Seasonal Work and Going to School

[currysonic]

Hi everyone,

I've been researching operators and gearing myself up for the 2015 season. I would just like your feedback into how possible it would be to finish a University degree during the off season? I realized this was covered before in another thread, however I started to realized most seasons in the Provinces are much longer (April-October for example) than up north where Ice breaks off at around May-Sept (Summer Break Time).

Therefor would it be not possible to work on a degree while working 4 seasons unless I'm in the territories, most likely NWT?

Secondly. How many fresh pilots now a days do you think are willing to work seasonally for 4-5 seasons? I hope that my being around for 4-5 seasons, and the lack(?) of pilots willing to work seasonally would make me an attractive asset, assuming they like my personality.

Thanks in advance!

[AWOS]

I think it depends what you're doing. I know guys who have managed to go to school while on medevac rotations however that seems like it would be very challenging.

Secondly. How many fresh pilots now a days do you think are willing to work seasonally for 4-5 seasons? I hope that my being around for 4-5 seasons, and the lack(?) of pilots willing to work seasonally would make me an attractive asset, assuming they like my personality.

When you say "fresh", I assume that you mean sub-1000 hours. I'd be willing to guess that there isn't really a lack of young pilots willing to work seasonally. Most low-hour guys will take what they can get and I don't think the idea of being laid off at the end of the season bothers them too much so long as they get their hours in.

[currysonic]

Thanks for the reply AWOS. Ill be as fresh as its gets come next year. Maybe 220 hours.

You nailed it about the unemploymeny thing. I dont really mind getting laid off at the end of the season as long as I get the hours (preferably in floats). Though I don't mind not flying the first season.

Hopefully do a trip to Yellowknife and forts such and such come April. If I dont get anything at least hopefully ill get some awesome fishing done...oh and get my name out there at least... but i heard NWT fishing is legendary!!!

[+RA]

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