Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share recent information on Aries Aviation. It seems like a good operation and an interesting place to work. Basically looking for information on rotations, pay, and what the realisctic requirements are. I have used the search and have found old info, but nothing current. I appreciate any information anyone is willing to give. PM if you like.
Thanks!
Aries Aviation
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blueoval56
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Re: Aries Aviation
Hi Blueoval56,
It has been a couple years since I worked there, but I did spent over seven years flying for Aries. It is a good company with an owner that cares. At their height they operated 4 Navajos, 1 King Air 200T and 2 Lear 36's with the occasional leased C208. I believe now they run the 4 Navajos, and on a limited bases the 1 Lear.
They hold a 702/703 OC but in my time there we never flew a single 703 flight it was all 702 Survey work, which included Magnetometer, Gravity, LiDAR, Hyperspectral and RADAR mapping.
When I was there rotations where suppose to be 33 days on 28 days off, but that never happen it was more likely to be 45+ days on 28 days off with some rotations lasting up to 3 months.
As for time requirements and pay they posted an ad on May 17th of this year www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=81608 the 1500hr requirement may seem high to some for a Navajo nowadays but they do conduct operations all over the world and you could very well be asked to ferry a plane from Calgary to say India (which is by no means a small undertaking in a Navajo). I see they are offering $4000.00 per month salary which is exactly what I started at back in 2003.
If you like to travel and don't mind being away from home a lot (i'm talking up to 230 days a year) and are an adventurous soul then I would highly recommend this line of work, you will get to have many experiences of a life time, some rotations you wish where over from the start, others will end far to soon, after many years the good always outweighed the bad.
If you have any other questions PM me.
Cheers,
Roar
It has been a couple years since I worked there, but I did spent over seven years flying for Aries. It is a good company with an owner that cares. At their height they operated 4 Navajos, 1 King Air 200T and 2 Lear 36's with the occasional leased C208. I believe now they run the 4 Navajos, and on a limited bases the 1 Lear.
They hold a 702/703 OC but in my time there we never flew a single 703 flight it was all 702 Survey work, which included Magnetometer, Gravity, LiDAR, Hyperspectral and RADAR mapping.
When I was there rotations where suppose to be 33 days on 28 days off, but that never happen it was more likely to be 45+ days on 28 days off with some rotations lasting up to 3 months.
As for time requirements and pay they posted an ad on May 17th of this year www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=81608 the 1500hr requirement may seem high to some for a Navajo nowadays but they do conduct operations all over the world and you could very well be asked to ferry a plane from Calgary to say India (which is by no means a small undertaking in a Navajo). I see they are offering $4000.00 per month salary which is exactly what I started at back in 2003.
If you like to travel and don't mind being away from home a lot (i'm talking up to 230 days a year) and are an adventurous soul then I would highly recommend this line of work, you will get to have many experiences of a life time, some rotations you wish where over from the start, others will end far to soon, after many years the good always outweighed the bad.
If you have any other questions PM me.
Cheers,
Roar
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wallypilot
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Re: Aries Aviation
+1 to what roar said. Too bad the overseas tax credit is being phased out, though...that was a great bonus.
Ferrying small airplanes worldwide was an absolute joy, and I will probably never get to do it again.
Generall speaking, company treats you well, pays you fairly, but depending on the crewing situation, your rotations very well could be irregular. Great way to see the world on the company dime, and spend some quality time in a place, not just a 14 hour layover.
Lots of work in the Arctic, and Northern prairies...occasionally africa, south america, India (as roar mentioned), southeast asia, USA. Seeing the world at 300 AGL really is a unique experience.
Ferrying small airplanes worldwide was an absolute joy, and I will probably never get to do it again.
Generall speaking, company treats you well, pays you fairly, but depending on the crewing situation, your rotations very well could be irregular. Great way to see the world on the company dime, and spend some quality time in a place, not just a 14 hour layover.
Lots of work in the Arctic, and Northern prairies...occasionally africa, south america, India (as roar mentioned), southeast asia, USA. Seeing the world at 300 AGL really is a unique experience.
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blueoval56
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metalleg_man
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Re: Aries Aviation
Everything roar and wallypilot said is true. It's a great company to work for, they treat you really well. The owner is excellent. The only downfall to the company is the schedule. It can be very erratic at times but if you want to see the world and get some great experience go for it. I must warn you it is a single man or woman's job though. unless you have a very understanding other half.
Cheers
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