Whether considering a helicopter pilot career or looking for a personal rotorcraft pilot's license, flying helicopters is like nothing most students have ever done or will ever do during their lifetimes. Prospective pilots are getting in the field every day from their late teens into their 50s and older. Making a helicopter pilot's license may be a fantastic and tough venture, but much like any other rewarding undertaking, the achievement of making that rotorcraft pilot's license(s) needs a good deal of commitment, dedication, effort, and monetary investment.
The advantages of making such a significant investment in pursuing a dream of flying helicopters for a living are substantial. One significant benefit is the diverse range of career chances for qualified rotorcraft pilots depending on geographical places: aerial photography and filming, aerial stock mustering, scenic "delight flights" or discovery flights for the tourism industry, bushfire fighting, powerline studies, marine pilot transfers, search and rescue (SAR), police air work, emergency medical service (HEMS), corporate flights and basic charter service, agricultural crop spraying, and livestock herding, media news and traffic reporting, and offshore (oil market) services.
There are many jobs a commercial helicopter pilot can do: move people or things, gather information and information or take photographs and videos. However, whatever task you want to do from your helicopter, you'll need to go to an FAA-approved flight school first and finish the required training hours in the cockpit.
I have reviewed hundreds of resumes and hired over 100+ pilots. I have worked as an Air Traffic Controller, line pilot, base supervisor, Director of Operations, and VP of Operations for several 14CFR 135 operations.
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