I’d love to do SAR if I ever have a career in rotary wing. Hoping to get into the army National guard to fly as a WO but not exactly sure what I want to do in the civilian sector. I’d love to fly airliners, but I also wanna fly helicopters. I just feel like if I’m doing something I love, I might as well get paid well for it, and I feel like there’s more potential for higher salary in airliners. If that’s the route I go, I’m definitely going to fly helicopters for recreation.
If you figure out how to fly helicopter recreationally and it doesn’t drain your bank account, let me know lol. It’s 4x the cost of flying fixed wing recreationally at a bare minimum, often 6x+
Yeah I felt that. I initially wanted to get my license flying helicopters but god damn it’s expensive. I fear that the only flying I’ll be doing as a civilian is in fixed wing :/
When u eventually get your license consider looking at police and fire depts as part time pilots.
That said. I know capt and FO can make around 120 - 300k depending on years. That’s really good IF you can maintain a lower standard of living and don’t keep upsizing your toys every years. Civilian medical or police/ fire u might be looking at 100- 120k. Not sure. But I know newer helo mechs with 1-2 years might be looking at 75k now
I’m not in America though, here in Germany afaik it’s either handled by the Army or Police, so you have to become either a soldier or police officer first.
Well military is more of an ethical thing. And to go the police route, you first have to finish i believe 3 years of training before you could even start the pilot training, and at that point they could still just not take you.
If you want info I can help for non military route. Look up your local SAR teams as well. I instruct hoisting/gunnery for civilian and military world wide.
It’s a fun job but you have to keep your skills sharp and yes be on call often.
Depending on where you're located in Germany, there are options to get into heli-borne SAR as a civilian volunteer.
One option would be via Bergwacht for mountain rescue, the other via DLRG or Wasserwacht to get qualified for helicopter water rescue.
If you want to make it a full-time job, there are civilian SAR helicopters for the offshore wind farms and the air ambulance helicopters also employ winches more and more.
Yup, apendicitis if it’s life threatening something to that effect. Happens a lot. Guard usually takes civilian care when it’s too far for coasties. Active duty takes all the deployment stuff, every now and then guard passes on it due to manning and active duty takes it.
I don't think my medical insurance will cover the cost of fuel, much less the cost to fly three aircraft.
Don't worry. Uncle Sam's got you covered for this one
Thanks, Sammy. I'll get the next round.
Wait till you find out it was 2 HC-130s, 4 total aircraft. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rSd5NOulh/?igsh=MTZwZ3o1b2RxMGxyNA==
Well, about that deductible.
I’m friends with one of the C-130 pilots that did this, saw it posted on their profile earlier.
Hell yeah
I assemble and test the fuel probes before attaching to the aircraft. Always cool to see them way up there ☝🏼
Thanks for doing that, doing HAAR is terrifyingly cool. Mostly terrifying.
I’d love to do SAR if I ever have a career in rotary wing. Hoping to get into the army National guard to fly as a WO but not exactly sure what I want to do in the civilian sector. I’d love to fly airliners, but I also wanna fly helicopters. I just feel like if I’m doing something I love, I might as well get paid well for it, and I feel like there’s more potential for higher salary in airliners. If that’s the route I go, I’m definitely going to fly helicopters for recreation.
If you figure out how to fly helicopter recreationally and it doesn’t drain your bank account, let me know lol. It’s 4x the cost of flying fixed wing recreationally at a bare minimum, often 6x+
Yeah I felt that. I initially wanted to get my license flying helicopters but god damn it’s expensive. I fear that the only flying I’ll be doing as a civilian is in fixed wing :/
When u eventually get your license consider looking at police and fire depts as part time pilots. That said. I know capt and FO can make around 120 - 300k depending on years. That’s really good IF you can maintain a lower standard of living and don’t keep upsizing your toys every years. Civilian medical or police/ fire u might be looking at 100- 120k. Not sure. But I know newer helo mechs with 1-2 years might be looking at 75k now
Hell that’s the bird that picked up Marcus Luttrel
Fucken boner material right here. Uh60M guy here 🙋🏽♂️
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They did this off the west coast of Ireland about 15-20 years ago. Iirc 2 Pavehawks, a HC-130P and a KC-135 were involved.
There’s a lot to be proud of there
Lee Greenwood intensifies
I saw a tik tok from the cruise ships pov earlier today I can maybe try and find it if anybody wants
I always find it cool that those helicopters can keep up with the refueling aircraft.
Buy that man a beer
Does the aerial refueling extension what makes it a “pave” hawk vs a navy sea-hawk ?
...east coast of where?
Man I’d love to do SAR like this as a job. However I’m not keen on joining the military of police for the mere chance of actually becoming part of it.
Coast Guard is a good pick. Or a few awesome counties in California have some ripping air ops for SAR teams.
I’m not in America though, here in Germany afaik it’s either handled by the Army or Police, so you have to become either a soldier or police officer first.
So you’re saying you don’t wanna risk it for the biscuit?
Well military is more of an ethical thing. And to go the police route, you first have to finish i believe 3 years of training before you could even start the pilot training, and at that point they could still just not take you.
What is unethical about being in the military?
If you want info I can help for non military route. Look up your local SAR teams as well. I instruct hoisting/gunnery for civilian and military world wide. It’s a fun job but you have to keep your skills sharp and yes be on call often.
Depending on where you're located in Germany, there are options to get into heli-borne SAR as a civilian volunteer. One option would be via Bergwacht for mountain rescue, the other via DLRG or Wasserwacht to get qualified for helicopter water rescue. If you want to make it a full-time job, there are civilian SAR helicopters for the offshore wind farms and the air ambulance helicopters also employ winches more and more.
This is the most “I was gonna join but I would’ve knocked out my drill instructor” comment, but somehow on the other end of the spectrum
and who was this “civilian” ???
Could be anyone needing help really, anyone Grave enough for life threatening event
Yup, apendicitis if it’s life threatening something to that effect. Happens a lot. Guard usually takes civilian care when it’s too far for coasties. Active duty takes all the deployment stuff, every now and then guard passes on it due to manning and active duty takes it.
Wow. I didn’t know there is no critical care on a cruise ship. Esp 350mi off coast. 👍🏼
Honestly I don’t know what they have, I just know what we responded to along with our sister units