Avcanada Mentor Biography
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Avcanada Mentor Biography
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Mentor Name:
I am Birddog
Currently Available for Mentoring:
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Position Presently Holding:
Country Presently Working:
Expat:
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Past Job Description(s):
Self Description:
Mentor Name:
I am Birddog
Currently Available for Mentoring:
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Position Presently Holding:
Country Presently Working:
Expat:
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Past Job Description(s):
Self Description:
Avcanada Mentor Biography
User Name
Just Curious
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Bush/Specialty work/ Survey/ Training & Checking
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Bush, wheels floats, skiis, Instructing: private, commercial, instrument, type, & specialty flying
Company Presently Employed:
Red and Black DeHavilland products in the Arctic and Antarctic
Position Presently Holding:
Training and check captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada, Antarctica
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Do line indoctrination, mentor new captains, train in specialty roles, do checkrides, and land in really tiny and remote places
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES
Past Job Description(s):
Flying instructor, charter guy, bush pilot
Just Curious
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Bush/Specialty work/ Survey/ Training & Checking
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Bush, wheels floats, skiis, Instructing: private, commercial, instrument, type, & specialty flying
Company Presently Employed:
Red and Black DeHavilland products in the Arctic and Antarctic
Position Presently Holding:
Training and check captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada, Antarctica
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Do line indoctrination, mentor new captains, train in specialty roles, do checkrides, and land in really tiny and remote places
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES
Past Job Description(s):
Flying instructor, charter guy, bush pilot
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
User Name
Brantford Beech Boy
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Medevac/Bush//Training & Checking/Eastern Arctic ops
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703/704/705 ops, off-strip (wheels, skiis), turbo-jet airline ops, Dedicated cargo ops, Caribbean ops
Company Presently Employed:
Red and Black Beech & DeHavilland products Anywhere, Anytime
Position Presently Holding:
Training and (soon to be) check captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Haul people from A to hospital B, line indoctrination, mentor first officers (aka new captains), (soon to) do checkrides, and land in really tiny and remote places
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
NO
Past Job Description(s):
Cab driver, Truck driver, Bus driver
Brantford Beech Boy
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Medevac/Bush//Training & Checking/Eastern Arctic ops
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703/704/705 ops, off-strip (wheels, skiis), turbo-jet airline ops, Dedicated cargo ops, Caribbean ops
Company Presently Employed:
Red and Black Beech & DeHavilland products Anywhere, Anytime
Position Presently Holding:
Training and (soon to be) check captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Haul people from A to hospital B, line indoctrination, mentor first officers (aka new captains), (soon to) do checkrides, and land in really tiny and remote places
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
NO
Past Job Description(s):
Cab driver, Truck driver, Bus driver
Avcanada Mentor Biography
User Name:
fanspeed
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Test Pilot
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703, 704, multi/single turboprop/jet, charter, corporate
Position Presently Holding:
Test Pilot
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Test aircraft from production through to delivery
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES, but would consider a move for the right job
Past Job Description(s):
Medevac, charter, small time sched, corporate, international
fanspeed
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Test Pilot
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703, 704, multi/single turboprop/jet, charter, corporate
Position Presently Holding:
Test Pilot
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Test aircraft from production through to delivery
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES, but would consider a move for the right job
Past Job Description(s):
Medevac, charter, small time sched, corporate, international
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
User Name:
Aft CofG
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Corporate, line flying, training and checking.
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703/704/705 Operations, Chief Pilot, Multi and SE/SP/IFR, training and checking, bush work.
Position Presently Holding:
Line pilot, Company Training and Check pilot.
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES
Past Job Description(s):
Medevac, charter, cargo, scheduled, corporate, international.
Aft CofG
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Corporate, line flying, training and checking.
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703/704/705 Operations, Chief Pilot, Multi and SE/SP/IFR, training and checking, bush work.
Position Presently Holding:
Line pilot, Company Training and Check pilot.
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
YES
Past Job Description(s):
Medevac, charter, cargo, scheduled, corporate, international.
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
Mentor Name:
Jerricho
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Air Traffic Control
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Air Traffic Control
Air Traffic Control Assistant
Position Presently Holding:
Supervisor, Winnipeg Terminal
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
Yes
Current Job/Duty Description:
Air Traffic Controller and Supervisor
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
I would say so
Past Job Description(s):
Just ATC
Self Description:
Not that I'm a rolling stone (although, it has been said I have a head a thick as one)........
I've been playing in the ATC game now 14 years. I started as an ATC Assistant (ATOS) in Brisbane ACC, moved to England where I got both my IFR and VFR licences. I worked for a bit in Belfast/Aldergrove, then moved into the IFR work and spent 6 glorious years working Heathrow Terminal. Winnipeg is now my place of residence, where I'm a supervisor for Winnipeg Terminal (I worked Saskatoon Terminal for a bit as well, but that's another story).
I'll gladly try to answer any ATC questions. As some who are interested probably know, Nav Canada are in the process of changing the application process. Understandably, there are heaps of questions about previous application status, current applications and alike, unfortunately many of us in Operations don't know any more than what's heard on the rumor mill. I know the answer of "Email Nav Canada to find out" kinda sucks, but as Lilfssister mentions in the ATC forum, the process is in it's infancy.
Of course, there is the ATC forum on AvCanada, where there is some good stuff already regarding Newbie type questions
Jerricho
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Air Traffic Control
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Air Traffic Control
Air Traffic Control Assistant
Position Presently Holding:
Supervisor, Winnipeg Terminal
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
Yes
Current Job/Duty Description:
Air Traffic Controller and Supervisor
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
I would say so
Past Job Description(s):
Just ATC
Self Description:
Not that I'm a rolling stone (although, it has been said I have a head a thick as one)........
I've been playing in the ATC game now 14 years. I started as an ATC Assistant (ATOS) in Brisbane ACC, moved to England where I got both my IFR and VFR licences. I worked for a bit in Belfast/Aldergrove, then moved into the IFR work and spent 6 glorious years working Heathrow Terminal. Winnipeg is now my place of residence, where I'm a supervisor for Winnipeg Terminal (I worked Saskatoon Terminal for a bit as well, but that's another story).
I'll gladly try to answer any ATC questions. As some who are interested probably know, Nav Canada are in the process of changing the application process. Understandably, there are heaps of questions about previous application status, current applications and alike, unfortunately many of us in Operations don't know any more than what's heard on the rumor mill. I know the answer of "Email Nav Canada to find out" kinda sucks, but as Lilfssister mentions in the ATC forum, the process is in it's infancy.
Of course, there is the ATC forum on AvCanada, where there is some good stuff already regarding Newbie type questions
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
Mentor Name:
Apache64_
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Scheduled Services / Charter Services 705
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703 / 704 Charter and Scheduled Services
Medevac
Instructor
Position Presently Holding:
Dash 8 Captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Maybe
Past Job Description(s):
Line Pilot
Training Captain
Instructor
703 CP
Apache64_
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Scheduled Services / Charter Services 705
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
703 / 704 Charter and Scheduled Services
Medevac
Instructor
Position Presently Holding:
Dash 8 Captain
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Maybe
Past Job Description(s):
Line Pilot
Training Captain
Instructor
703 CP
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
Mentor Name:
snowbear
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Corporate CL64 and HS25 Captain
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Instructing
Oil patch flying
Off Shore Air Taxi Flying
Training and Check Pilot
Provincial Government
Federal Government
Never been in the military
Never been with an airline
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Corporate Pilot
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Yes
Past Job Description(s):
Line Pilot
Chief Pilot
Operations Manager
Self Description:
17000 hours of flying in 38 years. I consider myself nothing more than an average survivor in the business.
snowbear
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Corporate CL64 and HS25 Captain
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Instructing
Oil patch flying
Off Shore Air Taxi Flying
Training and Check Pilot
Provincial Government
Federal Government
Never been in the military
Never been with an airline
Country Presently Working:
Canada
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Corporate Pilot
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
Yes
Past Job Description(s):
Line Pilot
Chief Pilot
Operations Manager
Self Description:
17000 hours of flying in 38 years. I consider myself nothing more than an average survivor in the business.
Re: Avcanada Mentor Biography
Mentor Name:
chipmunk
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Airborne Survey
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Instructing
Position Presently Holding:
Survey Pilot (Captain on heavy twin turbine, C208 and C404), Training Captain
Country Presently Working:
Canadian company but a lot of overseas work involved
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Fly low-level survey missions and do all related planning; crew chief (job set up, etc); do some initial and recurrent training and ground schools.
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
nope
Past Job Description(s):
Um... instructing
Other:
I volunteer as a Cadet ground school instructor and fly with a vintage aircraft organization in my spare time. I enjoy instructing and still do a little occasionally.
I believe in hard work to get where you want, but enjoying the ride along the way, as opposed to getting to my goal as quickly as possible. I'm not the airline type, and enjoy a lot of the fun stuff my niche of the industry has to offer.[/quote]
chipmunk
Currently Available for Mentoring:
YES
Present Aviation Niche of Employment:
Airborne Survey
Past Aviation Niche(s) of Employment:
Instructing
Position Presently Holding:
Survey Pilot (Captain on heavy twin turbine, C208 and C404), Training Captain
Country Presently Working:
Canadian company but a lot of overseas work involved
Expat:
NO
Current Job/Duty Description:
Fly low-level survey missions and do all related planning; crew chief (job set up, etc); do some initial and recurrent training and ground schools.
Attained The "Retirement" Job:
nope
Past Job Description(s):
Um... instructing
Other:
I volunteer as a Cadet ground school instructor and fly with a vintage aircraft organization in my spare time. I enjoy instructing and still do a little occasionally.
I believe in hard work to get where you want, but enjoying the ride along the way, as opposed to getting to my goal as quickly as possible. I'm not the airline type, and enjoy a lot of the fun stuff my niche of the industry has to offer.[/quote]