Original Message

There was a time when you needed 3000 hours to get into EMS. Now 1200 is possible. Other beginer jobs use to be traffic watch for a TV station etc, moving bank checks to the main branch, Tours in the Grand Canyon, Alaska, Vegas etc, Tuna fishing flying off a boat, Wireline patrol etc. 

For those who say EMS is easy I beg to differ. Planning an IFR flight at 3 am to cross the mountains at 8000ft so you can land at sea level during wind/rain conditions takes effort.

As does landing in new scene LZ every night when getting a brief from some volunteer firefighter who hasn't a clue what to look for ,even though they mean well.

Taking off at max gross weight under NVG's from same LZ when patients weight was under estimated by first responder by 100lbs.

I found utility flying pretty easy, a little too repetitive, but I don't come on here and call all utility pilot dumb asses.

Try and be nice.