What kind of jobs are available for...
06-05-2007, 08:21 PM
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What kind of jobs are available for...
What kind of jobs are available for someone that is just getting out of flight school. Single engine jobs??? Mulit engine jobs??? Can I expect to just be a flight instructor logging very little hours per week or what? I know it's key to network as much as possible but what have your experiences been.
06-05-2007, 08:27 PM
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CFI if you get your ticket, Jump Pilot, Banner Tow, VFR sightseeing tours (think 500TT is required for that), Pipeline Patrol, Aerial Imaging, Traffic Watch for the local radio/tv station... that's all I can think of right now.
06-05-2007, 09:09 PM
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Yeah that's kind of what I'm thinking. I didn't read the post by WMUPilot about "Low Time, High Desire" Until after I posted this one. I guess I'll have to search out those kind of jobs here in Utah.. Know of any?
06-06-2007, 07:37 AM
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To be a jump pilot, you sit all day for a 2-3 hour logbook entry.. Lots of fun though. Quickest return is banner towing. Some want you to pay for some training. Big debate with that, but for the amount of flight time you get in one season, it's worth it. 60-80 hrs a month...
06-06-2007, 08:01 PM
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Van Wagners.....I assume they have pilots for the season already but it's worth a shot.http://www.vanwagner.com/aerial.htm
06-08-2007, 05:41 AM
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FL and New Jersey are places that I've seen advertise. If I had it all to do over again... I would do this.
First summer out of flight school.. tow banners wearing flip-flops and listening to Bob marley as I cruise down the beach at the backend of the bell curve. (get about 300 more hours)..
Then go to Alaska for one year and try not to kill myself flying in the bush.
at this point you should have about 1,000 hours. Then join the Navy and go fly F-18s where I can rip ass around the skies, retire in 20 yrs and go FedEx for a slow death at FL360 on autpilot.
Have fun while you're young and building hours.. DO NOT go straight to the first airline that offers you a job sitting at altitude watching the FMS and autopilot. Go to the Carribean, Alaska, or anything fun for awhile.
First summer out of flight school.. tow banners wearing flip-flops and listening to Bob marley as I cruise down the beach at the backend of the bell curve. (get about 300 more hours)..
Then go to Alaska for one year and try not to kill myself flying in the bush.
at this point you should have about 1,000 hours. Then join the Navy and go fly F-18s where I can rip ass around the skies, retire in 20 yrs and go FedEx for a slow death at FL360 on autpilot.
Have fun while you're young and building hours.. DO NOT go straight to the first airline that offers you a job sitting at altitude watching the FMS and autopilot. Go to the Carribean, Alaska, or anything fun for awhile.
06-08-2007, 05:47 AM
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To be a jump pilot, you sit all day for a 2-3 hour logbook entry.. Lots of fun though. Quickest return is banner towing. Some want you to pay for some training. Big debate with that, but for the amount of flight time you get in one season, it's worth it. 60-80 hrs a month...
06-09-2007, 04:17 AM
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Our DZ varies but I would say you can get 4-5 hours on a regular day, especially if we have a lot of people wanting to drop from two miles up. You're tired when tie down finally arrives. We also do a lot of demos for various events. We recently dived for a civil war re-enactment. Why they wanted skydivers to foul up an otherwise authentic period-correct event is beyond me, but days when we do this kind of thing plus do a lot of airport drops can be quite long because getting to the event can take hours.
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