Saskatchewan Government Air Transportation Services

[Captain Stinky]

Saw an ad on pilotcareercentre.com for pilots for the Sask. Government. Anybody out there have info on what the working conditions are like there? I would assume they would be pretty good, just wondering about the pay, schedule, morale, type of trips, etc.

Equipment is B200,B350 and Cheyenne II.



it stinks

[groundtoflightdeck]

I talked to a guy there. He seemed pretty happy with it- stable work. SK government does the B200 and Cheyennes Single Pilot IFR, so they like that kind of expereince. I think the also have a BE350 that is 2 crew but you have to bid onto it. I would say the only problem is being based in Regina Although I think 2 B200s and a Cheyenne are based in Saskatoon (medevac).

I am curious also- is SK government the only ones who do their medevacs SPIFR? Or does anyone else.

Cheers-GTF

[chief]

Yes they do medevac SP. But the flying out of regina for the gov't has no interaction with the medevac services meaning you can't transfer over.

[oldtimer]

Saskatchewan has a long and distinguished history of air services. When I was a young pup in 1959, the Sask Air Ambulance was across the street from where I worked. They did air ambulance with Cessna 195's , a Helio Courier and a Beech 18. I have known one pilot who worked for them and he enjoyed it. I was born and raised in Regina and it is in the sticks, a million miles from nowhere but a nice city. For those from Toronto or Vancouver, look at housing prices and drop 150,000 off for a similar house in Regina. 150G's will buy what cost 300G's elsewhere. Good city to raise a young family.

[chief]

rgr oldtimer but a 150K will buy a 500K house!

[wollypilot]

i think i would be a good water bomber driver.
Cheers, wp

[Check Pilot]

Both the executive stuff and the other stuff in La Ronge is an outstanding opportunity for someone that is beyond fuselage hugging.
DW