What is the process involved in getting employed by Wilderness Air?
No pilots are hired over the phone or the internet. All applicants must be interviewed in Maun, Windhoek or occasionally Johannesburg. We have a standard hiring process. Before any interview is given, applicants must write an exam which covers both personal and technical aspects. After an interview, applicants are normally introduced to our existing staff before a final choice is made. Finally after successful induction into Wilderness Air all pilots are trained for a minimum of 100 hours. On average this process takes 6 to eight weeks. During this time the work and residence permit applications are made and the trainee is not able to earn a salary, though Wilderness Air covers housing expenses. Of the training time 50 hours is spent in the right hand seat observing operations. 50 hours are spent in the left hand seat under the supervision of a training captain or a senior pilot. A lot of time is spent on ensuring that crew are technically competent. A lot of time is also spent ensurin
