Originally Posted by mccube5
i was just wondering, since it is always said when talking about flying in alaska, that you need experience. how does someone from the east coast of the united states go about getting experience up there? i have heard about just packing a bag at the beginning of spring printing out a bunch of resumes and heading up there. what kind of opportunities should u look in to with your CFI & II and about 500 hours TT. i would appreciate any advice anyone could provide. thanks in advance.
Send a resume to Grant Aviation in Bethel. They love to put 500 hour guys in a 172 aka "the chicken". It is a trial by fire (so I hear). I have heard the radio chatter of the guys flying SVFR out there when I come in IFR, and it can be a real circus. Lots of alaska pilots started out flying in Bethel. For the most part though, you do have to just pick up and move here first. That is what I did. There are also flight schools up here that are looking from time to time for CFI's.