MOVING TO GODS COUNTRY
 

I am thinking of moving to toronto later on in the year.Seems like i spend half my life there anyway!.I`m a brit,and by the end of the year will have my UK cpl IR, frozen atpl,with 700 hoursTT,with 100 of that twin time.I am particulary interested in the bizz jet side of work.Should i be accepted by Canadian immigration,what sort of qualifications will get me into flyig in Canada.Any hints on salaries,reality of getting a job,contacts etc would be great.

First you'll have to convert to Canadian Licence(not too bad considering UK atpl trials-whats a frozen atpl?).once your in YYZ circulate your resame(do it now)are type endorsed on any bizjet as yet??,But you should have no real difficulties with that time,and licence

PS,vancouver is really god's country!!!YYZ with 95% of the travelling public just thinks it is!!


all the world does a 'holding 'pattern about YYZ(ask all the airlines??)

A frozen ATPL i believe is a pass in the theory exams, however the candidate does not yet have enough hours to hold the licence. Therefore the licence is "frozen" until you get the required time.

I too have a question regarding licencing in Canada. Are you able to fly in Canada on a US FAA ATPL or equivilent? Is there much involved converting from a JAR ATPL to a Canadian one?

Any help on this would be great, I'm down here in Oz so don't get to hear much about what is going on up there!

You know, when I saw the title "moving to Gods country" I was sure you ment the EAST COAST. I guess we all have our own version of it.

"God" knows it's hard to find a job in Canada! I thought things were good over in the UK for those who had a frozen ATPL.

Oh I thought you guys were talking about Australia! Would the last person out of Britain please turn the light's off.

ski guru:to convert you'd have to write some exams,maybe not all three,Guys do this by going to a weekend seminar covering the licencing material(95%) pass rate.You'd have to do a 'ride'on a twin(lots about)with the Fed's approved checkpilot from one of the institutions.allin all not too complicated.
Air Canada's hiring for the next few years (225 per year-until the economic bubble bursts)..Due to this there is a gradual move in the National pilot ranks.WestJet are supposed to be Hiring!!,but nothing near the demand that's going down in the 'Excited States'

To get into Canada without too much hassle, you should arrive in a rusty freighter. Otherwise, you'll have to do it legally, which could take forever.

Unfortunately 700 TT will not get you much in Canada or Toronto for that matter-You may wish to consider becoming an instructor at one of the many busy flight schools in TO. That way you're employed, building hours, and learning about the aviation scene here, which is vastly different to the one you're used to.

Hopping into a bizjet with 700 hrs will not happen. Good Luck

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Low, Slow, and Dirty!

Yo! "inlimbo", gotta say, god's country IS in the east, like, anything east of Winnipeg. http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/cool.gif

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F/Os do it with discretion.

Hey Pigboat,

What's wrong with a rusty freighter? Ain't no room for racist remarks here...don't be an idiot!

Rusty Freighter??? You ain't talkin bout my Beaver are you???? In DeHavilland we trust!!

Yo Rockinbob,

Just commenting on the stupid comment pigboat did...in my opinion uncalled for...

Don't you love the sound of the VRROOMMM on the Beaver...I second you...Long Live the Beaver!!!

Boys! boys! I don't think "pigboat" was making any racist comments at all, I think what the man was trying to say is a comment about the immigration system in this country, the way "line jumpers" are rewarded and the honest ones (ie: the ones doing it thru legal channels ) get the proverbial shaft. Just to say, I didn't see anything racist in his remarks. Take a pill :)
P.S. Yay! I just hit a hundred posts!!!
gotta go celebrate... http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/cool.gif

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1997 Lest we forget

God's country sure as shoot ain't Pangnrtang!....Sheesh...never mind gravelway crossing animals..Just watch out for the civies!!!!!

Well gee, allright, let's go with anything east of Winnipeg and SOUTH of the 50th. parallel. I've been up there also, know what you mean. :)

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[This message has been edited by Tricameleer (edited 04 May 2000).]

Three Camels, bingo. P/R, do you think allowing line jumpers and terrorists into this country, and deporting a Philipina nanny already here legally for taking a second job is an immigration policy? You must work for the Federal Gov't.

To the other pigboat
Open outer doors, tubes one and three.