Wanted: Pilots

**Wurzzzz** · 11-06-07, 08:19 PM

Sup guys,

I was just curious how many people in the TTP Community are pilots in real life. I personally have my PPL and Instrument Rating for Single-Engine Land Airplane. Maybe looking at a career in that area or as a military pilot.

If you have any interesting stories to share about flying or any advice to fellow pilots post it here with your ratings and stuff.

**CivilWars** · 11-06-07, 09:24 PM

Two of my best friends are pilots. One is on a civilian contract in Iraq right now doing air video survaillance. The other works for a charter company in Dallas. From what they say helicopter pilots are in high demand right now.

**Cleric** · 11-06-07, 10:06 PM

Hmmmm, that avatar looks familiar, doesnt it BigAG :P.

**Wurzzzz** · 11-07-07, 08:14 PM

Heh, yeah I actually found it before I had ever seen any of BigAg's posts. But what're you going to do? There are only so many pictures of sarge on the internet.

**ATEXANnHISGUN** · 11-07-07, 08:19 PM

They were recently running radio adverts here in Dallas saying that if you came to learn to fly helicopters , you wouldn't have to pay a dime unless/until you got a job doing that.

So I am assuming that your friends are correct it must be aa very in demand occupation right now.

**CivilWars** · 11-07-07, 10:49 PM

Yeah, there is one company that guarantees you a job when you get done where you will make enough to live on and pay back your school fees in 12 months.

**TexRyker** · 11-08-07, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by ATEXANnHISGUN

They were recently running radio adverts here in Dallas saying that if you came to learn to fly helicopters , you wouldn't have to pay a dime unless/until you got a job doing that.

So I am assuming that your friends are correct it must be aa very in demand occupation right now.

I have been told that the company (assuming we are talking about the same one) has several law suits against it from their clients. Something along the line of not keeping promises. I think it would be fun though. I love to fly, just don't know how.

**MacDre707** · 11-08-07, 04:34 PM

I wanted to join the Marine's and be in aviation, but you need *college*; assholes.. now I gotta settle for infantry.

How hard is it to be a pilot? (Helicopter, jet, and propeller aircraft).

**asianator365** · 11-08-07, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by MacDre707

I wanted to join the Marine's and be in aviation, but you need *college*; assholes.. now I gotta settle for infantry.

How hard is it to be a pilot? (Helicopter, jet, and propeller aircraft).

Helicopters are supposed to be a bitch. Prop planes are relatively easy to learn how to fly. Jets are supposed to be like prop planes, just faster and more complex.

**Wurzzzz** · 11-10-07, 12:25 AM

Like I said I have my Private Pilot's License (PPL) and my Instrument Rating (IR) for single-engine land airplanes.

I consider it to be pretty easy to fly (but I also consider myself of decent intelligence too) as an example I finished my PPL with 40.1 flight hours and the FAA requires you to have 40 hours before you take the exam. What's so special about that? Well...most people take between 65 and 90 hours to get good enough at flying to take the exam, also my instructor told me he hadn't ever had a student finish with so few hours. I got my IR in only 35 more hours. Again, rather low because most people have in excess of 120 hours before they complete their IR, I had only 75 when I completed the exam.

As for helos, its pretty much a bunch of unstable forces acting together to create stability. What you need to know about helos is: Don't fly helos.

They're a little tougher from what I've heard. Fighter Jets and Transport Jets pose a few more issues (jet turbines, multiple engines, saftey precautions for commercial flights, etc.) and thus require a lot more knobs, buttons, and switches to fly but the basic premise of flying these are the same as a prop plane.