AMERICAN HELICOPTERS

Many helicopter publications are warning of a severe
shortage of qualified helicopter pilots in the next two
years. They have found that this is due to fact that the
pilots that are flying presently were trained during the
Viet Nam era by the government. They are reaching
retirement age and the government has not continued
training helicopter pilots at the same rate as
than.Therefor many positions are becoming available
with no one to fill them.

As more communities are being made aware of the
services helicopters are capable of providing, they are
realizing the importance of helicopters within their cities.
These positive moves in the right direction are what keep
the helicopter industry growing and provide a
challenging and rewarding career for anyone interested.
The following are examples of the many job descriptions
pilots can expect to find in the helicopter job market
today:

Flight instructor
Aerial photography
News reports
Fish spotting
Law enforcement
Marine patrol
Emergency medical service
Off-shore oil
Aerial fire fighting
Motion pictures
Sightseeing trips
Executive charter
Powerline patrol
Aerial application
Timber harvesters
Security patrol
Bank pick-up
Forestry
External load
Geological/seismic

Now is the time to get that rating and American
Helicopters is the place to do it.