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Author: An Army Guy   Date: 7/11/2023 10:56:45 AM  +9/-2  

For young guys that are committed to helicopters instead of the FW to airline path, Fort Novosel flight instruction is an easy way to build time and experience in an advanced-ish helicopter and get paid REALLY well. There's no military experience required to teach primary/instruments as a contractor there (never has been). Starting pay is around $98K,GREAT benefits, you only work half a day with one set of flight students, and you're only 1.5hrs from beautiful Florida gulf coast beaches. By year 5, you'll be making around $127K. No joke. It's a semi-toxic environment but one where you can still avoid a lot of frustration if you can ignore systemic/program problems and just focus/enjoy teaching your own 2 students. I couldn't stand it and left after 2 years teaching there but know plenty of guys who can put up with the BS and have stayed there happily because of pay/schedule. You'll work either morning flightline (0500-1200), afternoon flightline (1100-1700), or sim schedule depending on which week and training day you're on (sim schedule is max 6 hrs which is pretty sweet). Many days you'll work 1-2 hrs less depending on wx, other student training, of how you manage your time. You get mandatory 2 weeks off at Christmas, then 1 week to choose during the rest of the year. At 5 years, it moves up to 2 weeks, 10 years= 3 weeks. You can make a bit more doing a little OT (max 4 more hours to your day for 1.5x pay is EASY money). There are still a few good instructors to work with. Standards have dropped for the students but there are occasionally the ones who want to be there, work hard, and you can enjoy. You'll learn to fly a twin with an autopilot which can help you land a better helicopter job in the future one day. I normally wouldn't wish the place upon anyone but I have a young guy I know who I recommended do this job for 1-2 yrs as a launching experience to something else and he decided to stay because pay/schedule are so good (and it really is).
 
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Rucker (Novosel) gig +9/-2 An Army Guy 7/11/2023 10:56:45 AM