gli77

Alright then, how about Abu Dhabi Aviation? Good, bad or indifferent? and should I add that I am a tech but pilot info is just as valuable.

Looking for some feedback on what Gulf Helicopters is like to work for in Doha? Anyone out there that can off some info it would be most appreciated.

What is your point AS350? I read a forum here that did not seem right and posted to clarify if I was reading it correctly. As Hazy pointed out the original poster did have both an M1 & M2 which changes the original question. I do not take kindly to someone belittling any trade no matter what it is. Which is the way I read graunch's post.

I have my time in thanks and I was judging you from the ignorance in your post concerning the uselessness of someone's licence. I have come across many M's who claim to be able to do avionics or structural work and turn out to be as gash as they come. All three trades have their place. Your statement that once you obtain an M2 you lose your E seems to be incorrect as there appears to be 85 people who have just that. I think that was the topic being discussed here. It is possible for someone to work full time as an avionics on a Global Express and have their own AMO working on M1 puddle jumpers. Having the M1 would give them no privileges on the Global but the E would. That's why your post did not make sense. Oh and of course all of this is through an AMO.

It appears that one can have an M1 & E, or M2 and E, or M1 & S or M2 and S but not M1,M2 and E or S, as taken from the TC site: Active (valid) AME licenses: (data downloaded from AMES program) Stats last updated: 2007-10-30 00:00:05 NCR ATL QC BC PNR (MB and SK) PNR (AB) ON Totals M1 19 112 322 494 256 479 509 2191 M2 28 164 905 761 112 309 774 3053 E 10 95 466 392 92 207 436 1698 S 2 41 227 440 105 238 118 1171 Balloons 0 0 4 0 1 3 3 11 M1 and M2 34 419 952 1419 513 1139 1484 5960 M1 and E 0 2 2 7 0 4 7 22 M1 and S 1 7 22 60 26 35 53 204 M2 and E 1 12 25 13 1 10 23 85 M2 and S 1 3 11 11 0 5 4 35 M1, M2 and Balloons 0 1 4 1 3 4 1 14 M1, E and Balloons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M1, S and Balloons 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 M2, E and Balloons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M2, S and Balloons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14445 The link is here: http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/maintena...aarpb/stats.asp

So if I have an E then get an M2 and install a radio package in a 206 I am unable to sign out the package because the aircraft is under 12,500 and TC took away my E? E a useless licence eh, sounds like a box changer with an ego in our midst. I've heard this same discussion with the S licence and it always seems to end up some are flash and some are gash.

Just want to clarify if I understand this. A person who starts out with an E licence can then get an M1 or an M2 and keep their E. But a person who has an M2 cannot then go on to get the E as well? Is this correct? I was aware that someone who has an M1 and an M2 cannot get an E as TC says the privileges are covered, but I was not aware that if you only had either an M1 OR an M2 you could not get an E.

I think the answer to your credit card question depends on the trouble you have in getting the money back. If you or others have had trouble or excuses come back from the company then be cautious. I personally, love to charge things to my personal card as I collect aeroplan miles, and they rack up fast with hotel and rental car bills. I have never had any trouble getting money back with the group I work with.

Something else you may want to keep in mind is that answers given at one TC office may be different from another. I have not personally experienced this, I laways had good luck when I had to deal with TC. But I have many friends who have had a great deal of trouble and variation with replies from TC. So it may not hurt to ask more than one TC office about your situation.

For your CAR's concern I would not fret too much. Pick up a copy of CARs for the AME and go through it till you can get about 90% on the practice exams and you will be fine. Here is a link to Aviation world which sells the book: http://www.aviationworld.net/product.asp?pID=262&cID=13 Best of luck.

Only 7 days for falisfying records? I would think 7 years would be more suitable.

Kingshead you answered your own question. Your level of $35/hour is bang on I think, but you can guarantee that there will be someone that will take $30, then someone will take $28, and so on.

LOL. So let that be a lesson! Never type with your mouth full. Didn't I see you in deepthroat7?

Well there you have it this topic just taught me a lesson! Be careful in assuming someone is a native English speaker when criticizing. I tend to be one of those that will comment on really poor spelling or really bad grammar. I usually assumed that the poster was a native English speaker. Which is quite igorant of me since I have been working overseas for six years, where English is not the first language, and I try to pride myself on patience. Often times I have witnessed some ignorant and rude behaviour of coworkers towards locals of the area we were in. The most comical is watching an English speaker speaking louder to a non English speaker. Volume never seems to increase understanding, lol. And I must say my biggest regret thus far in life is not taking French seriously in school when it was being taught to me for free. Unbeknownst to me at the time I was goofing off when I should have been acquiring an extraordinary skill which would have served me well later on in life. So I hope any Francophones out there won't hesitate to chime in.

We all like it smooth.