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I'm not sure whether you could pay me enough to work over there but if I were to even think about it, the bidding would probably start around 500K /year.

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I've been wondering the same thing. Just how much do the crews over there consider enough to work i a war zone?

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Just remember, in the mad rush to chase all those opportunities to get into a medium/heavy, that this is a war zone. The reason the customer wants 2 pilots isn't to read checklists, it is for redundancy. 90% of the flying is boring shuttle work, the other 10% isn't.

 

During our time here there have been tours where there is almost no incident on the base we live in. Other tours the rockets/mortars come in daily/nightly for a while or just the odd day.

 

Things explode in the city around you and the IED's are real. People you get know go out and may not come back.

 

The bad guys will shoot at a helicopter, especially when it is parked.

 

I won't say do not take the job if it is offered to you but make yourself aware of where you will be going and what you are doing before you commit.

Exactly right. A lifechanging expirience for sure and not necesarily for the better.

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Just remember, in the mad rush to chase all those opportunities to get into a medium/heavy, that this is a war zone. The reason the customer wants 2 pilots isn't to read checklists, it is for redundancy. 90% of the flying is boring shuttle work, the other 10% isn't.

 

During our time here there have been tours where there is almost no incident on the base we live in. Other tours the rockets/mortars come in daily/nightly for a while or just the odd day.

 

Things explode in the city around you and the IED's are real. People you get know go out and may not come back.

 

The bad guys will shoot at a helicopter, especially when it is parked.

 

I won't say do not take the job if it is offered to you but make yourself aware of where you will be going and what you are doing before you commit.

 

So just out of curiosity. Have any of CHL's 212's been involved in any altercations with the insurgents? Any unservicability issues due to a brass up with the Taliban? Anybody been hurt yet?

 

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