Wanna' fly a ski-wheel 206 this winter, floats next summer?

180 · Post by **180** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:35 pm

I was just contacted by an operator in N.W. Ontario looking for a Cessna driver. You won't get rich, but you'll gain some valuable bush experience.
He's looking for some Cessna float time, preferably a couple hundred hours. Pay is $2000 a month, accomodation is provided. Sounded like a decent sort on the phone.

I don't think it's my place to post his name and number here, but feel free to PM me and I'll hand over the info.

This could be a low time pilot's big break...

Adanac · Post by **Adanac** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:19 pm

I am betting this is based out of Sandy Lake. Am I close?

Adanac

shimmydampner · Post by **shimmydampner** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:12 am

180, check your PMs.

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:00 am

If it is Sandy Lake then the wages are low, but the flying time will mount up. And it will provide a means of effectively contacting the drivers in the various companies going into NWO for work.

Gards · Post by **Gards** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:01 am

If your working for these guys you must be able to carry all the criticism you get from other guys in the industry working for other operators on your back, as these guys often return to the dock because they cant get airborne. I know this because I watched it 5 differnt times this summer in Red Lake. One guy came back 2 differnt times because he had too much fuel and gear. They load them like Beavers up there.

Adanac · Post by **Adanac** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:54 pm

The operators of that company are two of the best cessna pilots in this country. My time there was less than a year, but I was able to pick up on skills that I have yet to see used anywhere else. They can make those planes do what some Beaver pilots are not able to do! I am not saying that there aren't other pilots out there with great skills, but they are up there!

They would never make you push the weather and never make you fly in a situation or with a load where you don't feel right. Pay is not bad, but you have to remember that there is not much to spend your money on up there and there is always an all you can eat moose steak dinner every week! The "SR" pilots there are some of the best! You can and will learn a lot from them, both good and bad. For the most part, on the good side.

Keep up the good work guys!

Adanac

twotter · Post by **twotter** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:39 am

Now that's something I've got to see... A 206 doing something a beaver can't... Other than cruise above 120mph that is...

bd · Post by bd » Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:48 pm

skywagon · Post by **skywagon** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:00 pm

2R · Post by 2R » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:08 pm

Tim and Tom run a good show and have help a lot of pilots get a start in aviation.

bd · Post by bd » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:53 pm

bd · Post by bd » Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:08 pm

flyincanuck · Post by **flyincanuck** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 6:36 pm

Adanac wrote: Pay is not bad, but you have to remember that there is not much to spend your money on up there and there is always an all you can eat moose steak dinner every week!

Mmmmmmmm....moose steak........sign me up!

180 · Post by **180** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:03 pm

Guys and gals, I spoke with this guy for ten minutes three months ago.

I wouldn't recognize him if I bumped into him on the street.

I am not affiliated with his company, nor do I have any pull.

I was just simply steering anyone with 206 time in the right direction.

Please stop PM'ing me! I'm sure the job was filled last October!

Thanks, and best of luck, 180.

Wanna' fly a ski-wheel 206 this winter, floats next summer?

Wanna' fly a ski-wheel 206 this winter, floats next summer?

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