muppetdog Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Ok, after reading some replies from my post about going from flight instruction to the gulf, I am now wondering if I should just wait around and keep instructing till spring and just go do tours instead of trying to get on in the gulf. I ultimately want to fly EMS and most of those jobs you need 500 turbine and 2,000 hours. If you can't build that much time in the gulf I know you can build a butt load with one summer tour in the canyon or up in Alaska. What do you guys think? Thanks,Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOATFIXERGUY Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Hi Mark,Build the hours any way you can to reach your ultimate goal. You might have to sacrifice location for a while. You never know, that "time building" job in the canyon or Alaska might turn out to be a great job you won't want to leave. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Ok, after reading some replies from my post about going from flight instruction to the gulf, I am now wondering if I should just wait around and keep instructing till spring and just go do tours instead of trying to get on in the gulf. I ultimately want to fly EMS and most of those jobs you need 500 turbine and 2,000 hours. If you can't build that much time in the gulf I know you can build a butt load with one summer tour in the canyon or up in Alaska. What do you guys think? Thanks,Mark You'll need some night time when you're ready for EMS- 100, 200, 400- depends on the company. My guess is that's going to be tough to come by doing tours. If you can get an IFR seat in the Gulf, however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) It's not that easy to get night time in the GOM, either. It's pretty much limited to the winter, when you may take off before sunrise and land back at base after dark, but it's still not that common. Just maintaining legal night currency can be a problem for many IFR crews. Edited November 16, 2007 by Gomer Pylot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixmaster Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Strip tours in Vegas is the best way to get turbine night hours, might be only 5-10 mins per turn, but 6-7 per night gets you a buck of night . Good luckBEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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