Points North

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:56 am

Anyone been/worked outa Points North, Sk? Info on the place, conditions ect.

springjob · Post by **springjob** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:07 am

5000 ' foot runway or so gravel in a good shape, expensive fuel, expensive every thing...pretty isolated...of course

Another...hole...I just landed there a couple time though

wallypilot · Post by **wallypilot** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:26 am

geez wrench....with that co. that you work for I thought you would have already spent months there!

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:35 am

Been able to dodge that bullit till now, guess they pulled my golden southern ticket, damn new management, gonna have to get some pics of him .

chipmunk · Post by **chipmunk** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:50 am

Hey AW!! I've done 2 contracts out of there, both in the winter. It's probably my least favourite (and that's putting it lightly) place I've ever been based.

Bring everything you need for the stay - the little tuck shop only has real basics like deodorant and soap and chips and Points North shot glasses... You can't buy booze, unless you arrange something with one of the guys up there, and it's pricey.

Do not bring white socks/shirts, etc that you'd like to stay white. The water has a brown tinge to it (iron), so much so that you turn on the shower in the morning, and compare yourself and the water and figure out which is cleaner... if you are, don't shower.

When I was there last year, they only had 4 or 5 TV channels, so a few guys brought up Play Stations and other games and stuff. The biggest highlight of the weather days was going snowshoeing and building igloos. They also have a big book shelf, in case you get... sorry, I mean WHEN you get bored. Maybe you can commandeer a canoe this time of year...

Anyhow... I have a sinking feeling that I may be part of the crew there... so see ya soon! PM for more info if you like.

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:53 am

Chipmunk, you in the wells now?

chipmunk · Post by **chipmunk** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:12 am

Hmm... maybe I won't be up there then!

No, I'm with a Caravan in Sask... oh the rumours!

wallypilot · Post by **wallypilot** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:21 am

hey chip.....i guess i just missed you in SK...i passed through there a bit ago when DW was there.

airwrench · Post by **airwrench** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:24 am

dont think it'll happen for a couple weeks, leaving tommorrow for yellowknife for engine change. I believe Dominique will be joining me

iwannasoar · Post by **iwannasoar** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:45 am

Hey airwrench make sure you get a room in E block. They have private showers and your own telephone. The place is pretty much a hole though. Watch out some of the cook can be really surly if you piss them off. Ask chip about it!

chipmunk · Post by **chipmunk** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:09 am

Oh the sweet memories...

The mag and/or weather must be bad everywhere today...

Piston Broke · Post by **Piston Broke** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:27 am

Is every survey pilot on line?

Goodwrench · Post by **Goodwrench** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:14 pm

Don't forget to throw in a pair of slippers before you go... You don't want to be running around there in sock feet! Also anything to kill some spare time, you may have lots of it at this time of year!

co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:34 pm

I remember the food being pretty good. Nothing like pie and cake for desert at 8 in the morning... Definitely not a nice place to live though.

harveymushman · Post by **harveymushman** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:05 am

There are worse places out there then points North... not any I can think of at the moment though. I was so bored there, sleep till your hungry then eat till your tired. gained like 15lbs in the month I was there!

HM

Captain X · Post by **Captain X** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:02 pm

ya a few others that that come to mind are...

Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Fondu Lac, Kuujjuaq........

oh hey, and what about... Seria Leon

sure its nice and hot but the armored convoys to and from the airport are great! and I'm sure everyone loves being shot at when you fly your grids!

gypsy · Post by **gypsy** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:15 am

Does anyone other than survey pilots fly out of Points North? Must not be flying survey these days with all the mag storms going on.

iwannasoar · Post by **iwannasoar** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:03 am

Only survey pilots fly out of points north. It's sort of a try before you go h#$$ program. Nothing like deep fried shrimp on your steak!

TG · Post by TG » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:44 am

Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Fondu Lac, Kuujjuaq........

Taloyoak.

C-FOXY · Post by **C-FOXY** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:30 am

Aeros · Post by **Aeros** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:37 am

C-FOXY wrote:I only spent 3 weeks in Points North surveying...that was long enough!! Busy place though, always airplanes coming and going.

Ideally more going than coming from what I hear.

harveymushman · Post by **harveymushman** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:22 pm

have you seen the fox the cooks feed scraps to all the time it will eat right out of your hand, I got a picture of charles feeding the thing.

VSF · Post by **VSF** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:19 pm

i was lucky enough to dodge the points north bullet by a week. instead i got to go down to mexico.. woohoo!

k

Visual Sensations · Post by **Visual Sensations** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:00 pm

Hey Chipmunk, are you the little cutie flying the caravan out of L.A. right now. You have the boys at Transwest drooling.

yak driver · Post by **yak driver** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:12 am

I bet your having a great time in Points North. A block is the BEST! Hint: if your playing poker, and there's 3 of a kind on the table don't try bluffing with $10