Fire Work

[Movin' on up!]

Anybody know of any companies in the Pacific Northwest that will be looking to hire pilots for this fire season?

 

[avbug]

Doing what with fire? What are your qualifications?

 

[Movin' on up!]

You can see my qualifications right here. I have a 7 on 7 off schedule which can be worked around. I know the money can be good during the fire season.

 

[Photoflight]

A guy at our company usually takes three months and goes and flys the fires. Itd be something I'd like to try next summer/fall.

Avbug from what I've seen 2500 and 1000 multi get you to minimums for some companies, or is it more connection based?

 

[Lostdog65]

Go to www.airtanker.com or find an operator who is looking for air attack pilots. Dyn-Corp flys OV-10 and S2T's for the CDF but those seats are hard to come by and you'd have to be available for about 6 months out of the year...a 7n7 might not cut it. Commander Northwest out of Wenatchee hires air attacks.

Rewarding work tho...lot's of fun. You could also try Leading Edge/ERA for smokejumper ops.

Eric

 

[Movin' on up!]

Leading Edge/ERA.....I have heard about them but can't find info on the internet. Any suggestions? Lostdog65, thanks for the info.

 

[moving2vegas]

Your 7/7 schedule won't work with anything in fire except possibly some relief air attack flying. Where are you based?

 

[Movin' on up!]

I'm based in Bend, OR. Relief work would be great. That's probably closer to what I am looking for. I can commute to work anywhere in the West.

 

[Lostdog65]

movin....I'll try to get that address for you when I get home tonight...I'll pm you when I find it.

Eric

 

[moving2vegas]

Leading edge and Era hire experienced otter drivers that are usually already OAS carded. Kickin' cargo at 100 ft in the mountains is not a weekend job. It takes a few seasons in the right seat to do it. Commander NW is a great company and I urge you to try for a relief slot. However, your other 135 job does pose a slight problem. Fire contracts require 2 days off in any 14 days. Typically we work 12 on/ 2 off. Your travel days "commuting" count as days worked...so you'd have to really watch meeting both jobs required days off. Since these operators are seasonal, they can't afford to loose a contract because a pilot is in violation of his rest requirements.