How did you build hours after getting your licenses? 🛩️🇨🇦
Posted by Outside_Fisherman945@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 8 comments
Hey, just curious how some of you built your hours after getting your licenses besides becoming an instructor. I know instructing is probably the most straightforward route but I wanted to hear what other people did and how hard it actually is to find jobs with lower hours. Are there any small airlines, charter companies, cargo ops, float operators, etc around Vancouver/BC that hire with under 1500 hrs? And realistically where could someone apply with around 250–300 hrs in Canada? Would love to hear what paths some of you took.
Thanks,
-burnr-@reddit
Went North with 250 hrs. Flew DHC6/BE99/BE10.
holdingshortoflife@reddit
Instructing from 250-850 hours, Medevac 850-1800 hours, Airline 1800-Present (4500ish)
Perfect_Big_5907@reddit
started instructing with 500 hours. Got 500 hours dual given. Then got first corporate job flying a Navajo at 1000 hrs.
F1shermanIvan@reddit
Got hired in Manitoba with 230 hours and 22 on floats.
Go on PCC and AvCanada and apply for every job you see.
You will not get hired anywhere in BC with 250 hours.
Cougarb@reddit
Second this but north western Ontario. 250 hours with 7 on floats.
Operators like to see a background of hard work. 70% of people in flight training simply don’t fit the lifestyle in the middle of nowhere fishing lodges and will bail on the first available opportunity. Have to convince them you are the other 30%
Similar_Work5378@reddit
Ya come to Alberta or bc. Take a road trip, apply everywhere and then touch base with them a few weeks later. Keep up on it and apply seasonally. It’s all in the timing. If they are looking for someone in the coming weeks and you applied recently they’ll take you on. If you applied 3 months ago and they haven’t heard from you, they don’t remember you. We hire tons of low time people around here, right time, right place and the connections you have!
BugHistorical3@reddit
You have to go north. Maybe do ramp jobs. Someone I know who was an instructor with 1000 hours tried Porter but didn't get in, he went north Manitoba as FO in a small operator company.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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Hey, just curious how some of you built your hours after getting your licenses besides becoming an instructor. I know instructing is probably the most straightforward route but I wanted to hear what other people did and how hard it actually is to find jobs with lower hours. Are there any small airlines, charter companies, cargo ops, float operators, etc around Vancouver/BC that hire with under 1500 hrs? And realistically where could someone apply with around 250–300 hrs in Canada? Would love to hear what paths some of you took.
Thanks,
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