Bush Flying

If your buddy gets his CFI check out www.abovealaska.com . They hire guys as a CFI in a champ and cub on floats with the opportunity to move up to their small 135 certificate and they are looking for a guy right now. There are also jobs in western Alaska that will take a guy just over 500 hours and stick them in a 207. He would be flying out of Bethel hauling Doritos and Pepsi out to villages. The pay is very decent, most jobs are 15/15 but Western Alaska is not my first choice for locations in Alaska. Im currently working in western Alaska (north of Bethel thankfully) and would be happy to answer any questions you have in a PM
 
Romulus said:
If your buddy gets his CFI check out www.abovealaska.com . They hire guys as a CFI in a champ and cub on floats with the opportunity to move up to their small 135 certificate and they are looking for a guy right now. There are also jobs in western Alaska that will take a guy just over 500 hours and stick them in a 207. He would be flying out of Bethel hauling Doritos and Pepsi out to villages. The pay is very decent, most jobs are 15/15 but Western Alaska is not my first choice for locations in Alaska. Im currently working in western Alaska (north of Bethel thankfully) and would be happy to answer any questions you have in a PM
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Where you at these days? I am going to be Unalakleet based. So glad to get out of Bethel.
 
Bering is probably the best of the bush operators. I am in Kotz, still living in Anchorage. Im not too fond of Kotzebue either.
 
To give the sled credit, it's amazing to me how well they hold up considering how hard they are worked out west. Not to mention I've flown a few with over 20,000 hours on the airframe.
 
The Sled, I miss it. You could do everything wrong but it would feel so right. I also miss Bethel, that one I can't explain.
 
Alaska45 said:
To give the sled credit, it's amazing to me how well they hold up considering how hard they are worked out west. Not to mention I've flown a few with over 20,000 hours on the airframe.
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You guys ever roll one? I never did but I knew a few guys who did. I could never imagine doing anything of the sort. Some of the sleds I flew had over 35k hours and had a bunch of patches on the wings. Its amazing how hard a life those airplanes have had and can still keep hauling doritos and pepsi to Tuluksak
 
I'm graduating in December, but the wife won't until the following May. Does anyone besides Era/Ravn and Grant run a 2 on 2 off schedule? I'd like to commute to the Lower 48 while she finishes up.
 
Alaska45 said:
To give the sled credit, it's amazing to me how well they hold up considering how hard they are worked out west. Not to mention I've flown a few with over 20,000 hours on the airframe.
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Yeah, they do fairly well considering the wing is made of .020.
Romulus said:
Uh yeah, errr, no comment

Edit to add: You know I've been a little underwhelmed with the shape of every sled that spent its life in western Alaska
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Understandable.
 
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