C172 aerial mapping (northern states)

same here, perfect job for the single gypsy,, is there enough room to carry your guitar along?? I thought i read some where that there were some baggage/weight restrictions
 
gtlyon said:
The moment I get remotely close the the minimum hours I am applying. It seems like you all have a lot of fun and I am drawn to this type of flying.
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I have not flown production since 2/20 due to our cloud requirements and the weather turning for the worse in Florida. It has been in the 70-90's since then but scattered to broken cloud coverage.

Since then I have visited friends who live down here or happened to be in the area. Our crews have gone to the beach, movies, batting cages, driving range, mini golfing, played beach volleyball and today we kayaked 5 miles. We are still going to try and go paint balling soon as well as rock climbing and go-carting...

trotaround said:
I agree! It seems like most people have a positive experience with survey.
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so far so good for me. My biggest complaint so far is that in Florida (which I have been in for two months now so I completely missed winter up north) you do not get cell reception above 4,000ft, so I can't stream pandora.

6StringWingNut said:
same here, perfect job for the single gypsy,, is there enough room to carry your guitar along?? I thought i read some where that there were some baggage/weight restrictions
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Depends on the operator and aircraft being used and what system is being used. With the 206's I'm flying now, between our luggage and operational equipment, we are maxed out on weight and the plane is physically filled to above the window line.
 
Tyler Pinkerton said:
I have not flown production since 2/20 due to our cloud requirements and the weather turning for the worse in Florida. It has been in the 70-90's since then but scattered to broken cloud coverage.

Since then I have visited friends who live down here or happened to be in the area. Our crews have gone to the beach, movies, batting cages, driving range, mini golfing, played beach volleyball and today we kayaked 5 miles. We are still going to try and go paint balling soon as well as rock climbing and go-carting...

so far so good for me. My biggest complaint so far is that in Florida (which I have been in for two months now so I completely missed winter up north) you do not get cell reception above 4,000ft, so I can't stream pandora.

Depends on the operator and aircraft being used and what system is being used. With the 206's I'm flying now, between our luggage and operational equipment, we are maxed out on weight and the plane is physically filled to above the window line.
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South Florida is honestly one of the worst projects to get. I spent about a month down there and barely flew because of the clouds.
 
JordanD said:
South Florida is honestly one of the worst projects to get. I spent about a month down there and barely flew because of the clouds.
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Agreed. One of our guys barely flew there for a month and change, while I've been averaging around 100hr/month so far this season.

@gtlyon if you have a choice, pick an N5 rig. C6 are limited to one type of flight plan and you simply will not fly as much.

@6StringWingNut I'd say yes, but I pack pretty light. Just a backpack and one roller, so I'd have room behind both seats for miscellaneous junk
 
The guitar thing is not a deal breaker but thanks for the Intel. Also, do you know of any sites that provide an insight to the equipment and procedures that yall use for flight ops?
 
6StringWingNut said:
The guitar thing is not a deal breaker but thanks for the Intel. Also, do you know of any sites that provide an insight to the equipment and procedures that yall use for flight ops?
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Nah, the stuff is proprietary technology (supposedly) so they make you sign a NDA before training. Ops are really simple, if you have basic computer knowledge and are capable of interpreting the data on the lightbar/HUD you'll have zero issues.
 
Roger that,,, I know KDAs alll tooooo well.. The other items you speak of should be no problem to then. Thanks for the little you could put out there.
 
JordanD said:
South Florida is honestly one of the worst projects to get. I spent about a month down there and barely flew because of the clouds.
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SE Texas by the gulf was horrible too. Scattered clouds all day that would eventually burn off right as the window closed. We were on one project for a month. Horrible place to be stuck that long.
 
Finny said:
SE Texas by the gulf was horrible too. Scattered clouds all day that would eventually burn off right as the window closed. We were on one project for a month. Horrible place to be stuck that long.
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I can see pretty much anywhere near a cost being terrible. What was funny though was as soon as I left FL they started flying 7+hours a day and finished super fast, then they didn't have a single rainy day in SoCal until I showed up. That Midas touch...
 
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