Any flying geologists out there?
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Any flying geologists out there?
Was wondering, as a professional geologist/geophysicist & PPL amateur if anyone out there has managed to successfully combine flying & the geosciences (or similar), either making money out of it or at least paying for their flying?
Know there's a few guys out there running volcano sightseeing tours & the like & then there's the aerial surveying crowd, but has anyone started with the geology first & used the plane as a "classroom" on to the landscape below??
Just asking...
Originally posted this under the Private Flying forum....
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=284101
but figured might catch more of the pro crowd on here!
Cheers & interested in your answers...
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Know there's a few guys out there running volcano sightseeing tours & the like & then there's the aerial surveying crowd, but has anyone started with the geology first & used the plane as a "classroom" on to the landscape below??
Just asking...
Originally posted this under the Private Flying forum....
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=284101
but figured might catch more of the pro crowd on here!
Cheers & interested in your answers...
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I know there are a few companies who do geophys/geological (eg Fugro) surveys and some first pass mineral exploration and the like from the air, but they will almost certainly employ professional pilots and the geoscientist as an observer...
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you might like to get after the hot air balloon companies operating in such places as cappadocia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia) and offer them your services as a special guide.
Cheers, J
Cheers, J
