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Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:45 pm
by Flight94
What’s the progression though? Can you fly a 1900 outta yvr? If they pay 40k for a caravan pilot I can’t imagine they pay much for a 1900 pilot. I think I’d have to disagree that it’s better than any right seat gig. I’d rather be in the right seat at Jazz or even Pasco I think where yes there will be some inevitable shittiness with schedule and what not for a while, but you’ll be ahead with career progression, salary, benefits, pension, and an all important seniority number. That’s all just my opinion though coming from a view that it’s really not possible to have a great life as a pilot
in yvr making 40k. Would you honestly say that the good schedule makes up for the pay and lack of benefits?
I agree with what you're saying, but even pre-covid you couldn't necessarily just no-questions-asked get on with jazz encore etc. Anyway, yes, there is flow opportunity to the 1900 in YVR. But a 1900 F/O makes
33k. Yes, you read that correctly. The captain pay is 70k. No pay progression, ever. Eastern bases get paid even less, I believe 31k/60k. 2 weeks holidays until you have
5 years in. As stated above, there is a union attempt in the works, so it will be interesting to see what happens. No one is happy, and no one has bonds left. Forecast for turbulence.
Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:01 pm
by Turboprops
scdriver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:13 pm
I definitely understand that, but assuming most (all?) of the Skylink 208 pilots were hired prior to COVID, I find it hard to believe that most of them wouldn’t have other options. Yes, I know everyone’s situation is different but still. The few thousand hours to get that job would almost certainly offer other opportunities in yvr. I would genuinely like to know more about the folks there though and why they choose to fly there.
Well i think i can answer some of your questions.
I was offered this job 3 months before COVID hit, I had just shy of 800 hours of single piston time, it’s not like I could’ve gone to jazz or whatever.
So with 800 hours, the pay is actually quite good compare to other jobs I could’ve gotten.
The thing is, i applied for the B1900 FO position and I only found out it’s for a caravan job on the offer letter, they told me it’d be something like 6 month till i fly the B1900, but nothing in writing.
I can see why people take the job, not a lot of options in YVR area with <1000 hours, and you might actually get onto the 1900 in a reasonable time frame?
Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:55 pm
by goldeneagle
Turboprops wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:01 pm
I was offered this job 3 months before COVID hit, I had just shy of 800 hours of single piston time, it’s not like I could’ve gone to jazz or whatever.
The the big question. did you take the job ? If so, then I would posit that while everybody else was laid off and whining on keyboards, you were flying, finished ATPL requirements and will be all set now to go front of the que when airlines start hiriing again. While those complaining about how poor the job is that they didn't get, will be wondering how they can get current and marketable once hiring starts....
Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:58 pm
by Turboprops
goldeneagle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:55 pm
Turboprops wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:01 pm
I was offered this job 3 months before COVID hit, I had just shy of 800 hours of single piston time, it’s not like I could’ve gone to jazz or whatever.
The the big question. did you take the job ? If so, then I would posit that while everybody else was laid off and whining on keyboards, you were flying, finished ATPL requirements and will be all set now to go front of the que when airlines start hiriing again. While those complaining about how poor the job is that they didn't get, will be wondering how they can get current and marketable once hiring starts....
Nope I took another job flying twins, didn’t even finish training then got sent home in March with no call back right.
Went back to survey for the summer, kept thinking I made a big mistake of not going to Skylink
But the company kept their words and hired me back, so I’m logging multi time now, guess everything worked out in the end.
Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:29 pm
by Invertago
Has anyone heard if calls have gone out for the Morningstar YYC ATR FO job posted a few weeks ago?
Re: Morningstar C208 YVR
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:59 pm
by goingmissed
Invertago wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:32 pm
I'm not expecting to see the 208 YVR job posting pop up till you see the job board light up across the country. Basically, when the 208 job is available you'll be seeing Encore / Jazz hiring off the street again because the industry will have recovered.
This is GoingMissed from the year 2022. Invertago's prediction has turned out to be correct.