All this talk of 'bush' flying is a little bit purile.....lets get some facts straight here....people starting out on their pilot careers do not go bush flying...bush flying is to the uninitiated hugely dangerous....live bush pilots have an in depth knowledge of the aircraft that they're flying..and understand the very fine techniques involved in flying on the edge of....and occasionally just beyond the aircraft performance envelope.....those that don't are not in the live bush pilot category for long....they also have, over many years obtained experience of what and when to avoid even attempting certain operations....bush flying in Africa will have some similarities to bush flying in Papua New Guinea or Alaska....but each area will have its own peculiarities and if you don't have enough time in the area, you won't last long.....even if you were willing to ignore these fundamentals ....fortunately for your passengers, the insurance companies and aircraft owners would not, and applying for a bush pilots position would be about as succesful as applying for a brain surgeons position while holding a first aid certificate......We all had to start somewhere but my advice would be to focus on the possible....get some right-seat time in a half decent turbo-prop.....and take it from there....Good luck and very best wishes for 2005 and your career in the future...
