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Old 24th Jan 2006, 07:22
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Heli-kiwi
 
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Advice for a pilot engineer

I'm about 2-3 months away from completing my CPL (heli) and my AMELs too. Is there anybody out there who has done this in the past and could share a few words of advice for starting out on the path to flying in Canada or any other commonwealth country?
I have about 8 years engineering including component Ohaul, Helicopters, big bird Structures, restoration and fabrication work, Frigate flight deck operations and military training.
I set out with the intention of using the engineering experience to hopefully give me something more to offer a prospective employer than just 160 hours in an underpowered Robbie alpha, Now I am almost ready to go and the Canadian residency papertrail has just begun.
Any suggestions from the experienced amongst you would help me have a more realistic approach to the most important step of all.

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