USA job opportunities for flyweight pilots
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USA job opportunities for flyweight pilots
Attention Midget Pilots:
Lightweight instructors of about 115 poundswill be flight instructors flying R22 Mariners on wavetop yacht photo runs all over the USA (coasts), with a timebuilding apprentice (usually much heavier!) in the other seat, also taking photos.
LOTS of flying time (120 hrs/month not uncommon), lots of travel,
travel expenses, a golden opportunity to have fun for a year or
more. AND THEY PAY YOU FOR IT!
Since May they've not found a single 115 pounds pilot, so they're now eager to talk with anybody in the 130 pounds range.
Now's the chance to exploit your body size. And here you thought
(like I) that small stature was a disadvantage! Not at all--like
jockeys at horse tracks, there IS a remunerative place for tiny
pilots!!
Position: Flight Training Pilot
Company : Boatpix.com/training
Tel: 954-525-9747
Contact: [email protected]
Job Location : Oregon
Job Description:
300 Hour in Robinson R22s and Certified Flight Instructor rating required. Must have completed the RHC Safety Course in Torrance, CA.
The lightest candidate will likely get this job and if you are light in weight apply now for this or other locations where we have helicopters. Our ideal weight is 115 pounds so this digital photo equipped R22 Mariner can take off with full fuel tanks and the 130 pound commercial pilot who is the photographer and copilot. We have nine helicopters piloted by local pilots and we need one local pilot in Portland, Oregon.
The lightest candidate usually get's the job as it's a 925 pound Mariner that carries 20 pounds of gear and 180 pounds of fuel. That's 1125 pounds plus a crew of two pilots that can't exceed 1370 pounds. The photographer weighs 130 pounds, so we are looking for a CFI that weighs less than 115 pounds.
Of course there are pilots that weigh less than 115 pounds and I'm sorry if you are not one of them, but that's what we need for this unique situation.
Company : Boatpix.com/training
Tel: 954-525-9747
Contact: [email protected]
Job Location : Oregon
Job Description:
300 Hour in Robinson R22s and Certified Flight Instructor rating required. Must have completed the RHC Safety Course in Torrance, CA.
The lightest candidate will likely get this job and if you are light in weight apply now for this or other locations where we have helicopters. Our ideal weight is 115 pounds so this digital photo equipped R22 Mariner can take off with full fuel tanks and the 130 pound commercial pilot who is the photographer and copilot. We have nine helicopters piloted by local pilots and we need one local pilot in Portland, Oregon.
The lightest candidate usually get's the job as it's a 925 pound Mariner that carries 20 pounds of gear and 180 pounds of fuel. That's 1125 pounds plus a crew of two pilots that can't exceed 1370 pounds. The photographer weighs 130 pounds, so we are looking for a CFI that weighs less than 115 pounds.
Of course there are pilots that weigh less than 115 pounds and I'm sorry if you are not one of them, but that's what we need for this unique situation.
LOTS of flying time (120 hrs/month not uncommon), lots of travel,
travel expenses, a golden opportunity to have fun for a year or
more. AND THEY PAY YOU FOR IT!
Since May they've not found a single 115 pounds pilot, so they're now eager to talk with anybody in the 130 pounds range.
Now's the chance to exploit your body size. And here you thought
(like I) that small stature was a disadvantage! Not at all--like
jockeys at horse tracks, there IS a remunerative place for tiny
pilots!!
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WOW I guess this a concern. What is an ok weight for a pilot? I'm 6 foot and weigh 180 lbs. Is that too much? 115, wow I don't know anyone that weighs that much that is a guy.
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A lot of the Japaneese students that were at my school were 120 lbs and less, but like you I am 6' so needless to say I haven't seen 115 lbs since my pre-teen days
Guess I'll have to stick to flying solo or maybe something a little faster and more sophisticated...yep the VW Jetta shall suit me just fine for now 
Guess I'll have to stick to flying solo or maybe something a little faster and more sophisticated...yep the VW Jetta shall suit me just fine for now
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I'm 154lb and the lightest person I know. I'm so light I have to put ballast in the front end of a JetRanger when I fly solo. How many of you have to do that?
115lb? You'll be lucky!
115lb? You'll be lucky!
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So how are they going to find a pilot that weighs 115lbs, when the R22 manual clearly states the minimum weight for the pilot seat is 135lbs 
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heh! I'm all for it! I only weigh 110 lbs!! whooooppiiieeeee
only trouble is, I don't fly helicopters I'm only a winged instructor and too old to learn anything new... darn! I missed out again!
Westy
only trouble is, I don't fly helicopters
I'm only a winged instructor and too old to learn anything new... darn! I missed out again! Westy
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That job posting has been around for sometime. Its the lightest I have seen pilot requirements to date. I do see EMS jobs where there is a max weight requirement which is more reasonable. As usual its the Pilot that takes the hit as they cannot control the weight for Nursie in the back and all the toys necessary to use for billing the patient on his merry ride.
hmm
115lbs or 52kg cmon thatīs about the same weight I drop on the WC every other day... good luck anyway
ps. Iīll ask papa-smurf next time I see him if he has any pilot-smurf available
ps. Iīll ask papa-smurf next time I see him if he has any pilot-smurf available
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Hey guys I'm a fairly lightweight chick of 121lbs and being that light have to carry weights to meet the minimum required by Robinson to fly solo............what gives with this job then?
It's always a bind to take out forty odd pound of weights from the gym to come up to spec.
It's always a bind to take out forty odd pound of weights from the gym to come up to spec.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!! I only need to lose 25lbs!!!!!!!!! Trouble is, I've been dieting to lose that 25lbs for years, and my body just says: "No Whirly, you weren't meant to be that thin". I can get down to around 130 if I starve; did they say that would do?
MD900,
135 is the minimum SOLO weight for the R22, with full tanks. It's 130 with only the main tank. It's a balance/c of g issue. I'm always being told to carry ballast, as I look littler than I am (big bones or something, maybe), but I don't quite need to.
I can get down to around 130 if I starve; did they say that would do? MD900,
135 is the minimum SOLO weight for the R22, with full tanks. It's 130 with only the main tank. It's a balance/c of g issue. I'm always being told to carry ballast, as I look littler than I am (big bones or something, maybe), but I don't quite need to.
Helinun
I thought the minimum pilot weight is required to ensure that a basic, near empty R22 flown solo will autorotate safely. These guys aren't looking for someone to fly a basic, near empty R22 alone, so the minimum pilot weight is not a factor.
They'd probably have more luck letting the 130lb 'commercial pilot/photographer' fly the aircraft and advertise for lightweights to take the photographs. I'd hazard a guess that they'd have more luck.
I thought the minimum pilot weight is required to ensure that a basic, near empty R22 flown solo will autorotate safely. These guys aren't looking for someone to fly a basic, near empty R22 alone, so the minimum pilot weight is not a factor.
They'd probably have more luck letting the 130lb 'commercial pilot/photographer' fly the aircraft and advertise for lightweights to take the photographs. I'd hazard a guess that they'd have more luck.
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I was of course being sarcastic. I am aware of the c of g and weight limits on the SOLO ride, i thought it was quite funny, but did wonder in the back of head, how many people would read into it seriously
MD
I was of course being sarcastic. I am aware of the c of g and weight limits on the SOLO ride, i thought it was quite funny, but did wonder in the back of head, how many people would read into it seriously
MD
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MD900,
You'd be surprised how many people who should know better don't know or understand about the minimum seat weight though. I had a very lightweight student for a trial lesson(actually, he'd fit the bill for Boatpix), and ended up arguing with an ops manager who thought he should take ballast when flying with me.
And way back I remember trying to explain to a student why the minimum solo weight was higher if you had MORE (ie full) fuel. so it seemed worth explaining it, even though i thought you probably weren't being serious. 
You'd be surprised how many people who should know better don't know or understand about the minimum seat weight though. I had a very lightweight student for a trial lesson(actually, he'd fit the bill for Boatpix), and ended up arguing with an ops manager who thought he should take ballast when flying with me.
And way back I remember trying to explain to a student why the minimum solo weight was higher if you had MORE (ie full) fuel. so it seemed worth explaining it, even though i thought you probably weren't being serious.
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Come to think of it, I know a couple of guys who are probably under 115lbs. Trouble is, although they're helicopter pilots I don't think they fly the R22. They're twins, live in North Wales, built a Rotorway Exec and learned to fly it. They're really small and light; I remember them talking about carrying ballast to fly the Rotorway. So it is possible.