Junior Pilot Programs

[sirlandsalot]

I hope I will still have a medical and can do it at 70....

[DGP]

I think I told you folks about Mac Sanderson...back in 1989 he was 70...flying a jetbox for an outfit from Alberta...can't remember the name just now..Brian Klegg worked for them as did Robin Osterag....anyways old Mac could go up and down the 206 doing a Di like a scolded cat...unreal

[DGP]

That was Ostertag

[DGP]

My brain just kicked into gear...it was Turbo West!

[shakey]

9 hours ago, sirlandsalot said:

I hope I will still have a medical and can do it at 70....

Me too, my point was if I need to be doing it after 60

[shakey]

As much as I loathe the bottom feeder companies, I will have to say bad things can happen to the best of guys. I wouldn't laugh too hard at a guys misfortune. 

[FiveCut]

3 hours ago, TheReaper2.0 said:

 

I think that company will surprise the industry in a few years.  They have some keen younger and bright family members coming into the fold that have the right attitude.  Nothing stays the same, give it time.

[Pool pilot]

3 hours ago, Toughtimes said:

It’s ok the Delta/old folks helicopters will always have jobs for the senior citizens, the “below average”, and decrepit pilots. That’s how they keep their costs down and keep slugging away, they know that, that “caliber” of pilot will always work for less than everyone else cuz they can’t get jobs anywhere else. 

I see you are not willing to put your name on here the way you are talking about us old guys and Delta helicopters.... I wonder if this is why you have a screen name like yours.

Check with lots of us old guys that got endorsements from Delta, I got a medium endorsement and lots of us got a start in this industry because of Delta.....did some of them work on the ground for a few years..... yes they did.... but they got flying which this thread is about.

I went back to Delta 2 yrs ago again after 20 years because I know that Delta can afford to fix anything that may go wrong with an aircraft and I have never been screwed around for my pay or expenses also the pay was right on par with many of my friends out there.

I have retired after 31 years with almost 10,000 hours with no accidents or incidents so just what do you mean by "that caliber" of pilot.

My guess is you are one of the the pilots Delta let go the way you are talking.

My name is Dan Stewart what is yours.

[hybrid]

22 hours ago, Pool pilot said:

I see you are not willing to put your name on here the way you are talking about us old guys and Delta helicopters.... I wonder if this is why you have a screen name like yours.

Check with lots of us old guys that got endorsements from Delta, I got a medium endorsement and lots of us got a start in this industry because of Delta.....did some of them work on the ground for a few years..... yes they did.... but they got flying which this thread is about.

I went back to Delta 2 yrs ago again after 20 years because I know that Delta can afford to fix anything that may go wrong with an aircraft and I have never been screwed around for my pay or expenses also the pay was right on par with many of my friends out there.

I have retired after 31 years with almost 10,000 hours with no accidents or incidents so just what do you mean by "that caliber" of pilot.

My guess is you are one of the the pilots Delta let go the way you are talking.

My name is Dan Stewart what is yours.

Crickets....

[Iceman]

On 2/6/2021 at 6:01 PM, Pool pilot said:

I see you are not willing to put your name on here the way you are talking about us old guys and Delta helicopters.... I wonder if this is why you have a screen name like yours.

Check with lots of us old guys that got endorsements from Delta, I got a medium endorsement and lots of us got a start in this industry because of Delta.....did some of them work on the ground for a few years..... yes they did.... but they got flying which this thread is about.

I went back to Delta 2 yrs ago again after 20 years because I know that Delta can afford to fix anything that may go wrong with an aircraft and I have never been screwed around for my pay or expenses also the pay was right on par with many of my friends out there.

I have retired after 31 years with almost 10,000 hours with no accidents or incidents so just what do you mean by "that caliber" of pilot.

My guess is you are one of the the pilots Delta let go the way you are talking.

My name is Dan Stewart what is yours.

Dan I will never forget the favour you did giving me that 206 endorsement at Clearwater in 1997.

cheers

Steve