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Helicopter Careers

A career as a helicopter pilot requires skill, knowledge and a professional attitude. Employers are looking for the best pilots out there and all potential candidates will be required to demonstrate their abilities. Our helicopter training will make you stand out from the rest.

Global Helicopter Pilot shortage

Excerpt from interview with Helicopter Association International President Matt Zuccaro:

“The pilot shortage is here...a number of operators are having difficulty filling their cockpits. Pilots are becoming difficult to find. Not only is the helicopter industry growing rapidly but the retirement of Vietnam-era pilots is causing a shortage of qualified personnel. The industry needs to redouble its efforts to attract people.”

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has declared 2008 as the year of helicopter services and has given approvals for a number of helicopter acquisition plans. But the stumbling block remains: lack of pilots and engineers. Click here to read the article about the pilot shortage in India.

Aviation training package launched to curb pilot shortage in Australia . Click here to read the article.

Pilot Job Options

  • Charters & Tours
  • Air Taxi Service
  • Corporate VIP Transport
  • Aerial Photography
  • Surveillance
  • External Load
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Logging Operations
  • Border Patrol
  • Flight Instruction
 
  • Law Enforcement
  • Drug Abatement
  • Search and Rescue
  • Air Ambulance/EMS
  • Offshore Oil Rig Support
  • Electronic News Gathering
  • Aerial Fire Fighting
  • Real Estate Reconnaissance
  • Agricultural Work
  • Pipeline/Powerline Patrol

Salaries

Salaries are rising in the face of Pilot shortage. You can find more info on helicopter salaries at these websites:

www.helicoptersalaries.com
http://www.avjobs.com/salaries-wages-pay/index.asp

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