Employment prospects in US/Canada etc - PLEASE HELP
Hi, i am considering going to train as a helicopter instructor/commercial pilot in the U.S. next year (I am currently doing my PPL in the UK), I have been told (by the flying school i am planning to go to) that employment prospects for heli instructors in the US are good. Before I pay about 40,000 dollars I want to find out if this is true and also what the prospects for employment as an instructor or a commercial pilot are like in the US/Canada and Central&South America. (or anywhere else in the world)
I plan to go to the US on a 2 year 'J1' visa (as i am a UK citizen). I am concerned that after my 6 months training I wont be able to get an instructor job, and also, I am concerned that after gaining about 1000 hours instructing and my J1 visa has expired I wont be able to get further employment.
If anyone out there can give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it
Thanks
Dave Smith