Companies don't care what aircraft you got your license on, they will be training you to their standard on their aircraft anyway. It would be wrong to say the first job would be in turbines, it's possible, but not guaranteed. Many tourism and ENG positions for those first jobs use the R44. The 206 i...

It would be better if you listed the type of medium you were purchasing, as that could change the answers. However, here's a ballpark answer. Pretty much all mediums can be operated single pilot VFR, both single-engine and twin-engine variants (ie; 205 / 212). Two pilots would be required for IFR op...

When I got my Nexus issued, the US Border Agent who conducted the American side of my interview went out of his way to make sure I understood you needed to have a valid passport with you to utilize the Nexus Card. So until I get a letter from the US Government telling me differently, that's what I g...

EasyTarget wrote: ↑Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:56 pm (I'm triple vaxxed) Why would you do something as retarded as that? Your employed doesnt give 2 Fuchs about you. Pilots are as expendable as the daily newspaper. Well Bill, here's the thing. I'm an adult who makes my own decisions. Do I make the right dec...

I actually do have the hope that with the current caseload peaking as I type this, and warmer weather on the way things will drop off dramatically. Last Sunday on the way to a tour I was exposed to another pilot who at the time didn't realize he had covid. In fact, he didn't test positive until Tues...

I don't have information on that specific training operation, but you may be better served to ask your question on the "Vertical Magazine Forums" which is a much more Canadian helicopter site with a flight training section.

Maybe think about doing both, it worked for me. I did just over 31 years before retiring from law enforcement. I'd always wanted to be a pilot and coming out of high school looked into both careers. About halfway through I realized I, and many of my colleagues had no backup plan. Now I went the heli...

I can add a little more insight into my two interactions listed above: In #1 - some crew doing the exact same training as me had their spouse with them in the USA. When they tried to re-enter Canada together, they were told the exemption was not in effect because once you take your significant other...

I had 2 experiences recently: 1. Returning from mandatory annual simulator training. Had ArriveCan filled out as required indicating exemption as per the regulations, and returned using NEXUS. I also had a letter from my employer indicating the purpose of my trip, how long I'd been in the USA and al...

It will be difficult to get a straight answer from anyone on this because we're all naturally protective of that information, or contractually unable to give an honest answer. Ballpark though, just starting out you'd be really lucky to be in the $30K range when you have a wet licence and no experien...

Step one, look up the qualifications of the position under the CAR's. Although this one states "aeroplanes" the process is the same. CAR 723.07 (2) Qualifications and Responsibilities of Operational Personnel (a) Operations Manager (i) Qualifications (A) hold or have held the appropriate licence and...

It didn't come across that way at all. It sounded more like a couple people with experience in the IFR/Training environment passing on information to succeed as opposed to setting yourself up for failure. It's one thing to be flying in VFR conditions thinking you're "practicing", but you can't teach...

There are a couple threads that already address this issue - just do a search for "Fixed Wing to Chopper" and "Fixed Wing to Rotary" on this site to get the long version. A lot of the same issues previously stated in this thread are still applicable to a conversion pilot. You have experience working...

Although I have no idea who AngelsSang is, and I've been trying to figure it out over the last few days after reading his/her posts, I agree with pretty much everything said. I've sat down with friends kids and tried to talk them into going the fixed wing route, or go get a trade to fall back on bef...

+1 for now is not a good time. There are currently a lot of highly skilled, high time helicopter pilots sitting at home right now with no seat. COVID, plus a mostly terrible season for a lot of companies has seen some of them forced to shutter, and others barely hanging on hoping they see next seaso...

Google is your friend: "If you are legally authorized to work in the US (as in, you are a US citizen, US permanent resident, or in the US with a workers Visa) then the answer is Yes. Otherwise, you should answer No, in which case the employer may or may not assist you in getting legal authorization ...

This may also be a case of Instructor's being familiar with Examiner's practices. What if during the flight test the Examiner say's "You've just had an iPad failure"? In scenario one you respond, "I declare an emergency and request assistance", in scenario two you respond, "I notify ATC of the failu...

Otto - I'll be blunt, and it currently isn't a happy blunt. I'm one of the lucky ones in the helicopter world who is still employed and actively working. This has been a terrible year for helicopter operators and pilots for the same reasons as the fixed wing side of the house. There are a significan...

I walked into the Toronto office with my logbook and completed form in hand. The only thing I walked out with that day was a receipt to say they had kept my book. It was about 4 weeks later I got the call to say I could either pick up my book or have it mailed to me, and that my sticker would be mai...

Milo, Welcome to the other side of the world. If you haven't already, go over to the forms on the Vertical Magazine site. You'll have to register to access the employment forums, but a lot of Canadian Operators will throw advertisements on there. Word of caution though - there's some rather militant...

In regards to the validity question, the following is from the Transport Canada Study Guide for ATPL: "Validity Period Examinations that are required for the issuance of a permit or licence or for the endorsement of a permit or licence with a rating shall be completed during the 24-month period imme...

Hey Chopper58 - Just out of curiosity, who many hours did you have when you converted and did you have a Group 4 IFR when you switched?

Pilot_Wife...I am the future version of your husband, depending on how much time you have on. (Except in the helicopter world.) I had always wanted to fly growing up, but alas, they told me in high school my math wasn't strong enough. I joined the police right out of high school, literally, they cal...