PAL in Comox?

Capt · Post by **Capt** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:31 pm

Any one with info on the airborne surveillance please PM me, looking for sched ? type of flying and if its good in the logbook? pay? company info?

I looked at their website, but I am looking for insider info.
Thanks

Capt

boeingboy · Post by **boeingboy** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:29 pm

Usually all the airborne surveillance guys are hired from within the company. Typically they are very high time - somewhere around 5000 hrs+. Lots of low level stuff.

Typical mission profile takes them to 20,000 fett or so to let the radar pick out there targets. Then it's down to about 200 feet for closer inspection and some pictures. Their sked is made up by DFO so it's anyones guess, but they put on around 500hrs on the west coast over 4 months or so depending on what DFO wants to spy on and when.

Capt · Post by **Capt** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:55 am

thanks for the info, herd its for high time guys. its a full time all year job, right?

boeingboy · Post by **boeingboy** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:40 am

It is on the East coast - but the west coast is only allocated 500 hrs a year (theres no money for a year round plane here) So they come to visit for 4-5 months in the summer - then head back to the rock.

Contact · Post by **Contact** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:06 pm

Heard that they are now making BC a perment year round base.

loopy · Post by **loopy** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:27 pm

Contact is right. West coast is going full time as of now. I was offered full time, either coast but opted not to for family reasons. It was an FO position, and I have 2000 total time, 900+ on the B200. The captain's requirements on the Fishpat's is quite high, but not sure what the minimum is.