I think I found the pilot shortage?

[eagle5]

So its only the second week in February and there has already been 7 ads for seasonal 44 pilots! 2016's starting out to be a good year to be a 500 hour Robbie Ranger!

[eagle5]

Up to 8 now, well 9 if you're a 700 hour Ranger!

[takefootoff]

Which job boards are ya'l lookin at?

[eagle5]

JH and JSfirm. What others are there?

[takefootoff]

I am familiar with jsfirm. Helijobs.net is another one I know of.

[aeroscout]

All manned pilots are flocking to UAS's.

[eagle5]

What about womanned pilots?

[aeroscout]

What about womanned pilots?

I'm not going to get into the implications of herding.

Real men flock !

[takefootoff]

Other than folks with experience from the military...how does one typically break into the UAS field?

[kona4breakfast]

Here's a lovely one: 700 hours, 200 CFI, CPL-H and english language skills and it's all yours. Just one catch though....

 

https://7group.aero/jobs/helicopter-pilot-jobs/

[zippiesdrainage]

I have a bit of first hand experience with this one lol. Great icebreaker topic when people ask me what else I've done in my career.

[takefootoff]

Here's a lovely one: 700 hours, 200 CFI, CPL-H and english language skills and it's all yours. Just one catch though....

 

https://7group.aero/jobs/helicopter-pilot-jobs/

Thank you, I got that link saved as a bookmark for later reference.

[eagle5]

Just got one more for the 700 hour Robbie crowd. Of course there is a catch, you can't weigh more than 170 lbs!

 

So we're up to 10 now for low timers who are tired of teaching, and its only the first week in March. The shortage is really on a roll now!

[takefootoff]

With NYC cutting tours in half, it really hurt first tier pilots up here in the northeast.

[eagle5]

I can understand why the GOM is cutting back, but why is NYC cutting tours?

[takefootoff]

...those dam liberals, that's why!

[takefootoff]

It was a bill put forth by city council citing pollution and quality of life issues.

[Flying Pig]

One article I read said tour flights will be cut by 50% in NYC. Not sure how accurate that is. All the times Ive been to NYC, the city itself is so loud, a helicopter is such a non-event you don't even notice compared to everything else going on around you.

[eagle5]

I've never heard anyone mention NYC as a place for 1000 hour pilots with no turbine to go for an entry level turbine gig, so I would think it would hurt 2nd tier turbine pilots more than 1sr tier?

[takefootoff]

From my observation, the smaller operators would of hired guys with no turbine time in the recent past. Three of the previous instructors from my school went up to NYC.

[HawaiiCFII]

I know a few people that got their first turbine gig in NYC.

[takefootoff]

It's a darn shame too.

 

With the NYC market up here in the northeast, the Grand Canyon out west, Alaska to the north west, and the Gulf in the south, there was almost a harmonious balance....just like helicopter flight.

[eagle5]

Just how many pilots were getting on each year with no turbine experience in NYC?

[takefootoff]

I know this doesn't answer you question, but FWIW I was told by a credible source that Liberty is only bringing on 2 new pilots this season. Liberty is considered a large operator.