Fixed-wing or Rotary career? (incl Changing licence to Rotary)
Dual rated ATP guys are quite a rarity. There are only 2222 of them in the FAA system according to the data.
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/av...men_statistics ( 2022 page 3 )
Many years ago I had a positive experience at Tomlinson Aviation in Florida. They operate the H300 and R44. This is a nice mix. You'll need to figure out how valuable the Robinson SFAR time may be to you in the future.
https://tomlinsonaviationinc.com/
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/av...men_statistics ( 2022 page 3 )
Many years ago I had a positive experience at Tomlinson Aviation in Florida. They operate the H300 and R44. This is a nice mix. You'll need to figure out how valuable the Robinson SFAR time may be to you in the future.
https://tomlinsonaviationinc.com/
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We're in the middle of the US. Looking to get commercial license. I think we'd prefer to train in a turbine such as an MD-500 or Bell 206 since we'll be getting a turbine for our department.
Hire some high-time helicopter pilots. Cheaper in the long run than having your 45-hour cross-trained pilots making basic mistakes and bending something. Remember that helicopters are unstable little critters, and are designed to crash. It is only the steely-eyed brilliant pilot at the controls that stops it from crashing.
Take a former military trained IFR rated helicopter pilot and cross train him into a fixed wing pilot.....many airlines went that route and it worked well for them.