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Helo pilot shortage?
Just a curiosity question, but just heard a radio commercial
for some helicopter pilot school that will take you all the way to your commercial license in 18 months, all costs defered until graduation "because of the extreme shortage of helicopter pilots." No, I'm not considering the program. So, is there a shortage? Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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Helo pilot shortage?
Most helicopter pilots are trained in the Army because of
the high cost. Right now, the military pilots are fighting a war and not looking for civilian work. There is a temporary shortage of 1,000 hour rotor pilots. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Skywise" wrote in message ... | Just a curiosity question, but just heard a radio commercial | for some helicopter pilot school that will take you all the | way to your commercial license in 18 months, all costs defered | until graduation "because of the extreme shortage of helicopter | pilots." | | No, I'm not considering the program. | | So, is there a shortage? | | Brian | -- | http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism | Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html | Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html | Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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Helo pilot shortage?
Skywise wrote: Just a curiosity question, but just heard a radio commercial for some helicopter pilot school that will take you all the way to your commercial license in 18 months, all costs defered until graduation "because of the extreme shortage of helicopter pilots." No, I'm not considering the program. So, is there a shortage? Brian Brian Sounds like Silver State Helicopters and their aggressive sales program. Overpriced and fraught with problems. As Jim said, a shortage of qualified pilots. That doesn't mean low time pilots. But, that has been and always will be the case in commercial aviation. Ol Shy & Bashful http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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Helo pilot shortage?
"Skywise" wrote in message ... Just a curiosity question, but just heard a radio commercial for some helicopter pilot school that will take you all the way to your commercial license in 18 months, all costs defered until graduation "because of the extreme shortage of helicopter pilots." No, I'm not considering the program. So, is there a shortage? That's what they told me prior to starting A&P school. "Oh, the USA is has a shortage of (something like) 10,000 mechanics." So, while I was in school, 9-11 happened, I finished school and got my A&P, but... well... I still repair printing presses for a living... --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0616-4, 04/21/2006 Tested on: 4/21/2006 7:36:03 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Helo pilot shortage?
Silver State seems to be making that claim. I'm not sure if its true or
not but I know the military is still putting out enourmous numbers of helo pilots with thousands of hours of turbine time. Not sure how a Silver State CFI-H will do with 500hrs of piston time. My neighbor went through the Silver State program. He got about 30 hours of time under his belt and then was told to go get his medical. He got approved for class 3 (private use) but failed his class 2 (commercial use). The class 3 is of no use to him so now he's done with a huge loan payment to make. As a CFI myself I find it totally unprofessional that anyone would allow a student to get over $10,000 into training before checking on their medical. The Silver State CFI's are just Silver State students themselves, desperate to gain as much time as possible. -Robert |
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