| Msg ID: 2717241 |
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| Author:Curious
1/15/2022 10:50:15 PM |
The most pilot / mentally / skill demanding job in the heli industry? |
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| Msg ID: 2717242 |
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| Author:anony
1/15/2022 11:23:13 PM Reply to: 2717241 |
I've always defaulted to the coast guard. While a lot of the time its just patrol and hanging around those crazy guys might fly 2 hours offshore into a massive storm, 60 kt winds, at night and then do winch rescues with almost zero reference points while the boat is going up and down 30-40 feet in swells and the pilot is matching the swells to maintain the same height and position. After that it falls into utility work but that is such a wide ranging profession that one guy might be working out of a heated hangar and doing power line patrol but someone else is in the bush, fueling out of 55 gal drums and is their own mechanic and having zero support. I'm still impressed when I see the ones doing the powerline work and having to work with almost zero margin for error. Thinking about when pulling cables for new transmission lines and working the needle on and off a tower with a hook. |
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| Msg ID: 2717244 |
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| Author:Navy Helicopters
1/15/2022 11:32:00 PM Reply to: 2717242 |
Have all that, plus anti sub warfare. |
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| Msg ID: 2717245 |
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| Author:anony
1/15/2022 11:59:14 PM Reply to: 2717244 |
True, I was leaving out the military side of things even though the Coast Guard is military. Almost have to separate the civil/military sides out as getting shot at is an X factor |
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| Msg ID: 2717265 |
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| Author:Correction
1/16/2022 10:18:40 AM Reply to: 2717245 |
CG is not military in that it doesn't fall under the Dept. Of Defense but the Dept. Of Transportation. |
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| Msg ID: 2717272 |
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| Author:Coastie
1/16/2022 11:17:12 AM Reply to: 2717265 |
not true. Cg is a branch f the military. Get it right. |
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| Msg ID: 2717302 |
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| Author:Yoyo
1/16/2022 6:03:52 PM Reply to: 2717265 |
Department of Homeland Security since 2003. Can be moved to Department of the Navy in times of war. Also, Coast Guard officers are legally eligible to be appointed as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 152(a)(1) and 10 U.S.C. § 154(a)(1), although none have as of yet (unlikely I would think). So considered armed forces. |
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| Msg ID: 2717246 |
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| Author:Well…
1/16/2022 12:26:33 AM Reply to: 2717242 |
I'd have to say anything that's fast paced, and high focus, full tension splices, center phase hot work, production heli logging, aerial sawing. |
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| Msg ID: 2717590 |
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| Author:Tour Guy
1/20/2022 7:58:37 AM Reply to: 2717241 |
TOURS. With silicone injected boobs asking repetitive questions. |
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