I Love Helos

[jmcquate]

Not sure who's flying, but pretty cool.

 

[RedFive]

Ugh. You're making me want to stay helos. What hardware is this? The seats look like they're out of a 90s Volvo. Great work by these guys.

 

[picklesuit]

Very cool! English Mastiff was not feeling that helo though...

 

[ChuckMK23]

Ugh. You're making me want to stay helos. What hardware is this? The seats look like they're out of a 90s Volvo. Great work by these guys.

I believe CalFire AW139...

 

[robav8r]

Impressive airmanship and crew coordination . . . . nice !

 

[Pags]

Love the "no smoking" sticker on the windscreen frame.

 

[TimeBomb]

Guess it's a rental helo.
V/R

 

[Griz882]

That is some impressive work. That is a job I wouldn’t mind having.

 

[ChuckMK23]

I got the agency wrong... not CalFire but LAFD - aircraft is in fact an AW139 though - N304FD

 

[AllYourBass]

Dream job. As I understand it from a small smattering of unconfirmed sources, sounds like it's pretty tough to get fire helo jobs, especially competing with Army warrants rocking three times the hours (and over terrain, for that matter).

I'll be putting in the research when the Navy years start to draw to a close, though.

EDIT: Retroactively admiring the idea of a "dream job" that I've put less than 60 seconds of research into. Amend to, "one day I will dream about this job."

 

[Gatordev]

Dream job. As I understand it from a small smattering of unconfirmed sources, sounds like it's pretty tough to get fire helo jobs, especially competing with Army warrants rocking three times the hours (and over terrain, for that matter).

I'll be putting in the research when the Navy years start to draw to a close, though.

EDIT: Retroactively admiring the idea of a "dream job" that I've put less than 60 seconds of research into. Amend to, "one day I will dream about this job."

Plan your exit strategy. If that's after 20 years, so be it, and no ill-will. But if it's after Wings +x, then work what you want to work. Also, when "the time" comes (probably 2-ish years out), become a HAI member. I'm telling you first hand, it helps immensely.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Dream job. As I understand it from a small smattering of unconfirmed sources, sounds like it's pretty tough to get fire helo jobs, especially competing with Army warrants rocking three times the hours (and over terrain, for that matter).

I'll be putting in the research when the Navy years start to draw to a close, though.

EDIT: Retroactively admiring the idea of a "dream job" that I've put less than 60 seconds of research into. Amend to, "one day I will dream about this job."

Yeah I would not discount your skills and training so readily. This is not impossible territory. Totally doable. A little networking and you’d be surprised.

 

[RedFive]

Yeah I would not discount your skills and training so readily. This is not impossible territory. Totally doable. A little networking and you’d be surprised.

Well that's refreshing! But also the first time I've heard it. Tons of cool helo jobs out there where I saw some ridiculous amount of hours and simply sighed and closed the website.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Well that's refreshing! But also the first time I've heard it. Tons of cool helo jobs out there where I saw some ridiculous amount of hours and simply sighed and closed the website.

My old program is hiring - H145/BK-117 - East BFE but the flying is fun - if you are a mil trained aviator they will talk to you with 1,000 total time...

https://www.jsfirm.com/Pilot-Rotary...7+Cincinnati,+OH/Cincinnati-Ohio/jobID_463933

 

[RobLyman]

That is some impressive work. That is a job I wouldn’t mind having.

Dream job. As I understand it from a small smattering of unconfirmed sources, sounds like it's pretty tough to get fire helo jobs, especially competing with Army warrants rocking three times the hours (and over terrain, for that matter).

I'll be putting in the research when the Navy years start to draw to a close, though.

EDIT: Retroactively admiring the idea of a "dream job" that I've put less than 60 seconds of research into. Amend to, "one day I will dream about this job."

Consider a transition to the ARNG. Most guard units do water bucket training annually and fight fires periodically. Recently we had a fairly junior M-day PC get picked up for a forestry job flying UH-1s.