Need Advice Please
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Need Advice Please
Hi,
Just looking for some thoughts from some of you guys/gals.
I stopped flying back in 2006 due to lack of work and needed a better paying job to take care of bills etc.
I stopped flying with approx 2000 hours total time - of which about 1600 was as an instructor on R22's and some R44. No turbine time. I do not have a CPL(H) as i qualified and worked under the old "grandfather rights" rules that did not require a CPL(H) back in 1999
I did spend a year in florida back in 2002 and got my FAA CPL(H) & CFI.
I have been considering taking the JAA CPL(H) theory and flight test, but the biggest hurdles i see and have been pointed out with regards to gaining work are
1)No turbine time
2)No IR Rating
It's the IR that's really a concern as their is no way on earth i could ever afford to do it.
Are their jobs available for CPL(H) pilots without an IR???
Also can anyone name any other places other than the USA where it's possible to work with a FAA CPL(H) license.
Many thanks
Pete
Just looking for some thoughts from some of you guys/gals.
I stopped flying back in 2006 due to lack of work and needed a better paying job to take care of bills etc.
I stopped flying with approx 2000 hours total time - of which about 1600 was as an instructor on R22's and some R44. No turbine time. I do not have a CPL(H) as i qualified and worked under the old "grandfather rights" rules that did not require a CPL(H) back in 1999
I did spend a year in florida back in 2002 and got my FAA CPL(H) & CFI.
I have been considering taking the JAA CPL(H) theory and flight test, but the biggest hurdles i see and have been pointed out with regards to gaining work are
1)No turbine time
2)No IR Rating
It's the IR that's really a concern as their is no way on earth i could ever afford to do it.
Are their jobs available for CPL(H) pilots without an IR???
Also can anyone name any other places other than the USA where it's possible to work with a FAA CPL(H) license.
Many thanks
Pete
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Check out Airborne Energy Solutions in Alberta. They are very big on R-44s:
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Check out Airborne Energy Solutions in Alberta. They are very big on R-44s:
Airborne - Helicopter and Aircraft Aviation Charter Fleets
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No IR Rating - Get A Job
Just wondered if you ever decided to complete the UK cpl and ir ratings.
I for one know how difficult it is without an IR and lots of companies i spoke to all require one or even if the job didn't require it would still hire an IR rated pilot over one who didn't have it.
I for one know how difficult it is without an IR and lots of companies i spoke to all require one or even if the job didn't require it would still hire an IR rated pilot over one who didn't have it.
