hiring VFR 135?

[U-I pilot]

Are there many places that hire pilots with 135 VFR minimums (500TT etc) versus Instrument mins? Obviously the instrument is much more useful to a company but are there places like this? Wouldnt this be rather limiting as far as the operation goes being dependant on weather? Just curious.
-Bryan

 

[whereamI]

There are not a lot, and most vfr 135 operators are in locations where the weather is generally good all year. Most that i am familiar with are located in the tropics. Look around in the carribean islands, there are a couple in Belize as well.

 

[skylane58]

Don't forget the desert. Vegas is home to several VFR companys, most fly the grand canyon.

 

[ellsworb]

YOu wouldn't happen to be able to list any of those companies around would ya?

THanks a mil.

 

[skylane58]

Air Grand Canyon- thats on the South Rim(GCN)- 206/207's
American Aviation in PGA- 206/207's
King airlines in Henderson- 206/207's
King is the best bet but American should be good to. AGC is a good company, but the south rim blows.

 

[whereamI]

Tropic and Maya Air in Belize. Try doing a search of companies in the carribean, there are a ton of small operations, many of which have websites. I vaguely recall a company in Idaho that had a VFR side to their 135 operation, but I can't be of any real assistance. They also had a website though. Log off of flight info for a couple hours, and do some searching on the web!

 

[Airpiraterob]

pipeline patrol

dont forget about pipeline patrols. usually contracted with the individual energy companies that own the pipes underground, and then that cheapo that got the contract buys a plane and gets someone to fly the route for him for a fraction of what the contract pays. yeah you can see the routes from the air. grass is discolored.

decent paying for flying single engine cardinals or whatever at a few hundred feet. these guys make something near 30 if not way over 30. but its all single engine vfr time. however it would be fun to do for a while for the total time and for the money to get you somewhere else later on in a hurry.

flew with a guy one day in the midwest, for 6 hours. lots of flying in a month. they load you up with a box of oil, fuel cards. pack your own lunch and water and go fly.

 

[scubabri]

Ok, I give, how would you go about finding one of these jobs?

Brian

 

[414Flyer]

www.fly-hawaii.com

aka phils flying circus