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?

Yea I saw Goodyear is hiring for their blimp. It would seem like a laid back job, flying at like 15 knots.

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.

Be prepared to be away from home for a long stretch at a time on airship gigs...

Does anyone know what the starting salary is for a blimp pilot?

They are hiring R&D pilots as posted on Climbto350.com

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.

I heard the oxygen masks are filled with helium at Goodyear.