Best job in the helicopter business?
 

We hear so much gloom and doom about the aviation business these days. As a change, what do helicopter folk aspire to? What do they see as the pinnacle of success in the rotary world?

Best job in the helicopter world? Probably someone else's ...

In my own little fantasy world which I inhabit, I'd like to be a police pilot but also accept that I am unlikely to ever amass the hours, experience or skill to do such a job.

So, failing that, a job that offers variety; a bit of instructing, charter, filming.

Cheers

Whirls

Yes, it makes sense, we have almost the same saying "The grass is always greener".

(But grass is often greener only due the amount of bullshi£ over the fence). ;)

Without a doubt it'd have to be working for Dom over at Santini Air. I worked there in the 80's and had a blast.

-String

(But grass is often greener only due the amount of bullshi£ over the fence).

And needs cutting 3 times more than yours.......

GGR

Best Job !! Ever !!
 

Flying an S61N MKII to resorts full of delicious eye candy. Earliest report time 0800. Latest sign off ? 1700. 3 days a week on jet captains pay !!http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ons/icon14.gif

I can't see much wrong with being a floater pilot, qual on 2 types, covering police, Air Ambo and lighthouse support duties. Pay's good, customers are universally brill and I get to live somewhere I like. Oh, and I don't even have to own a car 'cos the company organise a hire vehicle every time I need to go somewhere on business (I live close enough to the town to be able to walk in if I need anything).

The best job flying helicopters is always one you had previously. It just takes retrospect to realise how good some jobs are - the moral of the story would be to always try to enjoy it while you can.

The one with the highest pay and most time off. Still looking:8

Pretty good job
 

As a PJ in the NSCA it was pretty dam near perfect: good machines, good equipment, good jobs and, although I didn't fully appreciate it at the time... fantastic support from management.

Despite the fact he masterminded the biggest fraud in Australia and it eventually ended in tears :}

Can't complain about the one I have now.....:ok:

212man

Strongly agree with you there. :D

AS350B3 in the mountains somewhere, doing some rescue, a little construction, some heliski drops and ski/snowboard/nature back country movie filming. And the chance to do outdoor sports on the days off. If only carlsberg did helicopter jobs..... Sign me up :ok: Am I the only one? I can wait for the multi pilot IFR roles until I get the need for variety out my system.

any offers? :}

Ditto on that 212man :D

Horses for courses. Having to live in Brunei would be a sentence for me. I prefer 6 months of the year off to enjoy myself in the free world - well away from helicopters. :)

Flying the UK's first air ambulance back in the 80's before GPS and bull**** interference from aviation authorities....

We were allowed to just get on with it as we were treading new ground and I made many life long friends of the paramedics and crews involved...

And the real cherry on the top...... It was in god's country... Cornwall :ok:

Retirement

Having completed a full and varied career where no-one got hurt, a couple of lives got saved and nothing got bent (too much).

PPrune mod??;)

SAR display pilot - interesting flying one day - next day legally beating up the airfield doing a display practice. This nearly always got the Stn Commander on the phone asking what was going on? :E

HF