looks like they have... they jacked up the min times for navajo F/O to 300 hours. that puts a whole lot of rampies starting their first winter, or putting up with a second in a bad place. word on the street is it's cameco's minimums. makes you think twice about putting up with their shit don't it? n...

Was he / is he a cadet? Cod Father, that was one of the most dickish things i think i've ever someone say. You're perfect right? You're obviously a predjudice guy who thinks hes better than everyone else. Too bad the pilot wasnt a girl, you could hold that agaisnt the guy too. Get a job man. What g...

are they looking for ramp guys? is there any movement to the cockpit from chucking bags? im all for anywhere anytime...bring it. does anyone know if this company or any other overseas companies need ramp stars who promote internally?

how hards an entry level to get with them somewhere way up there, im willing to get as far away from anywhere as possible.

welcome to the club. my advice... stay away from forums like these... they are depressing and will only make you bitter and cold! haha, no but seriously, dont dive in too deeply in what other peoples opinions are - take the facts, and the legit information and ideas... dont let yourself fall in line...

I'm trying to find any information on what kind of opportunity there is as a flying ranch hand down in aus/new zealand. i know they exist... just dont know where a guy would find a ranch operator that needs a pilot. does anyone have any idea how the hell you'd get in touch with anyone who could tell...

from what i hear, from a pretty big dog there...

good maintenance, entry-level guys usually get thrown on to instructing. pretty good standards as far as SOPs go, good people flying and otherwise... pay leaves something to be desired, decent sized company and growing.

you'd figure after six years with no joy you'd move on to somewhere else...

geez... maybe i should go buy a house there or something. it'll be saskatchewan's fort mac.

is it true that they are considering doing some scheds in saskatchewan? i've seen a few of their 1900s crusing around, up north and in prince albert. would they go head to head with TW?

my lifes goal is waterbombing, thats it. im a ways off though, some of you guys have talked about fire detection and bird dogging. how do you get into that seat? what are the requirements like?

Transwest won't be hiring again until spring, they've got all the rampies that they are willing to pay - not enough of them if you were to ask them -and they treat them like crap at that!

If you go to work the ramp, work up north La Ronge or farther. Anything south of La Ronge will make you sad.

how did you get in touch with all those companies, and their CAA? id like to know what you'd have to do to get converted, probly just some written stuff like the US conversion...

what are the jobs like in New Zealand and Australia? There's got to be some decent jobs down there. Whats the story with that?

i definatly got the ins, its just i dont know whats worth more... scout time... and a summer without having to worry about paying my student loans... or working on the ramp - with an opportunity to get into something like a navajo? i'm really torn on the whole deal. should i move along, or stay some...

Is spending a summer towing gliders for the air cadets worth it? It's tough to get into unless you're properly connected. Decent pay, Free room and board all summer and as many tail dragger hours as you can fly... But, is it worth putting off working the ramp and possibly advancing the career. I gue...

i know exactly how you feel... im just finishing up the CPl and on to the Multi-IFR. my loan payments are going to be ridiculous. But you gotta keep at it, and maybe turn down your loan payments and increase the period... it sucks, but thats what i think i'm going to have to do. i've been in constru...

speaking of gliders... i know that you can use 50 hours towards your CPL, but can you use glider time you did BEFORE you did your PPL towards your CPL? i've been asking around at the flight schools and nobody seems to know... im going to assume so, just because it works for me. does anyone know the ...

check out http://www.harvsair.com. out of steinbach and st.andrews now. really good place - did most of my training there. they might be looking, i know they were this spring.

what are you hours like? do you get close to 1000 a year? thats all i really care about, as long as im making hours and making enough to pay my loan and survive, nice and warm sounds pretty damn nice.

i've heard some mixed stuff about getting on with a small company in the carribean. i have no idea what is all involved with getting a job down there, where to look, and if there is a hope in hell. has anyone else looked at this road? im sure theres been a few.

holy, i didnt expect the anger towards free flying. go to your gliding zone, chances are they'll throw you on the roster ASAP. from what ive seen, gliding zones are hurting all over everywhere, the interest is down and they are loosing guy to put in the airplanes. so instead of getting all pissed of...

yeah for sure. at the club i fly for they dont pay me, they just dont cahrge me anything to fly for them. i think thats the line, wheter or not you are making a profit. but i look at it as them paying me $120/hr. i also have my glider license, but i dont really know if that has much bearing. its mor...

i could probably get my ramp job back in SK. but im not done my CPL or the MULTI-IFR, ive got about another 85 hours. im towing gliders and that, should i try and work college, flying, and working the ramp? would it be worth it?

definatly not the news i wanted! i was at yyc the other day, theres a bunch of operations out of there... dont those places need rampies? or do they just hire ramp guys as ramp guys with no expectations for being a pilot. sask is great, i just think a change of scenery would be nice. looking for som...