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Groups every piece of content published on the website that could be categorized as research: deep dives, community reports…


ProStar Flight Services (DEEP DIVE)

ProStar Flight Services (DEEP DIVE)

TLDR: The best of the low-hour survey gigs...

High Exposure Aerial Advertising (DEEP DIVE)

High Exposure Aerial Advertising (DEEP DIVE)

Hey, it’s been a minute!

East Moriches Aerial Ad (DEEP DIVE)

East Moriches Aerial Ad (DEEP DIVE)

“I would do this for the rest of my career if...”

Susi Air (DEEP DIVE)

Susi Air (DEEP DIVE)

"We came here because we want adventure. Don’t come if you don’t."

Star Marianas Air (DEEP DIVE)

Star Marianas Air (DEEP DIVE)

But first, a debrief on the current state of the job market

Air America Aerial Ads (DEEP DIVE)

Air America Aerial Ads (DEEP DIVE)

"A typical day in the job starts the day before,,,"

Optic Air (DEEP DIVE)

Optic Air (DEEP DIVE)

"Just do the job how they trained you and you won’t have any issues..."

Ocean Aerial Ads (DEEP DIVE)

Ocean Aerial Ads (DEEP DIVE)

"Some of the most fun you could have in a professional flying career."

Revolution Flight LLC (DEEP DIVE)

Revolution Flight LLC (DEEP DIVE)

"You are basically just flying a tight glidepath for 8hrs/day."

Skydive Chicago (DEEP DIVE)

Skydive Chicago (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 1000TT

Big Island Gravity Skydiving (DEEP DIVE)

Big Island Gravity Skydiving (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 500TT

Skylens (DEEP DIVE)

Skylens (DEEP DIVE)

"You can expect somewhere in the range of 500-800 hours at the end of the season..."

Keystone Aerial Surveys (DEEP DIVE)

Keystone Aerial Surveys (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 275TT 20ME (depending on location)

Meisinger Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Meisinger Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 450TT 300FW 200PIC, 2nd Class Medical

NV5 Geospatial, community report

NV5 Geospatial, community report

Requirements: around 700TT*

GV Air, a Vexcel Imaging division (DEEP DIVE)

GV Air, a Vexcel Imaging division (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: CSEL, CMEL, high performance & complex endorsement

Air America Flight Center VS EagleView (DEEP DIVE)

Air America Flight Center VS EagleView (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 250TT

Kucera International (DEEP DIVE)

Kucera International (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 300TT 50ME

Optic Air (DEEP DIVE)

Optic Air (DEEP DIVE)

"With the occasional downtime to explore, sounds great right? I thought so, but..."

Dynamic Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Dynamic Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 500TT, CMEL, extensive travel

Berry Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Berry Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 500TT 25ME minimum, 1000TT 100ME preferred

Aperture Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Aperture Aviation (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 500 hours of single-engine fixed-wing, CSEL IR, CFII*

American Patrols (DEEP DIVE)

American Patrols (DEEP DIVE)

"I’m currently averaging over 120hrs a month."

Westwind Air Service (DEEP DIVE)

Westwind Air Service (DEEP DIVE)

Requirements: 500TT 100XC 25XCN, CSEL IR

Southern Airways Express (DEEP DIVE)

Southern Airways Express (DEEP DIVE)

"Flying for SAE will be entirely what you make of it..."

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