Should Professional Pilots Pursue Advanced Training?

Should Professional Pilots Pursue Advanced Training?

The question of whether or not you, as a professional pilot, should pursue advanced training may seem like it’s up for debate. If you have a sufficient rating to go out and start looking for work, why waste time adding unnecessary ratings that you may never need to use in your daily life as a pilot? It seems cut and dry. But stop and think for a second. Do you want a bare minimum job? Do you want a bare minimum life? We didn’t think so. Upper Limit Aviation (1-855-HELIEDU) believes that professional pilots who only ever pursue the bare minimum, are likely only to ever see the bare minimum rewards of life as a pilot.

How is Advanced Training Useful to Professional Pilots?

Don’t get us wrong, the bare minimum of life available to a pilot may still allow you to get up into the air and fly for a living every day -- and that’s hard to beat! But, with so many opportunities available to new pilots who are willing to put in the work, why stop there? Obtaining advanced ratings will tell your future employer that you’re the kind of worker who is driven to success and motivated to pursue excellence at all turns. Employers look for that kind of initiative when they are seeking the very best pilots for the most desirable jobs. Ultimately, extra training equals extra knowledge. Professional pilots with knowledge and experience who are prepared for any situation will always beat out the bare minimum pilot when it comes to finding a good job.

Upper Limit Aviation has a reputation in this industry for training pilots to a high degree of excellence. We fiercely maintain that reputation by focusing our efforts on producing the best pilot we can. We believe that when our graduates leave, they are the calling card that bears our name throughout their careers. Pilots who come back for extra training will demonstrate this commitment to excellence by showing up to work more skilled and more prepared than their colleagues. If you would like to find out how Upper Limit Aviation can help you make the most out of your abilities, then call 1-855-HELIEDU today. Our admissions personnel can help you determine your eligibility for financial assistance as well as to guide you on which steps to take next.

Global Professional Helicopter Pilot Spotlight: New Zealand

Global Professional Helicopter Pilot Spotlight: New Zealand

As a professional helicopter pilot, you will have the opportunity to work in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Scenic destinations naturally lend themselves to a variety of helicopter careers, from infrastructure and transport to tourism and sightseeing. New Zealand is the setting of some of the most beautiful sights in the world. Anyone who has seen the Lord of the Rings films has seen the majestic and varied beauty that one can only see in New Zealand, as the small island nation was the setting for all of the locations in the film. In addition to the natural aesthetic appeal of New Zealand, another appealing factor is that New Zealand is the largest per capita operator of helicopters. Island nations are a natural fit for helicopter careers. Upper Limit Aviation students who have their eye on global success and are thinking of a professional helicopter career in a country like New Zealand can get started by calling 1-855-HELIEDU.

Professional Helicopter Opportunities in New Zealand

Working in the transport industry will allow professional helicopter pilots to perform many of the same essential functions and job duties that would be required in any other location. But working in New Zealand allows one to work amongst varied and gorgeous terrain, taking routes that would otherwise be impossible if travelling by any other means. Tourism and sightseeing helicopter tours are a great fit for New Zealand due, again, to the varied terrain as well as beautiful sights such as active volcanoes. Sightseeing tour pilots will see the gratitude on the astonished faces of their passengers after they get an eyeful of the beautiful vistas afforded to New Zealand helicopter pilots.

Upper Limit Aviation can provide you with the ultimate in helicopter training experiences whether you wish to work in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world. The start of a successful and rewarding professional helicopter pilot career begins with a solid foundation of training. With an industry forecast that is calling for continuous expansion in the years to come, we believe that now is the time to make the best decision you’ll ever make. Call 1-855-HELIEDU to start your training now.

Helicopter Pilot Preferences: Large or Small Aircraft?

Helicopter Pilot Preferences: Large or Small Aircraft?

Every professional pilot has a preference as to the type of helicopter they prefer to fly. There are obvious advantages to each depending upon the job you’re doing. Certain jobs require the maneuverability of a small helicopter and others require the power and size of a huge bird. The feeling of flying a Relentless 525 as opposed to the feeling of flying a 206 are like night and day. The two flight experiences require different training and a host of important considerations. Upper Limit Aviation (1-855-HELIEDU) can train professional helicopter pilots so that they may find out what their favorite helicopter to fly is.

One of the great things about training for many helicopter pilots is the feeling of falling in love with your equipment. It happens to every pilot. For many pilots, it is the equipment they train on. Those formative steps taken on the path to becoming a professional helicopter pilot are indelible to some. While others post a picture of their dream chopper on the inside of their locker, promising themselves that they’ll find the job that allows them to fly that specific bird. Ag pilots and EMS pilots are going to be flying two totally different types of helicopters.

Upper Limit Aviation Can Prepare Professional Pilots for Flights Big or Small

Upper Limit Aviation’s training emphasizes versatility. Our training program provides a solid foundation underpinned by practical knowledge and hands on flight experience. Students who train at Upper Limit Aviation will go on to find high achievement at the job of their choice, flying the equipment of their dreams. As a professional helicopter pilot, Upper Limit Aviation graduates will be able to use our high caliber training to meet the demands of a helicopter industry that demands increasing excellence. If you’d like to begin your helicopter career as soon as possible, call 1-855-HELIEDU to learn how.