thatgnarlyguy
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What do most helo drivers find for work when they retire?
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After Retirement for Helos
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thatgnarlyguy said:
Keep flying - and fly cooler, more capable aircraft doing things you never would have dreamed of as a military aviator.
Serioulsy, the commercial helicopter industry is totally sucked for qualified, competent pilots - whether it be EMS or law enforcement operations here in the good old USA, or flying oilg and gass support in Nigeria, or firefighting in France, or VIP passenger operations in and out of the Green Zone in Iraq.
Get your ATP, stay healthy, and do what you love - flying of course.
SoICanBeFree
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0-5 Retired SWO taught my last college class/ is a highschool teacher.. there you go..
My old NROTC XO, a LtCol, became a HS teacher. A great calling, if you can put up with the little bastards.
I will say that I don't think any non-gov't entity has quite all the cool toys you'll see in the military. While some civilians may have some good gear, only a few even have FLIRs, much less machine guns, or my personal favorite, engines that tilt and let you fly like an airplane.
I will admit that my civilian helo knowledge is secondhand, derived from shooting the bull at FBOs and a dilligent job search when I was looking at getting out. However, civilian helo pay looks generally mediocre, by which I mean less than the military. It will be much easier to take that firefighting helo job if I'm already getting 50% of my base pay.
I will say that I don't think any non-gov't entity has quite all the cool toys you'll see in the military. While some civilians may have some good gear, only a few even have FLIRs, much less machine guns, or my personal favorite, engines that tilt and let you fly like an airplane.
I will admit that my civilian helo knowledge is secondhand, derived from shooting the bull at FBOs and a dilligent job search when I was looking at getting out. However, civilian helo pay looks generally mediocre, by which I mean less than the military. It will be much easier to take that firefighting helo job if I'm already getting 50% of my base pay.
gaijin6423
Ask me about ninjas!
I know a Vietnam era huey pilot who now owns most of Tampa. He owns several smaller pharmaceutical companies, White Rain shampoo, a bank or two, a cigar company, and a few other things. Not bad for a guy missing one eye from a huey crash, even if he was army.