Hi Guys, I like many ultimately hope to fly utility and rescue work in the mountains, France/Switzerland/Chile/Anywhere really, I've been considering the doing the IR for career progression and hopefully to lead to some twin time but the more I read the more I have come to the conclusion that this money could be much better spent on mountain & long-line training (i get the impression that offshore twin time etc is considered experience in the wrong area to appeal to the mountain folk). I'm 24, enjoying instructing at the moment, and don't have too many responsibilities, so i'm keen to relocate and work my way up from "hangar boy" if thats the route in, could anyone who has perhaps been there advise me on how to maximise my chances of making the transition, for example the best companies to do the mountain/long-line training with (the Swiss Helicopter Group, SAF....)? which companies may be more likely to take on someone at the bottom than others?
I'm hopefully not a complete dreamer (if i am i still plan to give it a good shot
), and I want to make especially sure that even from this early stage i make the correct decisions on where to spend money on further training etc that are
most likely to get me into the mountains, and not to waste time and money on areas that will be of little benefit..
Thanks for reading, Any positive advice would be very much appreciated
Aucky