Helicopter Careers.

There is a wide range of career opportunities for qualified pilots.

Commercial helicopter pilots most often begin their career as a Certified Flight Instructor. Our CFI program teaches students the necessary flight and ground skills to provide the safest flight instruction of the highest quality. The R22 is the most popular helicopter used in flight training. In 1995 the FAA passed a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR-73) that requires 200 hours of helicopter flight time to instruct in an R22.

  • Certified Flight Instructor
  • Aerial Photography
  • Law Enforcement
  • Oil platform transportation
  • Search & Rescue
  • External Load and Heavy Lifting
  • Air Ambulance/EMS
  • Offshore Oil Rig Support
  • Corporate Transport
  • News and Reporting
  • Agriculture Support
  • Fire Fighting
  • Border Patrol
  • Forest Service
  • Charters & Tours
  • Air Taxi Service
  • Surveillance
  • Coast Guard
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