Helicopter Pilot

Transport and Travel

There are rules concerning maximum flying hours, but the job could include working days, nights or weekends. Some jobs over longer distances could involve overnight stays away from home.

Overview

Personal skills

Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL(H)), requisite number of hours total flying time in helicopters, JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) Class 1 medical, Type Rating on a particular type of helicopter (will vary depending on the company’s fleet), Commercial Pilot’s Licence (CPL(H)), Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (ATPL(H)

Salary

£45,000 to £60,000 per year

Key skills

Supervisory

Technical

Innovation

Transport and Travel

There are 65,280 enterprises in the UK travel and transport sector
The total UK travel and transport workforce is approximately 1,753 million
The number of women employed in the sector is set to increase from 22% to 30% over the 4 years
8% of the UK transport and travel workforce is self-employed
Over the next 10 years, a requirement in excess of 250,000 new recruits is forecast

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Helicopter Pilot