Employment situation?
Having had a few false starts, it seems I am now short finals to regaining my med cat (and renewing my ATPL(H), poss my instructor rating and meybe updating the frozen ATPL(A)). Question is, is it worth it?
In all honesty, I'd prefer helicopters to FW (yes, I know!). I have had a chat with some chums in the bizz but thought I might get a broader picture through PPrune. Are there any jobs out there in the South/South West and what are the current remuneration packages for the industry generally? Police/ambulance preferred to corporate, but some freelancing would be very welcome too. (However, nothing whatsoever to do with a Robbo).
My guess is that the freelancing side is pretty much sewn-up, especially over winter, but what about the situation in the Air Ambulance market and what is the situation with PAS? Have heard good and not-so-good things recently. I would be grateful for the latest buzzes before putting pen to paper and bashing out some carefully aimed CVs.
Finally, where is the best (value) place to get some recurrency training and what is considered the best type to put on a licence besides a Gazelle?
(PS. Mighty Gem & PurplePitot, are you out there?).
Thanks.