Well that’s not so useful...
I’d agree with Photofly then. If you’re not happy in your current job, have a plan, and can afford to make the switch now then go for it. Time is the one thing you’ll never get back. Plenty of opportunities you might miss out on because of those 1.5 years.
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- Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: To start now, or wait a couple years?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3710
- Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: To start now, or wait a couple years?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3710
Re: To start now, or wait a couple years?
A lot will depend on how you plan to structure your training. The way VAC breaks down “formal training” vs “short course” will affect how much they’ll pay and the schedule over which they’ll pay it out. Take a read through policy below: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/legislation-policies/p...
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:56 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 15369
Re: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
Sounds like the key for those with prior experience would be to just stay humble and assume that the IPs know more than you and are teaching you their way for a reason. Thanks for the insight, TT1900. Stay humble, work hard, and be accountable. The last part is huge, you must be willing to admit er...
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:42 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 15369
Re: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
Honestly have no idea. I saw perhaps a half-dozen ACSO’s and about the same Army/Navy transfer’s in my time there. Don’t recall any former FE’s or AESOP’s. From what I recall the failure/withdraw rate was likely higher than the off the street or RMC groups, but the sample size is too small to draw m...
- Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:39 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 15369
Re: How difficult is it to become an RCAF pilot?
If you’ve already completed and passed aircrew selection and the medical at CFEME then you’ve cleared the largest hurdle. Those are, by far, the stages that remove the greatest number of candidates. Is aircrew selection the hardest part of training? Not even close, but it may be the most stressful a...
- Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7356
Re: A Career in Aviation or Law Enforcement?
Have you thought about the RCAF? Everything you’ve written leads me to believe your heart is in aviation but practical considerations are pushing you towards law enforcement. As a pilot in the military the job stability, decent starting pay, and benefits present in law enforcement are applied to fly...
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:12 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Masters of Science in Aeronautics - ERAU
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1317
Re: Masters of Science in Aeronautics - ERAU
My experience with ERAU is it’s a mixed bag. If you pay your money and put in token effort you’ll get an A same as someone who puts in 40 hours per course every week. I’m pretty sure everyone graduates with a 4.0 as long as assignments are in on time, no matter how poorly completed. It can be frustr...
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: WestJet CEO is livid
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3480
Re: WestJet CEO is livid
A Quebec based government headed by a Quebec based Prime Minister that has a hate on for Alberta allows two government backed Quebec based airlines to set the conditions to crush a private Alberta airline. Just business as usual in Canada. Last I checked the government hadn't backed any airlines. I...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Is the Gripen E a real contender?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9562
Re: Is the Gripen E a real contender?
Nobody sitting “in the seat” is foolish enough to post on this topic. They’ve all been told with no uncertainty to steer well clear of this topic. Many have signed NDA’s.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:52 pm
- Forum: Helicopter Forum
- Topic: Question about landing technique
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23319
Re: Question about landing technique
Yeah.....
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:50 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Favorite Aviation Movie?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7009
Re: Favorite Aviation Movie?
Les Chevaliers du ciel.
The French Top Gun, just as cheesy but so much better. Based on a comic book series. Some of the best air-to-air cinematography out there.
The French Top Gun, just as cheesy but so much better. Based on a comic book series. Some of the best air-to-air cinematography out there.
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:09 pm
- Forum: Helicopter Forum
- Topic: Question about landing technique
- Replies: 26
- Views: 23319
Re: Question about landing technique
They operate 15+ aircraft, have been in business for over 30 years, and I couldn’t find any fatal accidents on their record. Let us know when your stats look that good.
Too close to the ship? You can’t be serious.
Too close to the ship? You can’t be serious.
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Air Transat
- Topic: AC and TRZ Agree to Terminate Arrangement
- Replies: 1687
- Views: 330644
Re: Air Canada and Transat announce Updated Purchase Price at $5 per share
The feds should approve it just to spite that separatist scumbag. Also love how he's making this offer banking on a bailout.
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:08 pm
- Forum: Helicopter Forum
- Topic: 2500hr helicopter pilot looking for work
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18931
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:32 pm
- Forum: Helicopter Forum
- Topic: Too old to fly for a career?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16885
Re: Too old to fly for a career?
If you don't think that you are too old, you likely aren't. Usually the ones who have to ask, already know deep inside they are. I'm 49, and probably in better shape than 95% of the people half my age. After work today I shoveled snow, split firewood, carried in firewood, and after dinner will go w...
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Should have asked for the option...
- Replies: 104
- Views: 12354
Re: Should have asked for the option...
You did absolutely nothing wrong by stopping. You can reject a take-off at any time; as soon as you were wheels down you were on a takeoff clearance. Honestly sounds like sound decision making to me. Talk when you can. There is a reason ATC sits in a tall tower where they can watch the situation. Wh...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
- Topic: Potential Airline Bailout
- Replies: 233
- Views: 53399
Re: Potential Airline Bailout
Because 650,000 jobs depend on it. Not to mention in the event of the industry tanking there would be a loss of a huge amount of Government revenues and a large associated expenditure. Over 4% of our country's GDP and future economic growth and development across multiple sectors and regions depend...
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12024
Re: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th
I think it’s a mistake to equate current airlines failing with the collapse of the airline industry. If Air Canada went totally bust tomorrow others, either already in existence or newly formed, would pick up viable routes. Yes, it would be an uncertain time for employees but nothing that hasn’t bee...
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12024
Re: Save Canadian Aviation March in Ottawa Oct 20th
I really think some of you really don't understand what's at stake here... Also, why the hell should the 777 captain sacrific his salary for the betterment of others? I am a type of person who is willing to do whatever I can for someone to help them out, but to give up my own salary, which I have r...
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:35 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Steep Turns At Low Altitude
- Replies: 142
- Views: 12655
Re: Steep Turns At Low Altitude
Lots of good advice in here. I’ll second the suggestion of some aerobatic training if you are able. It will both demonstrate the true limits of the aircraft and build confidence in your ability to control the aircraft at and beyond those limits. Primary among these skills will be airspeed awareness....
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:33 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Westjet slashes Service to Maritimes
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8143
Re: Westjet slashes Service to Maritimes
Industry embargo of all flights in and out and within the bubble... and to Ottawa. More pressure is needed until they get their heads straight. F- us? No F- you. Let them lay in their bed and stay where they are. You think MP’s will care? It will just provide an excuse for them to use the governmen...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:59 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Air force training syllabus
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5006
Re: Air force training syllabus
How much solo time is involved in PFT? How many hours dual instruction is the target before a first solo flight? I can’t speak to PFT as it’s changed several times since I did it. BFT (first course on the Hvd2) has the solo check as the 8th VFR flight. So generally after 10-14hrs, depending how muc...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:48 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: ***Disregard***
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2245
Re: YYC Free!! Experienced Co-Pilot!
There are multiple businesses that provide flight instruction, coaching, or safety pilot services. Don’t be that guy that does all of that for free. That is just disgusting. You will hurt our profession even more. He isn’t offering flight instruction, so no problem there. As for coaching and safety...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: 2nd Job
- Replies: 92
- Views: 33767
Re: 2nd Job
IMO mandatory retirement isn't discriminatory - a pilot's age is an occupational qualification, once you hit a certain number you're not qualified anymore. Nice idea, but the law and science are against you. Presently, in Canada, there is no mandatory retirement age for pilots, or for any other occ...
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:55 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Get a degree
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1213
Re: Get a degree
Depending what you’ve completed and how well you’ve done at confed you may be granted transfer credits/equivalencies at some universities. Something to look into even if it only saves you a few courses. My experience. I have an MSc and an MBA. My current employer cared more about my prior work exper...