Hi All
It was announced yesterday that Gulf Helis pilots are to receive a 10% pay rise (only on their "base salary") as of 1 March 2004.
If you join now as a touring pilot (either 8 & 4 or 6 & 6) you will receive USD$292.70 per day for each day worked.
Don't believe the web site re married accompanied positions being available. They are now reserved for Line Trainers and above.
When you join you will be asked to go to Kish Island (in Iran). Here you will be expected to operate completely outside the Flight and Duty Times section of the Ops Manual. For example, fly all day, then night standby from 1800 to 0600, then fly all day again the next day. And people have done night medivacs and still been expected to fly all day the next day.
But as I've said before, if you have to put bread on the table, then I guess you have to risk it. Wonder how delightful Iranian gaols are :-)