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  • GIS Careers by ESRI: Helicopter Pilot – A Day in the Life

    Posted by admin on November 22nd, 2009 and filed under knowledge information system | 8 Comments »

    http://tinyurl.com/esri-careers ESRI designs and develops the world’s leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. Many people are drawn to ESRI because of its outstanding technical reputation, unique culture, and the opportunity to work with smart, creative people in an open, collaborative environment. Employees at ESRI are passionate about their work because they know their opinions and innovations make a difference in our society. Our technology helps fight forest fires, determine new national boundaries during peace negotiations, find promising sites for new facilities, support optimal land-use planning, route emergency vehicles, monitor climate change, contain oil spills, and perform countless other vital tasks.

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    ESRI employs thousands of skilled workers who work closely with hundreds of business partners and international distributors and tens of thousands of users. Each one makes a unique contribution to this remarkable technology — each one makes a difference.

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    8 Responses

    1. ExtremeRecluse Says:

      their is no demand …
      their is no demand for helicopter pilots. I got out of the army with 2200 hours. I talked to helicopter charter service when discharged and he said I would be on call 24/7 and start out at 21,000. You have got to be kidding. I just went to the USPS and started out at 27,000 and am making 62,000 now. I love to fly, but I am not a fool. That is why you see accidents in commercial aircraft. No experience and fatigue after moon lighting at Walmart.

    2. digamums Says:

      Sorry pal-you folks …
      Sorry pal-you folks at LA County are hardly the best pilots out there. Good ol boy network that flys POS Bell products.

    3. BRIANC72419 Says:

      is there a large …
      is there a large demand for heli pilots?

    4. ELX222 Says:

      awesome video, …
      awesome video, looks like a great unit

    5. helobelow Says:

      UVU along with …
      UVU along with FASFA can get you through getting your ratings from Student,PPL,CPL,IFR,CFI,and CFII. There are other universities that offer programs and loans to get your ratings. call a helicopter school and see what they can offer you. Federal loans are really the way to go and you end up with a degree to boot!

    6. kruzzaboy Says:

      k so for …
      k so for co-operative ed. at my school i wanted to co-op somewhere were i coudl see what its liek to be a heli pilot and the stupid told me i couldnt cuz thats not a job so he pt me as a fricken aviation mechanic. so i was wondering is heli pilot actually a job and what is required to become one? like for schooling.

    7. dmo224 Says:

      if it’s something …
      if it’s something you really want you can do it. There are scholarships out there and once you get your CFI suddenly you start making money each time you fly!

    8. madfury Says:

      If I had money…
      If I had money…

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