What types of entry level jobs are available in the helicopter industry?
Necessary positions with helicopter companies include ground support for their helicopter operations. Some pilots will start in these positions and when the company is able, they will start you flying, doing some training on their equipment, doing some light work and ferrying their aircraft from one site to another. Some companies need pilots to start flying right away and the helicopter company will give training and procedures for the company and customers. Other areas where pilots have been employed are working as spray crew for helicopter spray programs, usually for the forest industry and as co-pilots on some of the heli-logging operations. These are just some of the more common areas that pilots find work in the helicopter industry.
