Private Contractors

[green air]

My friend started talking about this today and got me curious, but has anyone here worked/flown for a private contractor like Blackwater? Just wondering what kind of missions they do, I know there's stuff from basic transport to guys in Sierra Leone flying Mi-24s. Do they usually perform their own medevacs or call in the military when they get in deep shit?

I did some searching but couldn't find much, most of the stuff on the internet about them is just media flaming on their guys on the ground.

 

[skidkid]

Dont expect to get any info on this, that isnt something that will be talked about much on in internet forum.

 

[OUSOONER]

these two guys seem to roam the forum quite a bit... PM me if you need their usernames, they could probably help you out with this..

 

[Gatordev]

Try this: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12285&highlight="private+contractor"

It was hidden in a thread found by searching for the clever term "Private contractor." Ignore anything "Skeet" says.

 

[robav8r]

these two guys seem to roam the forum quite a bit... PM me if you need their usernames, they could probably help you out with this..

Ah yes . . . . . good ole Snake Plisskin. For my money, you just can't beat him !!!

 

[Flash]

My friend started talking about this today and got me curious, but has anyone here worked/flown for a private contractor like Blackwater? Just wondering what kind of missions they do, I know there's stuff from basic transport to guys in Sierra Leone flying Mi-24s. Do they usually perform their own medevacs or call in the military when they get in deep shit?

I did some searching but couldn't find much, most of the stuff on the internet about them is just media flaming on their guys on the ground.

The guys flying gunships in Africa or elsewhere are not usually going to be Americans, try Ukrainians, South Africans and others. The private contractor helos that fly in Iraq in Afghanistan are not technically armed, but the crewmen fly armed (a necessity), often with heavier machine guns to provide support to their clients.

Other than that, to fly for them you are almost certainly going to have to be former military with tons of experience and a very good reputation. You gotta be part of the 'club', and if you don't know what the 'club' is, then you are out of luck.

 

[phrogdriver]

The book "Blackwater" by Jeremy Skahill has a chapter on their air operations. The book goes way over the top flaming Eric Prince, but it is interesting. I checked it out from the library so that no more money would go into the author's pocket. Again, these private military companies are largely ex-military, and their air arms are all high-time, largely special-ops pilots.

However, the exception that proves the rule--when I was an IP, one of the reservist IPs with us was a regular Navy helo bubba who got out, flew drug eradication for DynCorp (then sarcastically called the "State Dept Air Wing") in South America, then reupped in the reserves.

 

[raptor10]

For a look at someone who has researched pmc's heavily without flaming them, check out the spy who billed me.

 

[Zissou]

For a look at someone who has researched pmc's heavily without flaming them, check out the spy who billed me.

She's nuttier than a shithouse rat.

 

[Flash]

For a look at someone who has researched pmc's heavily without flaming them, check out the spy who billed me.

Where do you find this stuff? That gal was dropped on her head one too many times when she was growing up......

 

[raptor10]

"Our source was the new york times"

She had an exclusive interview with Gary Jackson last year, and her blog was highlighted along with the piece...

Here it is on her site.

Hmm. While you're breaking my heart wrt where I get my open source info what do you guys think about www.NOSI.org

 

[Huggy Bear]

:watching2

These jobs are all about word of mouth and who you know.

 

[FLYTPAY]

"Our source was the new york times"

Dimitri, +1 for the Dr. Stangelove reference!

 

[xmid]

Does anyone know where I can find an application to become a JANET pilot?

Ask HAL, I think he tried to get a job with them if I remember correctly.

 

[Zissou]

www.abovetopsecret.com Tin foil hat, not included.

You'll have alot of fun reading those threads.