Low time jobs in BC

[bcpilot]

I'm a low time pilot (305 hrs.) looking for work anywhere in BC, preferably in the kootenays. I have a group 1 IFR and 50 hours multi. Any ideas as to where to start looking?

[geodoc]

I concluded early in my "dead-beat float driver" career that opportunity in aviation was a balance between - misery / poverty / danger.

I always went for optimizing the second. Of course this was in a different hiring climate. Still, a stint at "Moose Lips Lake Lodge" (or equivalent) flying a s***t-box Beaver 7 days a week kicking the frozen water rudders down after landings, w/ frozen-over static port and living in a mold-encrusted crew hut is good for the soul, er ........ or somethig. Plus you can save enough money to tide you over when you run screaming from that gig and have to pay huge dough for a multi IFR rating then crawl up the gage-driver ladder.

Go north ...................

G at YVR

I'm a low time pilot (305 hrs.) looking for work anywhere in BC, preferably in the kootenays. I have a group 1 IFR and 50 hours multi. Any ideas as to where to start looking?

[seniorpumpkin]

If you have any money left, you should get an instructor rating, you'll get hired for sure! Whether that is a good career path is debatable, but if I hadn't blown all my $ on a multi IFR, that's what I would be doing.
Or if you're willing to move, try driving across northern Manitoba with a few resumes. There may be openings there.

[Krashman]

I'm originally from BC and really tested the market around the Lowermainland a few years ago... it was a tough go.

I did get a crappy part time instructing job after about 8 months of pounding pavement.... and I didn't get too much time


I would say if your willing to move somewhere... go to manitoba... lots of jobs either out of Winnipeg or there is even a place just south that will help you with and instructor raiting

[broompusher]

Canadian Air charters hires 250hr pilots for the right seat of a navajo. The CP is an awesome guy. Try them (based at the Esso Avitat in YVR)

[Flybaby]

Yeah, I'm from BC too, and if you want a good low time job, you get the @#$! out of BC; just my experience. Good places to go are places nobody wants to be.

[privateer]

Im with flybaby. As much as I LOVE the coast, unless you want to be a flight instructor all your life or fly shitty navajo's and metros for no money.... GET THE F&$K OUT OF BC!

[Rowdy]

Amen! Better jobs and better pay everywhere else! Unless you've got a lot of time... and wanna fly floaters

[WhatThe?]

At 250hrs, you should be about 10hrs short of captain at Carson Air!