rotormad
9th Oct 2002, 19:43
Im looking to qualify early 2004 and would like to pursue an off-shore career. Do Bristow (or any one else for that matter) recruit newely qualified pilots or is it a min 1000TT job??:confused:
helipad
11th Oct 2002, 17:59
Hi rotormad,
The offshore industry do recruit pilots with low hours. I was very lucky and got a job with Bond (now CHC) with 45 fixed wing hours and 103 R22 hours. You didn't need an instrument rating to start offshore flying then, however, you do now.
CHC have sponsered CPL pilots through the initial IR (which single pilot straight after qualifying is difficult - and expensive if you decided to do that yourself ~£750 plus VAT / hr in a twin squirell for part of the training and test).
The industry is very changable and it is impossible to know what the market will be like in 2004.
Something to be optimist about is the predicted pilot shortages in fixedwing which could draw helicopter pilots away from the industy you are interesed in joining.
Anyway good luck