I have been thinking of trucking as well. Is it possible for a new driver to go straight to being an owner operator without being a company driver first? Hello Ash, In short, yes you can. It may be quite the curve though with no industry experience. I started my own company earlier in the pandemic,...

Trucking is a decent suggestion. There are piles of job ads for trucking positions. I'm not a commercial pilot but I drove long haul after the 2008 recession. Very little education/training considering the decent pay. To get a trade is a minimum 4 year commitment. I'm a journeyman automotive tech t...

I managed to start my trucking business a few months into the pandemic. Business was painfully slow at the beginning, but has picked up quite a bit recently. Hoping to expand soon, as I'm not expecting a callback for quite a while. I also run a photography page, but it is unsurprisingly hard to brea...

Airway, Agreed that most of it is good for both documents. I just wish they would update with more modern practices. Some exercises in the FTM wouldn't need it, and some sections in the FIG wouldn't need it. I would love to see more modern studies on curves of remembering and how people learn, those...

Bede, Completely agree. It should also be noted that our almighty documents such as the FIG and FTM are quite outdated. Things have changed quite a bit since then, and it is upsetting that we don't have anything new to review. The world is different since the 90's, our manuals should be too :D For w...

To those still looking for a job: Consider landscaping during the summer and snow removal during the winter. I know people who have done landscaping during the summer and although hard work, it pays more than minimum wage and the hours are 8-10 hours of pay a day. Even better if you can find one tha...

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I am looking to purchase block hours on a Piper Warrior or a Piper Cherokee. I am based in the Toronto area. If you can help me out, please let me know!

Thank you!