Bush Pilot

welle036 · March 27th, 2006, 18:54

Hello. Does anyone here have knowledge on the bush pilot situation in Alaska. I have been looking into an aviation career and came across a school in Bethel Alaska, claiming to be a pilot factory for the airport out of Bethel, AK. It claimed 50k a year. I don't really have any ambition to stay in Alaska as bush pilot for too long, but two to three years seems like it would take care of the loan problems everyone is having. The death rate for an Alaskan bush pilot is 1/8 over a 30 year career, so the danger is there but over a shorter period the money would be worth it and you would most likely have a lot of fun. The article also claimed a chronic pilot shortage in Southwestern Alaska.

Theotokos · March 27th, 2006, 19:08

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Originally Posted by welle036

Hello. Does anyone here have knowledge on the bush pilot situation in Alaska. I have been looking into an aviation career and came across a school in Bethel Alaska, claiming to be a pilot factory for the airport out of Bethel, AK. It claimed 50k a year. I don't really have any ambition to stay in Alaska as bush pilot for too long, but two to three years seems like it would take care of the loan problems everyone is having. The death rate for an Alaskan bush pilot is 1/8 over a 30 year career, so the danger is there but over a shorter period the money would be worth it and you would most likely have a lot of fun. The article also claimed a chronic pilot shortage in Southwestern Alaska.

Wow, the death rate supprises me. I never thought of that.

ASpilot2be · March 27th, 2006, 20:24

Hey welcome to the boards

Nice to see another Alaskan on the board

av8rmsu · March 29th, 2006, 00:29

What outfit is claiming this 50k stuff in BET?

Is there even such thing as a bush pilot anymore? There are only a few that I know of.

The death rate thing is kind of mixed up....put a dumbass in a cessna in alaska and you get a statistic.

March 29th, 2006, 05:17

(delurks)
My CFI three CFIs ago left to take a job up in Alaska. It was a hybrid position, some instructing and some flying cargo as a bush pilot.

The last I heard of him was an article in the news section of one of the aviation news magazines. He had crash-landed somewhere in the wilderness and was stranded for a few days but was fortunately found and saved by Search And Rescue.

av8rmsu · March 29th, 2006, 23:35

See what i mean

March 27th, 2006, 18:54	#1
welle036 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 49	Bush Pilot Hello. Does anyone here have knowledge on the bush pilot situation in Alaska. I have been looking into an aviation career and came across a school in Bethel Alaska, claiming to be a pilot factory for the airport out of Bethel, AK. It claimed 50k a year. I don't really have any ambition to stay in Alaska as bush pilot for too long, but two to three years seems like it would take care of the loan problems everyone is having. The death rate for an Alaskan bush pilot is 1/8 over a 30 year career, so the danger is there but over a shorter period the money would be worth it and you would most likely have a lot of fun. The article also claimed a chronic pilot shortage in Southwestern Alaska.

March 27th, 2006, 20:24	#3
ASpilot2be Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:) Posts: 4,511	Hey welcome to the boards Nice to see another Alaskan on the board __________________

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March 29th, 2006, 00:29	#4
av8rmsu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pickwick Lake Posts: 448	What outfit is claiming this 50k stuff in BET? Is there even such thing as a bush pilot anymore? There are only a few that I know of. The death rate thing is kind of mixed up....put a dumbass in a cessna in alaska and you get a statistic.

March 29th, 2006, 05:17	#5
MoreRightRudder Lurker Posts: n/a	(delurks) My CFI three CFIs ago left to take a job up in Alaska. It was a hybrid position, some instructing and some flying cargo as a bush pilot. The last I heard of him was an article in the news section of one of the aviation news magazines. He had crash-landed somewhere in the wilderness and was stranded for a few days but was fortunately found and saved by Search And Rescue.

March 29th, 2006, 23:35	#6
av8rmsu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pickwick Lake Posts: 448	See what i mean