Life as a Pilot Blogs

Have a look through the letters we've received and learn more about the lives of pilots nearby and overseas - from Flight College Students, Ramp Assistants, Dispatchers, Beaver Floatplane Pilots, Helicopter Pilots, Dash 8 First Officers, Boeing 767 Relief Pilots, Boeing 737NG and 777 Captains, to Airbus A340 Captains.

The letters are organized into sections below. Select the area you are interested in, or scroll down to see all of the letters.

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Pilots in Training	Night Cargo Pilots
Non-Flying Positions	Military Pilots
Flight Instructors	Airline Pilots
Float Pilots	Expat Pilots Overseas
Charter/Medivac Pilots	Pilots in USA
Corporate Jet Pilots

Pilots in Training

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
Glider Pilot	14	F	16	Victoria
New Pilot in Auz	100	M	19	Perth, AUS
Flight College Student	100	M	18	Kitchener, ON
New Student	50	M	17	Auckland, NZ
Dutch Pilot in the Making	200	M	22	Netherlands
Commercial Pilot on the Way <b> NEW!!</b>	85	M	27	Grande Prairie, AB

Non-Flying Positions

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
ATC Tower Controller	1500	M	40	Vancouver
Dock Attendant	200	M	25	Vancouver
Ramp Crew	210	M	24	Hay River, NWT
Refueler	250	M	30	Vancouver, BC
Refueler	260	M	30	Vancouver, BC

Flight Instructors

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
Class IV Flight Instructor	600	M	24	Springbank
Airbus 320 Instructor	10200	M	39	Vancouver, BC
Flight Instructor	1000 hr	M	32	Toronto
Class II Flight Instructor	2200	F	28	Delta, BC, CANADA

Float Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
Grumman Goose Driver	5000	M	37	Port Hardy, BC
Air Tanker Bird Dog Pilot	7500	M	38	Western Canada
C206F Float Pilot	1600	M	23	SiouxLookout,ON
Beaver Floatplane Pilot	1725	M	27	Armstrong, ON
Mustering Pilot - C172	380	M	20	Mount Isa, AUS
DHC6F First Officer	3300	M	28	Vancouver, BC

Charter/Medivac Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
C182/206 Skydive Pilot	800	M	27	Edmonton
Cessna 310 Charter Pilot	1400	M	24	Southern Ontario
PA31 Navajo Captain	3500	M	35	Thompson,MB
PC-12 First Officer	1100	F	27	Boundary Bay,BC
King Air 200 Medivac Pilot	3500	M	27	Grande Prairie,AB
Corp./Medivac Learjet Pilot	3900	M	32	Vancouver,BC
King Air 200 Medevac Pilot	2100	M	31	Timmins, ON
BAe31 Jetstream Pilot	3600	M	30	Toronto,ON
PA34 Training Captain	2,600	M	33	Brazil
Aerial Tour Pilot	450	M	25	Niagara on the Lake
King Air Captain	1800	F	31	Calgary
PA31/PA34 Charter Pilot	4500	M	44	George, South Africa
Kiwi DHC6 Twin Otter FO	2650	M	39	Solomon Islands/PNG

Corporate Jet Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
Hawker 400 Captain	6500	M	37	Munich, Germany
Astra SPX Corporate Pilot	5200	M	31	Toronto

Night Cargo Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
B727 Second Officer	2500	M	27	Hamilton,ON
Falcon 20 Jet Captain	5300	M	32	Calgary, AB
Falcon 20 Jet F/O	3500	M	30	Ottawa, ON

Military Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
C130 Aircraft Commander	3200	M	31	Winnipeg,MB

Airline Pilots

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
Air Canada Boeing 767 RP	6000	M	30	Vancouver,BC
WestJet Boeing 737-200 F/O	6000	M	36	Calgary
Dash 8 Captain - East Coast	5300	M	34	Halifax, NS
CRJ200 First Officer	6000	M	33	Toronto,ON
Airbus 320 Instructor	10200	M	39	Vancouver,BC
Dash 8 First Officer	4,500	M	39	Victoria, BC
Monarch A320/321/330 FO	8500	M	35	London Gatwick
Atlas B747-400 Cargo F/O	9000	M	35	London Stansted
Dash 8 Training Capt	10000	M	40	Sydney, AUS
B744 First Officer	5800	M	30	Kuala Lumpur
easyJet B737 Captain	7000	M	33	Liverpool
B757 First Officer	2000	M	32	London Gatwick
AC Jazz CRJ705 First Officer	5600	M	33	Toronto, Canada
Air Canada EMB175 FO	7000	F	36	Toronto
WestJet B737NG First Officer	6000	M	28	Calgary
CMA Beech 1900D FO	3000	M	30	Vancouver, BC
Boeing 737NG Captain	8500	M	38	Melbourne, AUS
Thomascook B757 F/O	6000	M	36	Manchester, UK
GOL B737NG Captain	12000	M	39	Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
B737 F/O	1700 hr	M	23	Athens, Greece

Expat Pilots Overseas

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
B777 Captain in UAE	9500	M	38	Dubai, UAE
Dash 8 Captain	7000	M	35	Valencia, Spain
Twin Otter & BN2 Captain	1500	M	28	Maldives
BN2 Islander Captain	3000	M	32	The Caribbean
Boeing 777 Captain	10000	M	43	Singapore
Cessna Caravan Captain	2500	M	23	Belize
Pilot in the BVI~s	2000	M	27	Caribbean
Cathay B747 Second Officer	2800	M	31	Hong Kong
Ryanair B737-800 Captain	6300	M	32	Stockholm, SWE
B737-700 First Officer	9000	M	39	Dhahran, Saudi
DHC6 TwinOtter Captain	5000	M	29	Mombasa, Kenya
Swedish Airbus 340-500 F/O	7000	M	37	Dubai
Twin Otter Floatplane Pilot	2400	M	26	Maldives
B737-200F First Officer	2500	M	27	KL, Malaysia
Embraer 170 Captain	8500	M	35	Hong Kong
EMB110 Bandeirante F/O	800	M	24	Papau New Guinea
DHC6 Twin Otter Pilot	7000	M	33	Luanda, Angola
First Officer King Air/1900<b> New!!</b>	1000	M	23	Mali, West Africa

Pilots in USA

Position	Hours	Gender	Age	Location
PA31 Navajo Captain	2400	M	27	Phoenix, AZ
A320 First Officer	5300	M	35	Chicago, IL
CRJ200 Captain	5000	M	34	Atlanta, GA
Pinnacle CRJ200 FO	1700	Male	24	Minneapolis, MN
B737 First Officer	3450	F	43	Myrtle Beach, SC
Cathay Cargo B747-400 F/O	7500	M	34	Los Angeles
PA46T Malibu Pilot	2000	M	31	Bellingham, WA
PA31 Piper Navajo Pilot	1000	M	44	New York
Dash 8 Captain - Mesa Airlines	5000	M	33	Phoenix, AZ