Originally Posted by TiPwEiGhT
Thanks Fling. What sort of experience do they look for and do they show interest in overseas trained pilots? Does anybody have any opinions on the type of work there?
Thanks, TiP
Generally around 1200 hours and an IFR rating to be a VFR captain, more variable for an IFR SIC (I've seen as low as 700 hours and CFII). The SIC pay is about $10K/year less than the VFR captain pay.
Not sure how they would work with foriegn ratings.
How's the work? Well a VFR pilot goes on duty at 0530, flies until about 1800, does paperwork and a compressor wash and gets done by 1930. Some days you might fly 7.5 hours, other days you might not fly at all, it depends on the contract. If your aircraft has A/C, you are happy (a lot of them don't, mine does, ha ha). You will spend your day looking for places to eat, pee and get fuel while you shuttle folks around the various structures poking up out of the Gulf (and dodging the pretty much daily thunderstorms and IFR pockets that pop up all over).
That's a sneek peek.
