DW, Nice try for the bait. Rumor has it that AC needs between 35-50 pilots for the two ground schools in March. That would put the total number of Jazz pilots between 28-40. Which is better than the Encore/WJ flow. By the way how many pilots have left Encore to fill the openings at WJ? Cheers, Flye...

If I understand correctly all Aircanada is offering is 80% of the interview space to Express (not only Jazz) pilots in order of date of hire. No promise regarding the ratio of Express pilots actually in the groundschool and bottom of the list. I wouldn't call this flow, as there is no guarantee of a...

There's been about 150 new hires at mainline over the last 24 months. Encore now has about 130 pilots. With a minimum flow of 25% to mainline the newest Encore pilot on the list right now will need to see mainline hire another 520 pilots before he or she flows over. With roughly 75 pilots hired at ...

I'm curious, how easy is it for a plain-vanilla Canadian (with no ties whatsoever to Australia) to get the legal permission to work there as a pilot? Use a pass, go talk to an operator and find out. Work visas are available but it must be company sponsored. Keep in mind we are not talking Sydney or...

I know of at least one person who got their start in Oz here http://careflight.org/careers1/aviation_careers1/careers_pilot_fixed_wing/. They were based in Darwin, think YK of Australia with Crocs and jellyfish vs Cold and polar bears. Best adventure ever! Not advocating for the company as I have ne...

When we get away from the infighting here between anonymous posters we are left with some known facts. A modern well equipped jet airliner was allowed to land short of a runway that was visible from at least ten miles on a clear day with no significant wind factor. And not only was it landed short ...

An instrument rating does not give you the skills to prevent CFIT, you need further training? Or is Ornge dispatching pilots into conditions that require an instrument rating and they do not have valid IFR ratings? Cat I respect who you are and what you have done but why do you treat people like th...

http://avherald.com/h?article=460aeabb&opt=0

Initial reports are everyone made it off, these guys crash better than most.

I think searching for a missing airplane might be slightly different in the UK and Netherlands from here. Stars would have taken over allready if that was a comparable situation. The reason why a private operator is not the primary provider for SAR is because they have not been given the opportunit...

Beef, It has been done cheaper by private companies elsewhere in the world while providing a better more reliable service. If it were cheaper for the Dutch government to continue using P3's in the Netherland antilles they would not have switched to PAL's Dash 8's. Same for Iceland, Australia, the UK...

Wow All I can say is wow. There is so much wrong here it is frightening. The military is the right service to get the job done, just give them the tools and get the politics out of the way. Change can be frightening, but it does not mean it is wrong. The problem is that you will never be able to ge...

If the aircraft is only tasked with SAR and the aft ramp is no longer mandatory what do you airforce folks think of using the Dash 8-400? I'm sure the aft ramp is easier to jump from however I read that they can install wind shields for the side exits and floor hatches to airdrop larger items. Not ...

And, most importantly, how do we fix it? Transfer the responsibility of SAR to the private sector and have a competetive bidding process. One could even have a separate fixed wing operator and a rotory operator. We would have had a solution to these problems (no arctic coverage, limited bases etc.)...

Hi all, Sounds like a SHOULD vs SHALL arguement, which any competent pilot SHOULD know the difference between however it is not a legal requirement that they SHALL. In short: one will give you a letter and a fine, the other will give you a dirty look and possibly a stern talking to. Now if your SOP'...

Show me a company paying $150,000/yr+ for DH8 captains and I'll show you a company going broke. This one seems to be doing okay: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Niugini/De-Havilland-Canada/1747485/L/&sid=b2369be1d24022acf2cd74261bebbaa7 There are a few more around as well ... Lets see if someone...

Hello Adam, Have a look at the holiday working visa program some information can be found here: http://www.international.gc.ca/experience/intro_incoming-intro_entrant.aspx?view=d This is basically a program designed for backpackers but could work for anyone who is under 31 years old, the idea is tha...

no, it wouldn't all fit in a King Air. Seems to fit in this one fine: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cobham-Flight-Inspection/Beech-B200-Super/2041595/L/&sid=465d269b80a913aa19866d96e5f0e7a4 and the equipment has been shrunk even further to fit into this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/709102...

I have had 4 models made by them, great detail and customer service. All for a reasonable price. In short highly recomended.

DW

Dizzy D In five years you will not see the difference in your career by taking one job or the other, you could see the difference in your family life. You do not get this time back with your kid(s) if you choose to miss it chances are you will regret it. It is hard for the career driven newbie to re...

Have a look at these guys: https://niceairplanes.com/ . Be sure to check out the airliners and floatplane sections, incredible detail. I believe that they have also done some work for the bush pilot display at the Yellowknife museum. I have bought 4 from this gentleman and the price was $210.00 incl...