eagle5 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 New ad for an R44 tour pilot. 750 TT, 500 R44...come on dude really?...its a frikn' R44! Where do they get these numbers from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Supply and demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) A single R44 operation called "Jetboy" that uses a Spec drawing of an AStar as their advertisement? I guess I don't understand marketing. Edited September 26, 2014 by Flying Pig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotornut67 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I would say it's an insurance thing, but jeez that's a little ridiculous for even for an insurance company. 750 TT and maybe 50 in a 44 would be a bit more realistic, but what do I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotornut67 Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 I would usually say insurance...but that number is a bit high. 50 in a 44 with 750TT would more than satisfy any insurance company I have dealt with, but what do I know. They have their reasons I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiecop Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Flying Pig, You should give them the specs on that posting we were talking about the other day. That's almost more absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 HAAAA...yeah.... maybe we'll just keep that between us for now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikemv Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) New ad for an R44 tour pilot. 750 TT, 500 R44...come on dude really?...its a frikn' R44! Where do they get these numbers from? It could be for many reasons. It is a lease back aircraft and that is the owners requirements. They want a pilot that meets 135 requirements if they move that direction. That is part of the pilot warranty for reduced insurance premiums. The company owner has his ass on the line and this is his internal insurance for risk reduction. No one is asking for this to be the industry standard, are they? Pilots do not consider the financial commitment and life risk of helicopter operators. Meet the requirements or apply somewhere else. Mike Edited September 30, 2014 by Mikemv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 750 is just the minimum they "prefer" 1000, but they're only paying about $800 a month! Just seems like a lot to ask for an entry level job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippiesdrainage Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Definitely supply and demand. Imagine a pilot just shy of around 1000 hours who won't qualify for a turbine tour job this season and don't want to keep teaching for another year only getting minimal flight time, they're in this exact position. Take it from me, without turbine time, you're just spinning your wheels in this industry. I know a guy who did this last season. Took an R44 tour job because he couldn't get into turbine tours. Now has over 2000 total time, but without any turbine time he's still unemployable for the off season. More and more jobs are upping their hours and requiring turbine time. 2 years ago Haverfield wanted 1500 total, now it's 2500 and 500 turbine. PHI used to be the same way. Everyone wants turbine time but fewer places want to train. It's getting to the point that I wouldn't be surprised to see a Robinson safety pilot with 5000 hours piston have to do a couple years of tours to get a job requiring 1000hours 250 turbine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 What's a Robinson safety pilot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch00 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 The pilots that teach at the Robinson Safety Course at the Robinson factory in California. The one that flew with me at the safety course had almost 13.000 hours all in Robinson helicopters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 The pilots that teach at the Robinson Safety Course at the Robinson factory in California. The one that flew with me at the safety course had almost 13.000 hours all in Robinson helicopters!!Was that some sort of court ordered community service? "No your honor, Ill take the jail time. " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 13,000 Robinson hours...wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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