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by co-joe
Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?
Replies: 38
Views: 7820

Re: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?

No I don't feel safe as a passenger on Jazz or Encore if that's what you're asking. What a classless post! I have had the privilege to work with both Jazz, and Encore pilots coming through the WestJet training program. Their preparedness for ground-school or sim sessions is second to none. Their de...
by co-joe
Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: That was a close one...
Replies: 69
Views: 15656

Re: That was a close one...

That crosswind is getting to be a bit high for the side slip method they seem to have attempted. To me that's asking for problems, a decrab on landing or land crabbed would be far far safer. I'm sure a valuable lesson was learned.
by co-joe
Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Spraying Work wanted 2021
Replies: 5
Views: 2226

Re: Spraying Work wanted 2021

There's an outfit in Yorkton SK that has a spray course. When I met them years ago, they ran King Air 200's doing medevac and mine charter work, which allowed them to keep pilots employed all winter, but the spray part of the operation was of course seasonal. They don't seem to be the same company, ...
by co-joe
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?
Replies: 38
Views: 7820

Re: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?

Bede wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:23 pm
co-joe wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:42 pm No I don't feel safe as a passenger on Jazz or Encore if that's what you're asking.
Aren't you a Flair pilot?
Aren't you a WestJet pilot?
by co-joe
Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?
Replies: 38
Views: 7820

Re: Do you feel safe as a passenger when the captain has minimal hours on type?

No I don't feel safe as a passenger on Jazz or Encore if that's what you're asking.
by co-joe
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air Canada a different perspective?
Replies: 19
Views: 2982

Re: Air Canada a different perspective?

accountant wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:57 pm ...
Porter will be the incumbent #3 filling the gaps cross nation while AC and WS focus on East / West
I'm excited to see Porter succeed, but I'm not sure pricing their tickets on par with Air Canada we will ever see them grow to the #3 spot.
by co-joe
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: PAL getting 2 more tails
Replies: 19
Views: 3604

Re: PAL getting 2 more tails

If the pay info on PCC is up to date, then PAL actually pays considerably more than Jazz for the same type. Isn't this actually an industry positive? Not sure what you were looking at, I had originally thought the updated Jazz pay wasn’t there but it is. PAL updated September 2023 FO starts at 51.0...
by co-joe
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Air Canada a different perspective?
Replies: 19
Views: 2982

Re: Air Canada a different perspective?

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by co-joe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: Metric or Imperial
Replies: 7
Views: 1446

Re: Metric or Imperial

Flair is Litres for fuel uplift, KG or metric Tonnes for fuel on board, and metric Tonnes for aircraft weights, but Knots for IAS, and inches of mercury for QNH.
by co-joe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: Porter Airlines
Topic: Dash FO to captain upgrade time
Replies: 3
Views: 1648

Re: Dash FO to captain upgrade time

yeah thanks I'm looking into getting FO at 1000 ish hours and working my way up. I'd bank on 3 years, and hope to be pleasantly surprised if you get on with 1000 TT. You may find you want to fly the right seat of the jet for a stint before then working up the left side of the pay scale, you never k...
by co-joe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: PAL getting 2 more tails
Replies: 19
Views: 3604

Re: PAL getting 2 more tails

If the pay info on PCC is up to date, then PAL actually pays considerably more than Jazz for the same type. Isn't this actually an industry positive?
by co-joe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 2024 GS Schedule?
Replies: 27
Views: 8238

Re: 2024 GS Schedule?

Hiring will slow in 2024. According to our ceo there is no longer a gap in pilot staffing requirements. Job posting has been taken down as well. I would imagine once Air Canada gets their new contract, westjet will once again be bleeding pilots and will need to hire to maintain staffing levels. Or ...
by co-joe
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Flair Airlines
Topic: Do you think Flair is a stable career choice?
Replies: 45
Views: 12859

Re: Do you think Flair is a stable career choice?

I don't have numbers to prove to you that we turn a profit, but neither do you about any other non publicly traded airline in Canada. All I know, the flights I fly are still all full. On the longer east west flights I have been too heavy to climb above FL380 in at least 6 months. This is usually the...
by co-joe
Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: How to deal with expiring passport
Replies: 6
Views: 1245

Re: How to deal with expiring passport

I booked a stand by trip to the US in case they asked to see proof of travel, and canceled the flight 5 minutes after walking out the door with my new passport. Ipaid for the expedited service at the federal building passport office. They asked if I had an upcoming trip requiring a passport, but nev...
by co-joe
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:59 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Security line up delays at YYC
Replies: 6
Views: 1327

Re: Security line up delays at YYC

Often if you have the time, it's worth checking if B security has a shorter line than A. Early morning departures often A is lined up out the door, but B is clear. Sometimes it's the other way. Total crap shoot.
by co-joe
Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Wow I thought salaries were on the rise
Replies: 39
Views: 17674

Re: Wow I thought salaries were on the rise

That 130k could be worth it, if the job is all scheduled flying, no on call of any kind, no non flying duties, expense account for food and incidentals on the road. 12 weeks paid vacation. And room to move up over time. 12 week of vacation? I had a half decent owner once upon a time… 12 weeks?!? Ye...
by co-joe
Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Help me with SARON questions.....
Replies: 9
Views: 589

Re: Help me with SARON questions.....

So OAT is irrelevant, and the temp in the left column for all intents and purposes in this question is irrelevant? All they want is the minimum torque for the planned take off weight?

Is the temp in the left column the assumed temperature that will give you the required torque then?
by co-joe
Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Cargo
Replies: 12
Views: 2732

Re: WestJet Cargo

Virtually all the flights seem to get cancelled. If they’re on your schedule then you’re gonna be given something out of the reserve pile as your cargo flight has maybe a 10% chance of happening. I highly suspect the cargo operation might be wrapped up soon. Another WestJet success story. You say t...
by co-joe
Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Tons of applications, underwhelmed by response
Replies: 15
Views: 3572

Re: Tons of applications, underwhelmed by response

Thanks for the replies and encouragement. What a difference a week makes! I’ve interviewed for and accepted a position as a FO MEDEVAC pilot on a King Air!! I do have to relocate but the company seems solid and the planes are state of the art and nearly new, so it qualifies as relocation “for the r...
by co-joe
Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Corporate
Topic: Wow I thought salaries were on the rise
Replies: 39
Views: 17674

Re: Wow I thought salaries were on the rise

That 130k could be worth it, if the job is all scheduled flying, no on call of any kind, no non flying duties, expense account for food and incidentals on the road. 12 weeks paid vacation. And room to move up over time.

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