Originally Posted by
HeliMannUK
Both of these jobs can be obtained as an Ab-initio, I have seen people in both get jobs this year with very minimal hours, even seen people pay for their own type rating on a Sikorsky S92 to jump the queue and obtain work offshore.
If you donīt mind me asking, does FTO matter in this regard (.i.e. are we talking Bristow and that -one- school they seem to recruit directly from)? And will a mere rating really be a shortcut to Offshore, I always thought hours on type will be required as well (and lots of them).