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Old 1st Jan 2009, 02:02
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spinwing
 
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Mmmmm ......

If you have read through this thread you will have gotten the gist of life in the Gulf.....

The ADA management attitude is very USA .... ie you are a resource to be used.

Do not expect too much and you will not be disappointed.

Do know your abilities .... so many come out thinking the job is easy (it certainly looks easy when you watch the way the senior pilots go about their tasks but they know all the tricks/traps).

"Big Heads" and "Prima Donna's" should not bother ... as you will not get though the indoctrination program .... you need to be level headed have a mature outlook and good skills and be able to play on a team.

You MUST be easily fluent in English to Level 4 but preferably Level 6 (Expert).

You must have plenty of Multi-Engine Helo time preferably in Bell 412 (or AW139).

You MUST have an Un-restricted ATPLH with reasonable IF experience (not just a rating obtained in an R22 trainer???).

Yes there is a turnover of pilots and engineers but there is also a lot of guys with in excess of 10yrs service there (and a few with 20+yrs of service).

The major enjoyment with working at ADA is the chance to work with a really good bunch of characters from whom you can learn quite a bit.

You make of it what you can ...... Pay is good!


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