Rockymtnflyer
Registered User
Hi All,
New to this forum and still to commercial aviation in general Have been working as an aerial survey pilot for about a year, mostly in the mountains, and before that towed banners for a spell so have a few hundred hours of tailwheel/low level time. Majority of my flying, including training was done in the mountains. I am NOT interested in going into the airlines! My interest is much more piqued by the idea of keeping as low and slow as I can:smile: I’ve been prowling the web for any info I can find on any bush-flying related jobs, but I know that is no substitute for talking to aviators who have been there, done that. And so, I would love to hear from any of you who have done something of the wild, mountain flying sort for work. Predator control, fire suppression/scouting, wildlife survey, etc.
It seems like the “going” hours on USAjobs flying for the forest service is 1500. Are there any private companies out there that do these types of jobs, or is it mostly government?
Would you guess that that my banner towing combined with mountain flying experience would be valuable, or are they looking for ag experience?
—-> Any other tips and tricks y’all could offer! Thanks in advance!:lol:
New to this forum and still to commercial aviation in general Have been working as an aerial survey pilot for about a year, mostly in the mountains, and before that towed banners for a spell so have a few hundred hours of tailwheel/low level time. Majority of my flying, including training was done in the mountains. I am NOT interested in going into the airlines! My interest is much more piqued by the idea of keeping as low and slow as I can:smile: I’ve been prowling the web for any info I can find on any bush-flying related jobs, but I know that is no substitute for talking to aviators who have been there, done that. And so, I would love to hear from any of you who have done something of the wild, mountain flying sort for work. Predator control, fire suppression/scouting, wildlife survey, etc.
It seems like the “going” hours on USAjobs flying for the forest service is 1500. Are there any private companies out there that do these types of jobs, or is it mostly government?
Would you guess that that my banner towing combined with mountain flying experience would be valuable, or are they looking for ag experience?
—-> Any other tips and tricks y’all could offer! Thanks in advance!:lol: