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Originally Posted by Joeaksa
If she really wants to do it right. go Military. Its training that no one can afford and experience that you get no where else in the world.
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+1.
Flight training (especially rotor-wing) is very expensive, and the civilian job (time building) ladder is a long, low-paying road. If she chooses to go the civi route, the best way to do it IMO is get your private ticket in fixed wing, then add the heli rating afterwards.
Even then, the rotor-wing ticket can be difficult. Some people just don't have the coordination to fly helicopters, or it take them a lot more than the minimum required hours to master. With the going hourly rates (even in an R-22), it can get expensive, really fast. Not to mention it gets
crazy-expensive if/when she wants to start building turbine time.
Also, she needs to realize that a lot of heli jobs start where the road ends. Meaning, she might have to travel to the ends of the Earth to find good work. However, once she pays her dues and builds enough time, the corporate/vendor/air-ambulance jobs
are out there.
As mentioned, the first step would be to head down to your local heli FBO and sign her up for an introductory flight (or two). Usually less than $100 in an R-22.