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Reisen Travel offers helicopter service from suburban towns to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Each of its 10 helicopters makes between 1,000 and 2,000 round-trips per year. The records indicate that a helicopter that has made 1,000
round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of $300 per round-trip, and one that has made 2,000 round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of $250 per round-trip.
1. Using the high-low method, estimate the linear relationship y = a + bX, where y is the total annual operating cost of a helicopter and X is the number of round-trips it makes to JFK airport during the year.
2. Give examples of costs that would be included in a and in b.
3. If Reisen Travel expects each helicopter to make, on average, 1,200 round-trips in the coming year, what should its estimated operating budget for the helicopter fleet be?

The slope, b, would be (300000 – 500000)/(1000 – 2000), or -200000/-1000 = 200

So y = a + 200 x

If y = 300000, x = 1000 so 300000 = a + 200(1000)

300000 = a + 200000

100000 = a

Equation: y = 100000 + 200x

Included in a, which is unaffected by the number of flights, are fixed costs such as the utility cost to run the office, payment to lease the helicopter, advertising, etc. Included in b would be non-fixed costs like salaries, fuel, etc. If I understand your question!

Finally plug 1200 in for x to get the budget.

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Becoming a Helicopter Pilot – Learn to Fly – Helicopter Training

Becoming a Private Pilot is certainly an adventure but becoming a Helicopter Pilot is intriguing as well as exciting. In the case of this particular venture, you can make a career out of flying. Of course, it will entail professional training for flying and in particular the type of aircraft, you will be doing this in. Upon successful completion of this specialized course, you will have the option of applying for your helicopter’s pilot license. Then there are several job opportunities for you to pursue if this is your choice.

It all sounds wonderful and indeed, it is, but it is not attainable without the commitment of some hard work by way of studying and applying yourself. Before you may a decision to take this route you need to really think hard about the time, resources and money its going to take to successfully accomplish what you are about to set out to do. Becoming a Helicopter Pilot is neither an easy task nor a cheap one. You can count on somewhere around $20,000 to $45,000 and a lot of time and work. Time is going to be just as important as the money because every time you short yourself on hours or miss a lesson you will still pay for it.

Before you even consider the money aspect of it, you need to determine if you fit the criteria for this profession. You must be medically fit, which means you must pass the required medical to confirm this. Then get ready to start your research into available training schools in the areas where you would be able to attend. If there is none in your area then you will have to be willing to relocate. This means you would have to determine where you are willing to go and then see what is available in those areas. If you are flexible in where you can go then naturally you have many more school options available to you.

Another very major decision you will need to make is which type of helicopter license are you going after, meaning private or commercial. The training is based on your choice and to become a Commercial Pilot you are looking at far more extensive training. Do not be fooled into thinking that the Commercial Helicopter Pilots make mega bucks, because they do not, at least not in the beginning. As time goes on and your gain more experience then your price goes up to the point where you can make very good money.

Therefore, as you can see you have many decisions ahead of you and very possibly some major lifestyle changes. It is not the time of decision you want to make hastily because it requires so much from you. Research it well, give it some serious thought then if you still feel its for you then begin to embark on a very exciting adventure.

Now you will have to build more helicopter time. Most pilots decide to get their flight instructors certificate so that you can teach other students, build your hours and get paid for it.

Well I hope that this helped you in some way

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I want to convert ICAO ATPl license into a JAA?Please help?

I have ICAO ATPL pilot licence (Type ATR-72) and i want to covert it to JAA, or if it not possible to change or convert, some body guide me to get a JAA ATPL license, i browsed www.jaa.nl but i couldnot find a way

I wish I could help you more, but I have never gone through a conversion to JAA. My understanding is that you will have to file some paperwork, take some written tests, and pass a checkride. See how some other users have answered similar questions. Good luck!

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Recruiting on the Internet and the prospect of recruiting software

Recruiting has changed significantly in the last 25 years.  The primary vehicle of change has been the Internet.  Other driving factors are business changes and technological changes not necessarily related to the Internet.  I also think we have a different type of recruiter than we did even 10 years ago.

In today’s world it is all about speed and how quickly a company can adapt to change.  The professionals sought by successful businesses need to be found quickly and they need to be productive almost overnight.   This adaptation to almost instant productivity expected of a new employee requires a high degree of specialization to a very specific area of expertise.   Therefore, the recruiter needs a very fast way of finding professionals with the exact type of skills.  It wasn’t too long ago when an employer just needed an accountant with experience in the retail industry.  

Today the employer needs an accountant with retail experience, plus experience in foreign markets, exchange rates, tariffs and knowledge of specific branded automated accounting systems.  

There is no time to bring the new person up to speed.

So, the pieces of the big global economic engine are becoming more sophisticated, more minute, more specialized and more interchangeable.

Now I finally get to my point.  What can I bring to the table via recruiting software that will give our recruiting customers the speed and accuracy they need to find or attract these people who are becoming more and more specialized into fewer macro groups and greater micro groups?

I have looked into my rather foggy crystal ball and saw that recruiting firms with an active functioning web site might be the way of the future. I am not talking about the web sites I see today which just simply talk about what a great recruiting firm they are and provide “x” number of reasons why they can help someone’s career. Some may even post jobs and accept applications and resumes via their web site.  I see recruiting web sites of the future being content driven to areas of minute specialization; i.e. not just doctors but neurosurgeons specializing in spectrography, not just commercial pilots but helicopter pilots, not just web masters but web masters with PHP and video marketing.

For right know, let us simply call this web site for recruiters an exchange where candidates of very specific skills and needs are drawn.  A key emphasis of the exchange is the ability to quickly isolate very specialized and specific skills.  If I know my customer base, the exchange will have to be highly customizable for each recruiting firm.  Both candidates and clients will have to have the ability to interact with their own information.  A lot of the information will need to be confidential and highly secure.  But above all, this one to one interaction between candidate and client will be monitored by the recruiter. Wow, has the recruiter’s job changed or what!

These web sites of the future will not simply be job boards like Monster, Career Builder or Dice.   These exchanges will be run and operated by people with the knowledge of very specialized skills.  

The biggest change I see coming however is the ability of recruiters to market and the means with which they market to their customers and candidates.  Currently this marketing is typically in the form of newsletters, emails and phone calls.  The recruiting firms of the future will learn how to market through their web sites via recruiting software.  No longer will the recruiter be the “headhunter”.  The recruiter of the future will need to draw these people of infinite specialties to them because they will not just be found.

Right now if a candidate was to search for a position with a specific skill in Google, I’m willing to bet that not one recruiting firm would come up on the 1st page.    This will change as recruiting firms learn how to add value to their web site, not just in the form of bringing employer and employee together but by offering information valuable to the specific industry; salary, latest news, trends, continuing education, etc.  

I believe above all else that there is one aspect of the recruiting industry that will not change.  It will always be a cottage industry of firms averaging from 1 to 5 people.  One to five people can never track the geometrical growth and infinite expansion of skills.  The capitol required for recruiting startup is so small that no one recruiting firm can ever become a Google, Microsoft or Yahoo.  It is too easy for a startup to out compete a giant conglomerate recruiting firm in a specific area with little or no capitol investment.  It will be even easier with good recruiting software.  

Perhaps my last article was wrong How

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How do I work with Helicopters (non technical)?

I have been seeking work with and around helicopters for some time now to no avail! The Helicopter companies in Melbourne seem to be operated by the pilots from the ground up. I am seeking a career that would see me working around helicopters on a daily basis. Operation assistance, administration, cleaning inside and out of the helicopter would be ideal. I have a keen creative eye and have been taking both still and digital video of helicopters since my early teenage years. Can anyone offer assistance to me and my search for my dream job??

You are absolutely right that pilots tend to do many of the ancillary duties, like cleaning or scheduling, in addition to flying. In general, you will want to seek out companies that have many helicopters, because companies with just one aircraft will usually have the pilots doing those types of duties. I have tried to come up with some good ideas, but there aren’t too many.

Many of the larger flight training schools employ one or two people to handle scheduling, enrollment, accounting, advertising, etc. So, they basically run the office. Here is an example:

http://www.heli.com/helicopter-training-school/5-staff-directory.php

As you can see, they have “operations managers” or “student services managers” in addition to pilots and mechanics. Helicopter charter companies will require staff to handle scheduling. Other helicopter operators with a large fleet will require similar support staff as well.

Another possibility would be to work as a dispatcher. This job does require some training, but it would be related to aviation. Here is one site, but you can Google “aircraft dispatcher” for many more.

http://www.airlinerdispatch.com/

There are some companies out there that do detail work on the interiors of aircraft. They clean them and install new upholstery, etc. They also paint the exteriors. I don’t know which companies do that, or what training they require.

You could work as a ground instructor to train student pilots. This would require some training as well, but not nearly as much as becoming a pilot. You would have to take classes and pass written exams, but then you could give the lectures to students at a flight school.

Lastly, I have worked with some people who specialize in aerial photography/video. They charter a helicopter and take pictures for their clients. This would be technical on the photography side, and it may be expensive to set up, but you would get to fly around in a helicopter to take the pictures.

I hope this gives you some additional ideas. You may have to get creative to find exactly the job that works for you. Good luck!

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During our cruise up the Alaskan coast our first port of call was Juneau. In 1880 Joe Juneau and Dick Harris discovered gold in a stream. A tented city quickly appeared and the town grew as supporting services for the gold diggers arrived and set up in business. It is now the capital of Alaska but is accessible only by air and sea. The fine looking roads terminate outside the city.

We were booked on the Juneau Wild Life Excursion. This was one of twenty excursions offered.

So confident are the tour operators of the abundance of wild life that they guaranteed we would see at least three species of wild life or else we would receive a $40 cash refund. On board the high speed catamaran we had the good fortune to see a hunchback whale feeding its baby. The baby was vigorous and jumped out of the water every few minutes. Each time they leapt out of the water to breath they consumed energy equivalent to eight pounds of fat. Whereas this seemed a good way of slimming it is not significant when you weigh fifty tons. Sealions could be seen huddled on a marker buoy in the middle of the channel and bald eagles were viewed off Sentinel island.

The Red Dog Saloon is a noted stop for the tourist. It has moved from its original position in the Goldrush days but still retains a frontier like atmosphere. A moose’s head mounted on the wall surveys the tourists and a stuffed grizzly bares its fangs from a safe distance. You are entertained to the lively sound of a honky tonk piano and guitar. Drinks and food are reasonably priced and many of our party stayed there; arriving back at the ship after dinner.

We arrived in Skagway early the next morning. 100 years ago it was the scene of a momentous gold rush. 20,000 goldseekers passed on their way to the White Pass and the Chilkoot trails. Many perished but today the tourist can view the historic trail from the comfort of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Rising through the most rugged terrain, up to nearly 3000 feet, this route was hacked out of rock to become the supply line for the Yukon gold fields. The tourists who went on this excursion described the awesome scenery ranging from panoramic views to shear rock face; glacial valleys and sky blue lakes.

I was full of admiration for one couple who declared they were going on the 15 mile Klondike Bicycle Tour. Then I discovered that a van took them to the top of the pass and they simply cycled downhill as they passed waterfalls, glaciers and the coastal mountains on the way back to Skagway. As the brochure noted “the participants must be comfortable using handbrakes”.

We chose the Skagway Glacier Explorer Helicopter tour, a two hour trip which would ferry us high over the glacier. We were fitted out with special boots to grip the ice and life jackets over thick sweaters. A headset enabled us to communicate with the pilot for a commentary as we floated over the glacier remarkable for the jagged ice fields where the ice had been crunched together under enormous pressures. We moved onto a smoother area for landing with instructions to watch where we were walking because here were crevasses to be avoided. The biggest danger was to take a step back without looking when taking a photograph. A feature of the glacier is the blue ice.

Our Guide was a mine of information: ” The ice is blue because the oxygen is squeezed out.” “Yes, if you fall into a crevasse you become wedged in and as your body heat melts the walls you sink lower”.

Over the mountains there was a sense of unreality as we looked at one side of a feature and then floated around to the other side like a bee encircling a flower. Moments later we were hovering a few feet over a very narrow ridge with sheer drops of thousands of feet on each side – too narrow for even a mountain goat. It was a memorable end to the day.

Derrick Grover has travelled extensively. He has had numerous articles published. He is also an experienced photographer and supplies high quality images to support his writing. Further details and photographs are on http://www.travoto.com/alaska.

Will you vote for the Labor Party or the Conservative party in the next election ?….. United Kingdom only!?

Because if you want the troops returning from Afghanistan will have to vote for a party that is in favor of bringing the troops home and not work or party conservatives who want troops will remain in the country useless, where there is corruption in the Afghan government and recently an official of the Afghan police killed four British soldiers Our Government also failed our troops to provide adequate equipment and that the army helicopters are cries, and other countries are not help. … So, if we stay or should we go?

Not like I do not like being governed by children. Once an election is started, I intended to change the world a better place to live.

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Job outlook for airplane/helicopter pilots?

My husband wants to switch careers. He is interested in becoming an airplane or helicopter pilot but wondering about the availibility of jobs and salary. Anway right now he makes about $62,000 and wondering if there is potential to make that in this career. Thanks!

Helicopter pilots are in high demand right now, especially in the Gulf of Mexico, for example. It is a rewarding career, a lot of fun, you get to meet great people, and fly a helicopter every day. However, the cost of training is very expensive, and the career would not necessarily make any more money than he makes right now. Flying airplanes may make more money in the long run.

I suggest you investigate airplanes and helicopters separately, and then pick the one that suits you best. Find some flight schools in your area and call/visit for information. Maybe take a demo ride as well.

These websites will be helpful for helicopters. They contain job listings, flight school listings, and popular forums where you can see what pilots have to say.

www.verticalreference.com
www.justhelicopters.com

I assume that you could find similar industry websites for airplane/airline pilots.

Good luck!

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