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- Today
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Remembered his name...Mike Belamy....I was there doing a 300 hr on the 206...think the reg was EHK.
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The base pilot's name was Mike...can't remember his last name..think it started with a B...he drove an old jag...
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Is that the same spitfire that was in a hangar at the Edmonton downtown airport...if so I got a good look at it back in the early 90's. Midwest was running a 206 out of that hangar.
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Hopefully those two war planes go to a good home, instead of dark hanger locked away.
- Yesterday
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The CHC building looks almost identical to the old Vector hangar. Good catch. The Highland facility was owned by Landmark Shell, but obviously will be empty now, looking for a new tenant. Bob still owns the Spitfire and Mosquito, but they're up for sale.
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I don't imagine things will get any easier for the low timer with all these large operators shutting the doors. I'm sure there are plenty of experienced drivers looking for good gigs.
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Lol. It was upstairs on a window ledge in the old stores room.
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I remember at Northern Airsupport in Kelowna in the day. Had a closet with a phone for a Alberta company. Phone number was forwarded back to Alberta. Helped their machines get BC flying
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No, this is CHC's headquarters across the road!
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Sounds ljke an operator in Ontario years ago...parking in a snow bank next to a gas station/restaurant....had a pay phone in the parking lot for calling them...HAH!!!!
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Well said
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I think operations base has a pretty loose definition. I've been at companies who park a ship on the tarmac somewhere and advertise as a base... IMO if the base doesn't have a base manager or building, its not much of a base.
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Well I would probably agree with you If I never had to rely on my own ability to make a good career out of this . But a lot of people were never given a helicopter pilot / engineer job or a helicopter company for that matter. That is a lot of the problem with this industry including Highland Helicopters to name ONE. sadly some hard working people still have hopes and dreams .
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Highland sold their yvr hangar a long time ago. Not sure if the family still owns MillionAir or the Spitfire and Mosquito.
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The old Vector building. I imagine the Highland building will be coming up too.
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A BUCKET!! Some guys get all the perks! That's a step up from "the shovel" and the dark cloud of insects just waiting for their feast the second you drop your drawers...
- Last week
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does anyone remember when YQR had an operator based there?? I remember when Trans Canada Pipelines had a 206 at richardson.. lumsden airspray had a hughes 269 in lumsden... STARS is there now... any others i'm missing??
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Marblearch, I saw that article and that’s what got me interested. It’s a bold move when there are some already well established operators in FSJ. Good question displayname. Here’s some insight I found on the interweb.
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Are ex highland crews being hired. I guess they need aircraft. Mmmm boundry bay
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Hmmm! Lots of availabilty down at the South side these days! https://devencore.com/main-property-detail/4740-Agar-Drive
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https://energeticcity.ca/2021/01/20/new-helicopter-service-coming-to-fort-st-john/
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I just heard that Heli Source is opening 7 new bases in ex highland locations. Did they get all highlands work? Seems like quite the investment. Hope it pays off for them. Anyone know if they’re gonna be hiring?
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Gotta love how low our bar is😂. That said, it would have been nice to have that!
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I was on a drill job in Ontario...mid winter....-40 most of the time...these drillers knew how to build an outhouse...it was totally lined with blue styrofoam...had one car heater in it and lights...you would sweat in that place...HAH!
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Only if it's not in the generator shack where it's warm!