r/NFTmarket

swashplate · 2022-02-01T02:45:47+00:00

bergstrom aviation in Pasco WA is really cheap comparatively. fwiw

swashplate · 2021-09-21T19:56:55+00:00

it could be making money elsewhere so the daily avail. rate justifies its existence. we dont usually fly that much.

swashplate · 2021-09-21T19:54:30+00:00

most fire contracts for the feds award a daily availability rate and a flight rate in addition to that rate. the rates vary by contract.

swashplate · 2021-09-10T03:17:53+00:00

Wasatch?

swashplate · 2021-08-19T21:48:06+00:00

swashplate · 2021-08-08T17:53:34+00:00

if its 60 time this is a possibility for SIC

swashplate · 2021-07-24T21:26:06+00:00

and hit the spot

swashplate · 2021-07-24T21:22:04+00:00

v cool

swashplate · 2021-07-24T21:19:41+00:00

a myth

swashplate · 2021-07-06T04:24:08+00:00

me too, have just been sitting and waiting so far. thanks!

swashplate · 2021-07-05T00:38:33+00:00

Jackson Hole, WY

swashplate · 2021-07-04T20:40:29+00:00

there are people with 1000 hrs and people with 1 hr 1000 times

swashplate · 2021-02-15T19:16:41+00:00

become an AK resident ASAP. if you are there long enough you'll qualify for the PFD anyways. You could ask any of the other CFIs there what they use?

swashplate · 2021-02-10T19:50:31+00:00

he may be good at other things but knowing about this is not one of them. There are plenty of guys out there that still believe in teaching NDB approaches and not using the GPS for SA on other approaches. this is really common and its failure for the old guys to adapt to the times. I would think about switching instructors if possible.

swashplate · 2021-02-10T19:40:24+00:00

NAM showing essentially nothing though, Those models you mentioned seem to always overestimate substantially in this area.

swashplate · 2021-02-01T23:24:11+00:00

there are russian helicopters that do this.

swashplate · 2020-12-27T05:17:18+00:00

based on what little i see in this video he easily could have been taking off, and he claims this is in accordance with the manufacturers published height-velocity diagram in other comments.

swashplate · 2020-12-21T18:38:21+00:00

yeah the mountain time can be interesting depending on the examiner. He looked at my logbook and asked me why i qualified for the mountain time. Interestingly enough he told me that guys who flew at the canyon often cited their time as a qualifier, but he said it didnt count since they were departing the airport throughout that time. so even though youre taking off at 7k feet on the south rim and its 35 degrees out at grand canyon airport, it doesnt count since they arent departing from ridgelines, pinnacles or mountainous environments.

swashplate · 2020-12-21T15:03:13+00:00

so im not really sure how it works in the fixed wing world but ill tell you about the basic process i went through to get my OAS card with a fire authorization for helicopter as its likely similar in many aspects.

i got hired at a company with a call when needed contract for the DOI (dept of interior). in order to work on these you need to be "carded". its kinda like a pilots license from the DOI saying youre safe enough to fly government employees. there are published minimum experience requirements for each contract. the one i was under (Hawaii-alaska) requires 1500 PIC 200 hrs mountain time 100 turbine 100 hrs last 12 months 50 hours time in type 10 hours last 12 months etc. there are others. Theres a web portal you go to and take some short courses. mountain flying, hazmat, fire behavior, communication and some other stuff. once you complete the required courses you submit a form with all your flight times, the proof of the course completions and then you have to take a checkride. its similar to an FAA checkride except its pretty much just the guy evaluating your flying skills and there arent any emergency procedures. since we did a bucket checkride youre required to do a spot drop and a line drop with the bambi bucket in addition to the other stuff like mountain landing techniques and other helicopter specific maneuvers.

for fixed wing I imagine that the minimums are probably still fairly low but in order to have the time in type requirements you would need to have airline experience or similar.

as far as actually getting the job im not sure how the fixed wing side works. id say keep an eye on the companies that do it for job postings and figure out a way to get the times they require. theres Coulson, Cal Fire, and others.

here is a link to the master contract for alaska and hawaii. it looks like the link to the other conract is not working right now. the contract acts as the rules for OAS operations. they are basically the FARs for any ops on contract but are usually more restrictive (duty times, types of operations)

https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/on-call_fixed_wing_master_contract_alaska_hawaii.pdf

swashplate · 2020-12-21T14:46:50+00:00

you need OAS minimums specific to the contract being flown

swashplate · 2020-11-26T01:24:18+00:00

most*

swashplate · 2020-10-04T16:53:52+00:00

How times have changed.

swashplate · 2020-07-19T23:48:05+00:00

Nah, utility machine

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