BoilerUP

No, but the department (and therefore, the position) would be...far more than most other flying jobs. And when I say political, I don't just mean (R) vs. (D)...

I know a guy who flew for a midwestern state who hated it, because the levels of red tape & bureaucracy were many. Nobody would ever do anything or authorize anything done because they didn't want to "rock the boat" or bear the responsibility of the consequences should someone disagree with their action. Even when the Governor wanted something installed in the airplane, it took months for the state acquisition office (who knows jack about airplanes) to go through their RFQ/vetting/decisionmaking process to be done where in the typical 91/135 world, that process would be weeks with the device installed in much less than the time that particular state gave folks to return their RFQ proposals.

That's what I was referring to...

rickair7777

Ah yes, the civil service. I see the point. I have a good friend who took a Navy civilian job to round out her resume with an unusual opportunity (a specific project). She's a real fast-track go-getter in private industry and figured that 9-12 months of federal civil service couldn't hurt her. Of course the bureaucracy and lackadaisical attitudes of her staffers drove her absolutely nuts from day one. And then the economy collapsed, and nary a job opening in sight...three years later she's about to jump off a bridge

JayHub

Well the first problem is you support Chelsea, i heard Pinnacle only takes Arsenal supporters !

KIGONYE

We will see about that on sun (Chelsea v Arsenal. pity i will have 2 watch it on my phone, this is my drill weekend, i should call the king of the Army see if he can let me off just for the game.

upndsky

Forestry Service?

JayHub

LOL!

in any case good luck with your decision! i hope it works out for ya.

KIGONYE

UNC (@upndsky)

upndsky

I forgot about AHEC. I did a little contract flying for NCDOT and was trying to figure out what other agency flew pistons.

Not a bad gig if you want to fly Barons for the rest of your career. You won't get rich, but you won't work very hard, either.

KIGONYE

So where can I get rich and not work very hard (do not include politics)

upndsky

Don't know, but it won't be working for the state.

IMO, if you aspire to fly jets, AHEC is a dead end. It might get you a lead towards a corporate job, but that's no guarantee. The few AHEC guys I knew were all involved in other businesses. It almost seemed like flying for AHEC was a part time job.

I'm not knocking AHEC by any means. It's a great outfit but make sure it's a life style and career you really want. Have you had a chance to talk to any AHEC pilots and ask them about what life is like?