How to stay in aviation a little???

[SMOOTHRIDE]

Hey Y'all;

Anyone know of someone who wasn't flying commercially for an airline or charter/corporate anymore, but kept in aviation somehow?

Ideas:
CFI (obvious)
FSI instructor (obvious)
Writing for Flying or something (not as obvious)
Some kind of aviation business (fu**ing obscure for a guy like me)
Consultant (downright scary--what the heII do I know??)...

Any ideas you have are welcome, and are probably pretty entertaining!


kam-sa-ham-ni-da!

smooth

 

[pullmyfinger]

Get to know a couple of flight departments that use contract pilots and fly the trips that fit your schedule and keep you current.

 

[blackhawk911]

Get to know a couple of flight departments that use contract pilots and fly the trips that fit your schedule and keep you current.

Excellent advice.

 

[SMOOTHRIDE]

I'll be in Korea for 2 years.. is business aviation a reality over there?

So far, I can't find squat over there....

SR

 

[bocefus]

Keep reading these forums, before long you can hang a shingle and be an aviation consultant.

 

[SMOOTHRIDE]

he he heeee .... All I ever needed to know I learned from Flightinfo.com.

 

[hawk16e]

Hey Y'all;

Anyone know of someone who wasn't flying commercially for an airline or charter/corporate anymore, but kept in aviation somehow?

Ideas:
CFI (obvious)
FSI instructor (obvious)
Writing for Flying or something (not as obvious)
Some kind of aviation business (fu**ing obscure for a guy like me)
Consultant (downright scary--what the heII do I know??)...

Any ideas you have are welcome, and are probably pretty entertaining!


kam-sa-ham-ni-da!

smooth

Pretty entertaining, look into being a jumper dumper.-Skydivers- Look hard and long before commiting to it. You can get violated ( a couple of different ways) by jumpers...

 

[SMOOTHRIDE]

Me no kick Jumpa out of plane.

--SR

 

[Swass]

Aerial Photgraphy

 

[GenericPilot]

staying in av

Best Route...Military reserve aviator or flight engineer. No brainer for a former mil guy unless he retired. I make 25K a year just to maintain my basic qual on a C-130 (4 days a month) and earn a retirement. It's another commitment, but worth it.

My guard unit took a former E-2 pilot and made him flight engineer on the C-130. He had been out too long to return to the pilot seat. He's now warming up in a Cessna and looking for a professional flying career again. His F/E time will get him back into some nice civ equipment. We have a former B-52 pilot flying helos and C-12s in the local army guard unit. He's got a non-flying govt gig but still staying current.

Buy your own plane and fly for fun. Partnership or full ownership. Being at the airport will help you get a job at the airport. Being seen flying will help you get a job flying.

Bottom line. Don't get out unless you plan to stay out. If you get back in be prepared to spend 3-5K for recurrent training/proficiency/job search to be ready for an inteview. Nobody likes rusty pilots, especially when microsft flight sim is available for $30. Study and fly.

If you a a mil or fomer mil pilot, you should have this stuff already figured out.

Every year it gets harder for me to stay in the cockpit for a living. Non-flying offers and ways to make more money by not flying are popping up. However, I'm not ready to give it up yet. When I do, there will be an aerobatic airplane with my name on it at the airport for my personal flying (I purchased it last year and it pays for itself.taching).

Good Luck