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Mr. Brown · 8th April 2008, 01:25

Hi!
Think a lot about it! I´m Spanish airplane pilot working for an Spanish Firefighting company and things are like that (aproximately):
less than 500h tt impossible to work.
less than 1000h tt and 300h tt tailwheel/fires/spraying--- 800€/month and you look for everything (accomodation, expenses, etc...) yes, that is true.
between 1000h tt and 1500h tt --- 2000€/month and keep looking for accomodation.
1500h tt - 2000h tt. 2600 €/month and accomodation provided.
+2000h tt 700h in fires. 2600-4000€ month as copilot in multi crew airplane and housing provided. Captains (not less than 5 years in the company, and lots of flight time) between 5000 and 7000€/month.
You need:
-Permission to work, probably the company will help you if is interested on you.
-Type/class ratings: paid by the pilots in all companies, if less than 1500tt.
-AG rating: To pay for an authoritation to work in fires in Spain (Yes, to work ONLY in Spain) As usually said: Spain is different! 7000€ and only two FTO where you can do it. Maybe if you are experienced in Australia, your Spanish company pays for that training for you. Maybe.

I hope you find that info as useful, as I would like 3 years ago when I make the mistake to become a fire pilot in Spain. I´m thinking about moving to Europe or Canada. In Spain, no money and no flight time.
I hope I´ve been useful to anybody.
Regards!

8th April 2008, 01:25	#10 (permalink)
Mr. Brown Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alicante (Spain) Age: 24 Posts: 2	Hi! Think a lot about it! I´m Spanish airplane pilot working for an Spanish Firefighting company and things are like that (aproximately): less than 500h tt impossible to work. less than 1000h tt and 300h tt tailwheel/fires/spraying--- 800€/month and you look for everything (accomodation, expenses, etc...) yes, that is true. between 1000h tt and 1500h tt --- 2000€/month and keep looking for accomodation. 1500h tt - 2000h tt. 2600 €/month and accomodation provided. +2000h tt 700h in fires. 2600-4000€ month as copilot in multi crew airplane and housing provided. Captains (not less than 5 years in the company, and lots of flight time) between 5000 and 7000€/month. You need: -Permission to work, probably the company will help you if is interested on you. -Type/class ratings: paid by the pilots in all companies, if less than 1500tt. -AG rating: To pay for an authoritation to work in fires in Spain (Yes, to work ONLY in Spain) As usually said: Spain is different! 7000€ and only two FTO where you can do it. Maybe if you are experienced in Australia, your Spanish company pays for that training for you. Maybe. I hope you find that info as useful, as I would like 3 years ago when I make the mistake to become a fire pilot in Spain. I´m thinking about moving to Europe or Canada. In Spain, no money and no flight time. I hope I´ve been useful to anybody. Regards! Last edited by Mr. Brown : 8th April 2008 at 22:54.