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Old 05-02-2008, 02:36 AM
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I was wondering if anybody has a career in lighter-than-air aircraft. I have recently been looking on job boards and see that some hire with 500TT. There is a large company in CA making cruise boat size airships. It is a real specialized area of work and a real intriguing career path to me as I am about to graduate in the middle of June.

Any thoughts on flying an airship around the world?
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Old 05-02-2008, 07:09 AM
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Yea I saw Goodyear is hiring for their blimp. It would seem like a laid back job, flying at like 15 knots.
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Originally Posted by DanC View Post
I had no idea where to put this thread.

I was wondering if anybody has a career in lighter-than-air aircraft. I have recently been looking on job boards and see that some hire with 500TT. There is a large company in CA making cruise boat size airships. It is a real specialized area of work and a real intriguing career path to me as I am about to graduate in the middle of June.

Any thoughts on flying an airship around the world?

The company your speaking of is Aeroscraft (see http://www.aeroscraft.com/). They are working on a military version also however; they are still in the design phase. It’s a great concept, but it’s still about 10 years out.

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Be prepared to be away from home for a long stretch at a time on airship gigs...
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Does anyone know what the starting salary is for a blimp pilot?
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The company your speaking of is Aeroscraft (see http://www.aeroscraft.com/). They are working on a military version also however; they are still in the design phase. It’s a great concept, but it’s still about 10 years out.
They are hiring R&D pilots as posted on Climbto350.com
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A frend of mine fley a blimp for a couple years. He said he started around 35k and was making around 50k when he left. Gone Alot.
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I heard the oxygen masks are filled with helium at Goodyear.
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