Best Qualifications For New Uk Pilot

[kiefk]

Hi All

Just after some advice....which I'm sure will be forthcoming.

I am a Brit Mil Pilot coming across with my family next year.

I have done alot in the Mil world but wondered which are the best courses for the money for employment?

I have 1400+ hrs (all turbine - AS350B, Lynx Mk9, B212, B206, B206L).

My initial thoughts are a Licence conversion with either Chinook or Heli-College from my JAA CPL.

Then a longline course and mountain refresher with Canadian (penticton).

 

Any advice will be much appreciated by me and my family.

We are looking to land in Alberta initially...then where ever the work takes us.

[Happyguy]

You need to get the mulit-engine, IFR, ATPL-H on your licences then go offshore or EMS.

Stay outta the bush. It's pretty much a dead end street.

If you already have military training why not look at joining the Canadian Military ?

[deuce bigalow]

Hi All

Just after some advice....which I'm sure will be forthcoming.

I am a Brit Mil Pilot coming across with my family next year.

I have done alot in the Mil world but wondered which are the best courses for the money for employment?

I have 1400+ hrs (all turbine - AS350B, Lynx Mk9, B212, B206, B206L).

My initial thoughts are a Licence conversion with either Chinook or Heli-College from my JAA CPL.

Then a longline course and mountain refresher with Canadian (penticton).

 

Any advice will be much appreciated by me and my family.

We are looking to land in Alberta initially...then where ever the work takes us.

 

1. Coast helicopter College in Sidney for conversion.

 

2. Pro IFR for INRAT.

 

3 Get job at Helijet airways in Vancouver and get 1000 hrs on SK76

 

4. Go offshore or EMS.

 

5. Develop a taste for timbits and bad coffee.

 

[kiefk]

You need to get the mulit-engine, IFR, ATPL-H on your licences then go offshore or EMS.

Stay outta the bush. It's pretty much a dead end street.

If you already have military training why not look at joining the Canadian Military ?

I would like to upgrade to ATPL eventually but don't have the money...how much to upgrade ?

Looked at Canadian Mil and they said I had to be a citizen even for reserve.

So thinking bush to start...do my ATPL...them EMS or Police Support...

Reasonable or not? Will I just get sucked into the Logging. Gas, Oil sector?

[kiefk]

1. Coast helicopter College in Sidney for conversion.

 

2. Pro IFR for INRAT.

 

3 Get job at Helijet airways in Vancouver and get 1000 hrs on SK76

 

4. Go offshore or EMS.

 

5. Develop a taste for timbits and bad coffee.

Thanks.......just that

How much would that little lot cost????

[Helilog56]

I would like to upgrade to ATPL eventually but don't have the money...how much to upgrade ?

Looked at Canadian Mil and they said I had to be a citizen even for reserve.

So thinking bush to start...do my ATPL...them EMS or Police Support...

Reasonable or not? Will I just get sucked into the Logging. Gas, Oil sector?

 

Ummmmm.....sucked into the Logging,Gas, Oil sector?????? Am I detecting "those", may be lowering oneself in the industry?

 

Believe me......I make a damm fine living logging, and it's by choice!

[deuce bigalow]

Thanks.......just that

How much would that little lot cost????

 

 

call em up and ask em.

 

the other chc

 

 

pro ifr

 

Good luck.

 

Oh and you probably already guessed that a comment like "sucked into the bush" will not go over well here. This site is about 90% pilots and engineers involved in the VFR side of the business.

[407 too]

sorry, have to break self imposed ban.

 

 

"sucked into the bush" ......... KIEFK, you should be so lucky !!!!

 

the sights I have seen, the places I have been.

 

the views are only seen by goats, other pilots (bush that is, not sector alt. +) or the VERY well legged granola cruncher.

 

a milk run sched is the end...(MY OPINION)

 

 

BUT, as others have said, very tough in canadian aviation last year, and more to come.

 

 

 

 

 

[splitpin]

EMS or Police Support...

Reasonable or not? Will I just get sucked into the Logging. Gas, Oil sector?

 

I'll bet you wear a tie in the your pristine cockpit and have shiny shoes!

And you prbably carry a clipboard as well.

[KiloMike]

Dont waste your time coming to canada, it really sucks up here, tell all your friends to stay away also!