Northwestern Air lease

[Lost Lake]

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[1000 HP]

Fort Smith is a nice town. It's got a decent 9 hole golf course. Also, there was a trendy coffee bar/massage therapy joint there in years gone by. The liquor store beat anything else I have ever seen, with a gratuitous selection of delicious scotches, from all over Scotland...
There were 2 grocery stores. One was good. Also, a Chinese food restaurant in the hotel. 75 percent of the ladies have herpes or something, so bag it before you tag it.
NWAL is a great outfit to work for. The management were friendly and professional. I flew the bush side so we didn't mix that well with the Multi guys and girls. I think they were more normal than the rest of us. Also, great maintenance, although a couple of the mechanics probably drank jet fuel for entertainment.
The flying on the bush side was busy and long legs. I made it up to the north end of Hudson Bay once and had a contract in Northern Quebec when it slowed down in September.
Hope you get on

[phillyfan]

I had fun and managed not to catch herpes. I would imagine its a different world there now without TW as the Ops Manager. He was the voice of reason in a world of crazy.
The wait for a pilot spot was close to 2 years. Then you will have to sign a bond for another year. By the time you leave you will be married or engaged to a local and your outlook on life and aviation will be changed forever.

Good Luck

[Flare]

There are better places to spend time on the ground and get your first flying job. I'd head up to Yellowknife if you are considering living up north. The pilots I worked with were the best kind of people and maintenance did a good job keeping the Jetstreams going. Overall the staff was great. Can't say I had the same experience with management. I'm with phillyfan, NWAL is probably missing TW. It's decent pay and lots of flying but are you really willing to sign a 2-year $20 000 bond? Good luck.

[Cap'n Tripps]

Where did TW end up?

[goleafsgo]

is it really a 2 year wait on the ramp AND a 2 year, $20,000 bond???

[daedalusx]

Where did TW end up?

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