoyed reading between the lines of the unbiased judge lingo. I was rooting for the girl, because you know, training bonds suck, but wow she seems like a peice of work! After reading the whole thing it looks like they weren't gonna come after her for the $23000 until...
- Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Voyageur Airways Wawcon and bonds
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8436
Re: Voyageur Airways Wawcon and bonds
Before someone says don't we have enough flame wars/forums about voyageur, I also have all of the same questions. Yes I've looked through all the previous forums, entertaining, but not so informative.
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Winter Flight Suit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2067
Re: Winter Flight Suit
Carhartt insulated winter bib pants is what I used to carry around while winter flying... Easy to put on and take off, weren't too hot in the plane but worked damn well in -30 degree weather. A lot cheaper to buy than the flight suit you linked to as well!!! All the best, TPC Haha I've used those e...
- Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Winter Flight Suit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2067
Winter Flight Suit
I was looking at buying one of these thinsulate lined flight suits for the winter, does anyone have any experience with these? Im mostly worried that it will become uncomfortably warm once the plane warms up, but any reviews or comments are appreciated. http://www.shop.flightsuits.ca/THINSULATE-POLY...
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:38 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Foam party at YYZ north end
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4151
Re: Foam party at YYZ north end
Underneath all that foam is a very confused smoker whose cigarette just went out.
Touche Canadian Cancer Society, touche.
Touche Canadian Cancer Society, touche.
- Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:28 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Career Question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2130
Re: Career Question
Also because you have asked this question you have forfeited your right to come back on this forum in a year and complain about how much money you spent on your licence and how shocked you are about low salaries in aviation.
I dont make the rules.
I dont make the rules.
- Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Career Question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2130
Re: Career Question
Ahhh, its always nice to see some one peeking over the cliff instead of just running and jumping! First of all it sounds like you have found yourself a keeper if your significant other is even letting you consider this. Secondly it sounds like you already have a decent idea of what you are in for. I...
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Perimeter Sanny accident report
- Replies: 109
- Views: 9257
Re: Perimeter Sanny accident report
I also find it shocking that the lack of a straight in approach to both runways was not even included as a risk factor in this report. They must secretly admit that this is a risk factor if an rnav approach appeared there soon after the accident. I remember about a month after the keystone accident ...
- Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Perimeter
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2756
Re: Perimeter
You heard mixed things about perimeter so you came to avcanada to sort it out?
Good Luck...
Good Luck...
- Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Beren's Band roasts air ambulance service in the media
- Replies: 89
- Views: 6124
Re: Beren's Band roasts air ambulance service in the media
I agree with charlie on this one, a runway cant be long enough during the day and too short at night. I can totally understand the nurses outrage in a situation like this although going directly to the media was probably a poor choice. If I were that nurse the whole situation would stink a little bi...
- Tue May 12, 2015 10:16 pm
- Forum: Corporate
- Topic: Pilatus PC-24
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14063
Re: Pilatus PC-24
Has anyone ordered this plane in canada yet? I can see it quickly taking over as a medevac plane, especially for the more unstable patients on reserves.