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YUL8915

Post subject: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:46 am

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Hey,

I'm one of the fresh 200 hour right of school pilots. The ramp into flying route intrests me seeing as I already have 2 years of ramps under my belt and it's something i truely enjoy, I am only 21 and I have ALOT of dues to pay in this industry. I recieved an e-mail from Sunwest saying that they are willing to do the, ramp to ramp/first officer then finally to a pilot position. Just wondering if anybody knows the rough estimate of how long it usually takes at sunwest to move up from ramp to a joint ramp/first officer position?

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tallyho

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:03 pm

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The time to fly varies a lot. I'd say on average at the moment it is about one year. Generally you will go Navajo F/O and part time ramp after about a year, then full time turbo-prop F/O after another year, then back to Navajo as capt after that.

There are other threads on this site about this too.

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privateer

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:31 pm

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+1

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Marinth

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:13 pm

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It's closer to a 2 year wait on the ramp.

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Big Pistons Forever

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:58 pm

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privateer wrote:

+1

WOW..... A Ho with a working autopilot :prayer:

:prayer:

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Wacko

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:53 pm

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Big Pistons Forever wrote:

privateer wrote:

+1

WOW..... A Ho with a working autopilot :prayer:

:prayer:

.... YEAH!.. and when there's no flying to be done... they work ramp!

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modi13

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:59 pm

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Does Sunwest hire Navajo captains externally or only from internal upgrades? And if they hire externally what kind of experience do they want?

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ZBBYLW

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:57 pm

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Apply to Perimeter... With AC starting up the hiring engines the wait should be lower than Sunwest for a while - Many of the guys to get on the Metro recently have been <1 year on the ramp.

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brooks

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:27 pm

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If you want the boring AC job really fast then giver at Perimeter. If you want a decent rate of progression from ramp to F/O and then on to Captain, I would take the Sunwest route. The diversity of aircraft types and flying is second to none in the country. It has always amazed me that Sunwest has everything from a Navajo, Metro, King Air, Learjet, Sovereign, CL604 and more in between. RH is compassionate and honest to his employees. There are more companies out there that are just as respectable but I have to give Sunwest top marks as a great career starter, that could see you one day looking back and saying "I did it right"!

Brooks.

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V1 Rotate

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:21 am

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Location: Richmond, The We(s)t Coast

Not a bad gig for a low timer. Lots of chances for advancement.

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Partytime226

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:34 am

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If you're looking to get as much time as fast as you can, Sunwest isn't the best place for that. but on the other hand, you get to live in Calgary, have a monday to friday schedule, go hit on some ladies downtown on weekends and you'll still get about 600+ hours/year when you're a ramp/navajo FO. I started on the ramp a Sunwest about 3 1/2 years ago. In that time I went from full time ramp to Navajo FO/ramp - turboprop FO - Navajo Captain. It's a great place to start your career. they have a lot of variety and some awesome employees too. I know if I would of gone up north I would have double the flight time but then again, being down south, I don't have to use the northern scale when I go to the bar. for me, that's a good trade off

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longjon

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:30 am

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The Northern scale, I like that. Whats the matter you don't like Blackberry Blondes?

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indieadventurer

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:02 am

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What would be the chances of getting into the right seat on one of their turbo-props with 1500TT, 265 mpic and the AA's written? Any hiring going on this fall?

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iflyforpie

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:25 am

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longjon wrote:

The Northern scale, I like that. Whats the matter you don't like Blackberry Blondes?

Or Thompson Tens? :lol:

:lol:

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Marinth

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:51 pm

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modi13 wrote:

Does Sunwest hire Navajo captains externally or only from internal upgrades? And if they hire externally what kind of experience do they want?

ALMOST exclusively from internally, as it is one of 2 planes guys can move through to get multi-pic in order to meet contrails as a captain. However stranger things have happened.

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Voice

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:02 am

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Could some describe how the "performance-based salary" works and give some examples of rates if applicable?
Thanks

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PostmasterGeneral

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:17 am

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Partytime226 wrote:

If you're looking to get as much time as fast as you can, Sunwest isn't the best place for that. but on the other hand, you get to live in Calgary, have a monday to friday schedule, go hit on some ladies downtown on weekends and you'll still get about 600+ hours/year when you're a ramp/navajo FO. I started on the ramp a Sunwest about 3 1/2 years ago. In that time I went from full time ramp to Navajo FO/ramp - turboprop FO - Navajo Captain. It's a great place to start your career. they have a lot of variety and some awesome employees too. I know if I would of gone up north I would have double the flight time but then again, being down south, I don't have to use the northern scale when I go to the bar. for me, that's a good trade off

Nothing wrong with the Northern Scale Jer! :lol:

:lol:

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brooks

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:34 pm

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Hey does Sunwest fly for any Ski operators?

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privateer

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:02 am

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Why as a matter of fact they do..

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Oleo 4

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:21 am

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Location: CYYC

After reviewing the search function - has anyone in the recent job postings been through the HR interview? If so would you be willing to PM me.

Cheers

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Figadas

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:48 pm

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Hi everyone,

I'm interested too.

regards

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brooks

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:06 am

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Quote:

wg9 wrote

Just wondering does anyone have any info on what the sched and pay would be like for the dash position they are advertising

From what I hear it pays really well and is m-f. More Dash8's on the way. All second hand info btw.

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Diadem

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:53 am

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What kind of experience are turboprop FOs usually hired with? Is there an absolute minimum number of hours or is there some flexibility if the applicant has a few hundred hours of multi-turbine, multi-crew IFR experience?

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privateer

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:21 pm

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Turboprop F/O experience varies depending if they are needed in cargo or pax aircraft. Mr. Contrail requires that turboprop F/O's have a minimum of 200 hours PIC. So if you are coming from a CMA or something that didn't get you additional PIC beyond your typical commercial it can be a problem. All the time on type can not help you in that case.

They make sure that anybody hired as an F/O will have a clear route to getting an upgrade in the future. Usually 2-3 years to be Captain on a turboprop unless you have a lot of time and experience that meet the basic requirements. Not mention the right attitude.

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co-joe

Post subject: Re: Sunwest Aviation

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:28 pm

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Diadem wrote:

What kind of experience are turboprop FOs usually hired with? Is there an absolute minimum number of hours or is there some flexibility if the applicant has a few hundred hours of multi-turbine, multi-crew IFR experience?

A PPC.

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