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How to build flight hours?

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Hope everyone are fine I'm CPL(H) graduated pilot but its hard to find a job with only 230h flight hours of experience just need your advice?

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    Russ Roslewski on Jan 27, 2022

    For what I know from my helicopter friends, pretty much the only way to build hours is to become a CFI. That’s common in airplanes too, but in airplanes you can actually get a job as a new commercial pilot doing survey work or flying jumpers and such. In the helicopter world, as I understand it, there are pretty much no opportunities for such a low-time pilot.

    Sorry that’s not what you want to hear. Ask around the school where you trained and see what other pilots have to say, maybe I’m completely wrong here.

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  2. KDS on Jan 31, 2022

    I am probably stating the obvious, but consider the military.

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  3. Kris Kortokrax on Feb 06, 2022

    There are other ways to build time, other than instructing. (119.1(e)) There is nothing wrong with instructing, but it works out better if you really want to instruct.

    Sightseeing rides.
    Ferry flights
    Crop dusting
    Aerial photography
    Pipeline / Powerline patrol

    Most of these will also have minimum requirements. Sightseeing rides would probably the the easiest way to start.

    One other thing to consider is that to obtain the kind of job you probably want, you will need turbine time. It may take a while to get the time you need, but if it is your goal, go for it.

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