Testimonial
"Having joined BOATPIX/HelicopterAcademy was the best career
decision I have ever made. I went to another school and didn't get a
job. I did the 100 hours internship at HelicopterAcademy.com and
got a job with them. It gave me the opportunity to learn the basics
of a commercial operation, hands-on. I am grateful for this
experience, which proves to be the basis for my success - to this
day. Years later I still remember the good times at BOATPIX. If you
are looking for a place to boost your career and have a lot of fun
at the same time, look no further!"
Capt. Schmied Adolf
Chief Pilot Dhillon Aviation
For about $70,000 we'll take you from zero to 300 hours and your
commercial helicopter license as you pay for the first hours at
$275/hour until you pass your private license and the remaining
hours at $200/hr. You can complete your private pilot rating in as
little as 35 hours. After the private helicopter license you'll do
almost exclusively photo and will learn this skill that is valuable
to our photo contract and making you a valuable pilot to us.
You'll need to opt for the instructors rating (CFI) for $5000 and
we'll give you a job like we have to every graduate since our
founding in January 1986. We have been in seamless operation with
the same owner and manager and now have a large fleet of properly
maintained helicopters. We also have M-1 Visas at our FAR Part
141 school and free housing in South Florida where you can fly
every day of the year!
You can pay by cash, loan or credit card. If you have equity in
your home and it's thriftier to get a home equity loan that a flight
training loan. If you have $70,000 available call us to enroll at
561-346-2816 and prepare to make payments in four monthly
payments. We'll also recommend that you should get your Instrument
Rating which is another $10,000 but you don't need this for a job
with us. You'll need some money to pay to others for books, a
simple medical exam and some examinations with the FAA, too.
Figure about another $3000 for these "other" items such as $100 to
pay a medical doctor for a physical exam, several payments of about
$500 each to an examiner from the FAA that certifies you to fly for
each license and about $300 for books and computer programs to help
you take grounds school at home.
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Helicopter training is one of the MOST expensive educations and
is financially rewarding because few have the necessary funds for
the training. You can pay hourly for training but we need to see
folks that are financially prepared. Perhaps your family has a
college fund for you? Colleges offer aviation programs but this
generally puts the money to the college rather than to the
helicopter hours you need to meet the insurance requirements of a
job.
Our recent graduates that have accumulated about 1200 hours
helicopter "pilot in command" time have been receiving offers at
$52,000 a year to fly to oil rigs. They build about 600 hours a
year in this "offshore" work and at about 3,000 hours they're
reporting salaries of $85,000 a year. A pilot that flew for us ten
years ago reported he's currently making $120,000 a year but has to
travel and live out of a suitcase. If you seek the highest salary
and don't mind being away from your family you will probably top
$150,000 a year. We have placed graduates throughout the industry
and the world. The highest paying jobs are outside of the United
States or in remote areas or both.
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