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There are few careers as challenging, exhilarating, and fun as that of a helicopter pilot. Helicopter pilots are very well paid, and for good reason: getting the necessary experience and certifications to fly a helicopter can be extremely expensive and quite difficult. In order to find a good job, a potential pilot will need to find a good helicopter training school--and finding such a school can be pretty tough, too.

A good helicopter training school should have several good training helicopters, first and foremost. There are certain helicopters that are easier to fly and therefore better suited to new pilots than others. Your helicopter training school should be well aware of this fact, and the instructors should be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain models. Ask them to explain and justify the models that they use for training. Some helicopters, like the R44, are well known as good trainer models, but different helicopter training instructors may have different preferences.

A helicopter training school should list the number of hours that its instructors have spent in-air. Many instructors train students until they log enough hours to get a more regular helicopter piloting job, and while this doesn’t make them necessarily bad teachers, many new helicopter students will find it beneficial to work with a professional instructor (especially students who haven’t piloted anything before).

Schools should also provide information about their certification programs. If you want a commercial helicopter license, you may need to work for about 1-2 years to be certified, and you really won’t want to spend any more time on this certification than necessary. A helicopter training program will certainly take some time to complete, so be wary of any schools that claim to offer a full helicopter training program in a few months. Most of these schools provide a very basic education and no certifications.

Finally, look for schools that provide student aid and job placement--two things that will make it much easier to complete your helicopter training. It can be very difficult to pay for helicopter training or find a job right out of the gate, but the best schools can help you succeed.

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