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Helicopter Pilots
Hi all,
I am interesed to hear from any Helicopter pilots from foreign countries that have managed to secure a job in Brazil.
I am approaching 1000 hours and am interested in trying my luck.
I realise Portuguese is the spoken language and also realise that citizenship is required at the expense of relinquishing my own.
I am keen to hear of your experiences and what kind of hoops had to be jumped through.
All contructive advice and comments most welcome and thanks in advance.
Loachy
I am interesed to hear from any Helicopter pilots from foreign countries that have managed to secure a job in Brazil.
I am approaching 1000 hours and am interested in trying my luck.
I realise Portuguese is the spoken language and also realise that citizenship is required at the expense of relinquishing my own.
I am keen to hear of your experiences and what kind of hoops had to be jumped through.
All contructive advice and comments most welcome and thanks in advance.
Loachy
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Hi loachboy
not very lucky here. I don' have any answer for you either, only heard that one has to be brazilian to get a flying job over there, speaking portugues is apparently one step forward!
Do you have any input from pilots over there?
Davy
not very lucky here. I don' have any answer for you either, only heard that one has to be brazilian to get a flying job over there, speaking portugues is apparently one step forward!
Do you have any input from pilots over there?
Davy
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Loachboy
Why did you decide on Brazil to try your luck? Do you have any connection with the country? If not, you are looking at around 5-7 years before you can become a citizen, assuming you can get a residence visa in the first place. To get a residence visa you need a job. Obviously you can't fly at this point so what other employment possibilities can you offer? You have to live here for those 5-7 years, without being able to fly commercially, so you need to support yourself and pay for your flying too.
Converting licences just takes time and patience, finding a job is going to be a lot harder. There is no shortage of helicopter pilots here, and the salary for most of them is pitiful. Maybe 25% of helicopter pilots earn a living wage here, the rest are basically paying to fly. In fact if you do find a job during the waiting period it will probably pay more than flying helicopters.
The short answer is stay where you are and work there.
Why did you decide on Brazil to try your luck? Do you have any connection with the country? If not, you are looking at around 5-7 years before you can become a citizen, assuming you can get a residence visa in the first place. To get a residence visa you need a job. Obviously you can't fly at this point so what other employment possibilities can you offer? You have to live here for those 5-7 years, without being able to fly commercially, so you need to support yourself and pay for your flying too.
Converting licences just takes time and patience, finding a job is going to be a lot harder. There is no shortage of helicopter pilots here, and the salary for most of them is pitiful. Maybe 25% of helicopter pilots earn a living wage here, the rest are basically paying to fly. In fact if you do find a job during the waiting period it will probably pay more than flying helicopters.
The short answer is stay where you are and work there.
