Helicopter futures

My neighbor is training with Silver State helicopters in Sacramento.
They claim there are helos sitting around with no one to fly them and
that pay can be expected in the $100,000 area. Our local DE thinks they
are crooks but I think he just thinks that because they do their
checkrides out of town (most DEs assume the worst of CFIs or school
that don't do their checkrides local).

I have a bit of a reservation about them myself. My neighbor has a
bunch of time with these guys and about $15,000 in debt. His CFI told
him to go get his medical because he needs to solo. Sadly, my neighbor
is having trouble with the medical. As a fixed wing CFI I tell my
students to get their medical before the second flight so they don't
dump money into something that isn't going to work. Even if my neighbor
does get his class 2, he'll still have sat for almost a year and will
surely need lots of catch up.

-Robert