I'm thinking about becoming a helicopter pilot in the air force, but what are the possibilities for work AFTER flying helos?
2007-03-24 01:04:09 · 11 answers · asked by sralewing 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
I would hope that after spending my tax dollars to train you to fly
you would stay in the service for at least a couple of "hitches"
( It costs around 1 million$ to train and out fit a fighter pilot, not sure what the cost is for a eggbeater pilot, but it is NOT cheap!!)
Afterwards, if you are inclined to get out,
I have a few openings in my construction business.
Always looking "good" help.
2007-03-24 22:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by cherokeeflyer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Let me rattle off just a few: Instructor, News / Traffic Reporter, Oil Field Pilot, Utility line Inspector, Dept of Forestry fire fighter pilot, Helicopter Tour Pilot, Medivac Pilot, and just maybe you might make the military your career. Use your imagination. There are hundreds of opportunities.
Please note that the Air Force requires a college degree for all pilots, both fixed wing and rotorcraft.
2007-03-24 02:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by Peedlepup 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Some of the helicopter pilots I know, after they stopped flying, became liquor store managers, insurance salesmen, real estate agents, railroad dispatchers, aircraft dispatchers, car salesmen, and morticians. (Note the preponderance of sales type jobs; the pilot personality type tends to lend itself to that kind of thing.) Some even, by 'double dipping' on pensions and with the help of investments, ended up as bums of various types (RV road bums, sailboat cruising bums).
Or do you mean, helicopter flight jobs after you get out of the *military*? If so, then the other suggestions are appropriate.
2007-03-25 14:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have taken your commercial-equivelecy test for the FAA, you can work in Law Enforcement, Lifeflight, become a CFI, or even some other commercial companies that specialize in Heavy lift (Like Carson, Evergreen, etc.) There are about 2,500 jobs in the US alone for commercial helicopter pilots. Key word of information while you are in the military is NETWORK!
2007-03-24 03:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by Aaron Hall 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can become a pilot in the private sector, a chauffeur pilot
a bush pilot in Alaska, There are more jobs that you can guess. Learning your options is available with your particular units retention officer, as you become confident in your positition in the Air Force.
2007-03-24 01:19:33 · answer #5 · answered by wi_saint 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As the world is today, there are always jobs for good chopper pilots. If you get into that in the military, good for you, but you may decide that you don't really like it and go fighters or transport. I guess the bottom line is that no matter what you get into there will always be work for people who are good at what they do, and want to work.
2007-03-24 14:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are agencies that provide flying instructions for helicopters. touch one in all them and get the standards from somebody who teaches. you probably might desire to be 18, bypass a actual from a doctor who provides flight examinations, make certain your eyes are ok, and so on. as quickly as you bypass the actual and are available up with the money, you would be arranged. reliable success
2016-11-28 02:59:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the guys at my hanger are retired from the airforce and they have now become instructors and love it.
2007-03-25 12:17:54 · answer #8 · answered by Atllas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure if you ask your recruiter, they would be better able to answer that question. But instructor or private pilot are the answers that come to mind.
2007-03-24 01:12:16 · answer #9 · answered by Bethany 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Move to Hawaii or somewhere tropical (great place to retire at) and give helicopter tours!
2007-03-24 02:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋