Pakeha Boy says.........."When you get some time,PM me ,as I have many mates flying floats in Alaska and Canada,and as of last summer the word was....the ink wasnt even dry on some certificates and jobs were being offered with minimum time.....the work is almost all seasonal...$200-250/day.....7 days /week 14 hr days ..type of A/C Beavers,generally nothing smaller for obvious reasons".
Pakeha Boy...... I found your comments about getting employment as a floatplane pilot here in Canada to be untrue. Canadians who do their float rating here have trouble getting onto a C180 or even a C185 for the summer. the reason being is that most operators out there want pilots with at least 500 - 1000 hrs float time to even fly a C185 or a 206.
So why would a employer offer a job to a guy who has 7 hrs float flying experience flying a beaver which is now worth a lot of money. $ 1 million plus I believe.
I had two job offers to fly floats one on a beaver and another on a 206. I turned them both down because I got offered a multi IFR gig in BC. I didnt have a fresh rating like most people. I had 1200 hrs of float flying in very demanding conditions on the Gold Coast.
I wouldnt even try Canada unless you have landed immigrant status, citizenship, or a one year working visa. Check out
www.avcanada.ca
lots of useful information there and check out the job section.
I have heard that there will be a shortage of experienced float pilots coming up next summer, if the current hiring continues with the airlines here in Canada. so if you do have 1000 hrs plus on floats you should not have a problem getting a float job with a one year working visa.
Pakeha boy dont indulge in hangar talk if you dont know the facts.
