Flightworks Afghanistan?
#41
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 357
It really does not matter who I work for since this information is pretty much universal.
I make good money...about $700.00 a day. Life here is that you fly, eat chow, go to the gym, hang out. Not much else to do.
Most operators prefer former military..but that is not a show stopper.
I came here with over 4000 hour total time/3000 multi/2500+ in jets, and about 350 turbo prop. Jet times seems to matter little. Low time guys without a mil background will have a tough go at it..and many places are no longer hiring.
If you cannot pass a clearance, your chances are slim..and they go balls deep into your life. Medical is not too bad...but most contracts require a military review of your fitness to fly.
I make good money...about $700.00 a day. Life here is that you fly, eat chow, go to the gym, hang out. Not much else to do.
Most operators prefer former military..but that is not a show stopper.
I came here with over 4000 hour total time/3000 multi/2500+ in jets, and about 350 turbo prop. Jet times seems to matter little. Low time guys without a mil background will have a tough go at it..and many places are no longer hiring.
If you cannot pass a clearance, your chances are slim..and they go balls deep into your life. Medical is not too bad...but most contracts require a military review of your fitness to fly.
This is all still interesting to me. Just curious, who are you working for and what are you making in terms of salary? Any details on your daily/weekly/monthly life? What are your qualifications? Were they pretty stiff on medicals, clearances, etc..?
The way it's typed sounds like I'm harassing you, but I promise, the questions are genuine questions I'm curious about. While some will say don't go, it's still something I'd like to experience if possible.
Thanks for any input.
The way it's typed sounds like I'm harassing you, but I promise, the questions are genuine questions I'm curious about. While some will say don't go, it's still something I'd like to experience if possible.
Thanks for any input.
#42
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 215
It really does not matter who I work for since this information is pretty much universal.
I make good money...about $700.00 a day. Life here is that you fly, eat chow, go to the gym, hang out. Not much else to do.
Most operators prefer former military..but that is not a show stopper.
I came here with over 4000 hour total time/3000 multi/2500+ in jets, and about 350 turbo prop. Jet times seems to matter little. Low time guys without a mil background will have a tough go at it..and many places are no longer hiring.
If you cannot pass a clearance, your chances are slim..and they go balls deep into your life. Medical is not too bad...but most contracts require a military review of your fitness to fly.
I make good money...about $700.00 a day. Life here is that you fly, eat chow, go to the gym, hang out. Not much else to do.
Most operators prefer former military..but that is not a show stopper.
I came here with over 4000 hour total time/3000 multi/2500+ in jets, and about 350 turbo prop. Jet times seems to matter little. Low time guys without a mil background will have a tough go at it..and many places are no longer hiring.
If you cannot pass a clearance, your chances are slim..and they go balls deep into your life. Medical is not too bad...but most contracts require a military review of your fitness to fly.
$700 a day is very nice. $255k a year... I'd do it in a heartbeat. I understand you are getting paid that for a reason, but for someone who has always wanted to be a Military Pilot, flying in a war zone may be the closest chance I'll get to it.
Thanks for all the input.
-Martin
#43
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 357
Thanks for the response. Clearance wouldn't be an issue. My main problems would be childhood asthma, and low time. I'm still working on my PPL. I couldn't get into a flight program for the military because of the asthma history, but I'm sure I could have got in had I accepted something other than flying.
$700 a day is very nice. $255k a year... I'd do it in a heartbeat. I understand you are getting paid that for a reason, but for someone who has always wanted to be a Military Pilot, flying in a war zone may be the closest chance I'll get to it.
Thanks for all the input.
-Martin
$700 a day is very nice. $255k a year... I'd do it in a heartbeat. I understand you are getting paid that for a reason, but for someone who has always wanted to be a Military Pilot, flying in a war zone may be the closest chance I'll get to it.
Thanks for all the input.
-Martin
While this is the EASIEST flying I have ever done, it is probably the most rewarding. War zone...sure it is, but you are out of danger a few hundred feet above the ground.
#44
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Joined APC: May 2013
Posts: 29
If you can pass a Second Class FAA physical, you are good to go. This NOT the military. We are not here 365 a year..so you are not making that much money. Most do 180 days.
While this is the EASIEST flying I have ever done, it is probably the most rewarding. War zone...sure it is, but you are out of danger a few hundred feet above the ground.
While this is the EASIEST flying I have ever done, it is probably the most rewarding. War zone...sure it is, but you are out of danger a few hundred feet above the ground.
#45
My company requires a first class medical. Also, if you suffer from asthma, this place would not be good for it. Pollution is amazingly horrible and as for the dust, well, its bad beyond bad as Dirtrider and others can attest.
#46
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Joined APC: May 2013
Posts: 29
I'll never forget the day the burn pit smoke litterally made my lungs burn inside like never before. Great stuff...
#47
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,923
War zone...sure it is, but you are out of danger a few hundred feet above the ground.
I'm asthmatic. I've never had a problem with smoke or dust in Afghanistan.
#48
Fact is Afghanistan IS one of the most polluted and dust ridden countries in the world
Poo pond in OAKN is another story
#49
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Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,923
Some of the worst pollution in the country is around Kabul, especially with winter inversions, around the airport.
Kandahar and Bastion have some significant dust issues, but no more than Phoenix in the summer, in the US.
Kandahar and Bastion have some significant dust issues, but no more than Phoenix in the summer, in the US.
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