Winnipeg Police Helicopter
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Winnipeg Police Helicopter
Any rumblings yet as to who gets to fly it, and how they'll select the crew?
Say, what's that mountain goat doing up here in the mist?
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Re: Winnipeg Police Helicopter
Interesting NS, good to hear.
Regardless if they conduct flight operations in-house or farm it out to a local operator (a la York's EC-120), they'll surely be expecting 3-5000 hrs, ATPL-H, and IFR. Extra points for exmil applicants.
A quick google search says they'll consider to train police members for the job. This may or may not put civvy pilots on a contract term or temporary basis.
http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/press/docs/wps_fou.pdf
Regardless if they conduct flight operations in-house or farm it out to a local operator (a la York's EC-120), they'll surely be expecting 3-5000 hrs, ATPL-H, and IFR. Extra points for exmil applicants.
A quick google search says they'll consider to train police members for the job. This may or may not put civvy pilots on a contract term or temporary basis.
http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/press/docs/wps_fou.pdf
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Re: Winnipeg Police Helicopter
D'oh! Google is your friend
Can't really see them training officers off the street to fly - If it's anything like fire ops (Close to the ground, multiple radios, and obstacles etc..) then it's not really any place for a low-timer. Perhaps if civvy pilots were to apply for the police force, then they'd be accepted and trained as a copper, and then onto the bird. Or maybe just do what the RCMP has done, and make auxiliary members out of civilians who have the requisite skills. A good job, IMHO, if you wanted to fly, and have a semi-regular hour-ed job...
Can't really see them training officers off the street to fly - If it's anything like fire ops (Close to the ground, multiple radios, and obstacles etc..) then it's not really any place for a low-timer. Perhaps if civvy pilots were to apply for the police force, then they'd be accepted and trained as a copper, and then onto the bird. Or maybe just do what the RCMP has done, and make auxiliary members out of civilians who have the requisite skills. A good job, IMHO, if you wanted to fly, and have a semi-regular hour-ed job...
Say, what's that mountain goat doing up here in the mist?
Happiness is V1 at Thompson!
Ass, Licence, Job. In that order.
Happiness is V1 at Thompson!
Ass, Licence, Job. In that order.