how to become an alaska bush pilot

How to Become an Alaska Bush Pilot.

To be employed as a pilot for any Alaska air taxi operator regulated by Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 (almost all of them) you would need to have at least a commercial pilot single-engine-land license with an instrument rating. Most Alaska air taxi companies are authorized to fly under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) only, but most company policies dictate having an instrument rating. A single-engine seaplane rating is good, but unless you have a minimum of 200 hours on floats, you wouldn't be hired to fly float planes. There is a possible way around this 200 hour requirement, and that is to find a job with a company that operates on both wheels and floats. After flying the company wheel planes for a while and pretty much proving yourself in several ways i.e. good judgment, work ethic, winning personality, excellent customer relations, etc., and of course stick and rudder skills, they might start you flying floats on an insurance waiver until you have met the time required by their insurance company

Steps.
1. Log 500 hours of flight time. To fly as pilot-in-command under FARs Part 135 requires a minimum of 500 hours of flight time. Of that 500 hours, 100 hours has to be cross-country time. And of that 100 hours, 25 hours has to be night cross-country time.
How does the FAA define cross country time? The explanation below was originally posted by the Office of the Chief Counsel, FAA: "Cross country flight time is defined as time acquired during a flight that includes a point of landing that is at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles from the original point of departure, not the original point of any flight leg. There is no requirement that any specific leg must be 50 nm. Moreover, a cross-country flight may include several legs that are less than a straight-line distance of more than 50 nm from the original point of departure. Nevertheless, at least one leg of the cross-country flight, however long by itself, must include a point of landing that is at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nm from the original point of departure."
In other words, each cross-country flight used to meet the aeronautical experience requirements under 14 CFR 61.1(b)(3) must include one leg that includes a landing that is at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 nm from the original point of departure.
2. Be aware that different companies have different requirements. The reality is that there are some Alaska operators who will hire a pilot with just the Part 135 minimums of 500 hours. But, most Alaska operators require 1000 hours or more in a new hire. Many of them also prefer to see some Alaska time or equivalent i.e. mountain time and/or Pacific Northwest time. For the most part, insurance companies are responsible for these pilot-employment requirements.
3. Build time by giving flight instruction. If you're a low-time commercial pilot and want to build flight hours toward an eventual Alaska flying job, the best way is to give flight instruction.
There are several flight schools in Alaska. A couple of them specialize in bush flying techniques. The others are geared toward gaining the desired licenses and ratings. With CFI or CFI-I certification, you could land a job with an Alaska flight school. This is a great way to build up some Alaska time. If you decide to acquire CFI or CFI-I certification from an Alaska-based flight school, there is the possibility that the school would hire you to give flight instruction.
Teaching at an Anchorage-based flight school might be the best route toward your getting a regular flying job. The reason being, that the Anchorage area has the biggest aviation community in the state and you would get to know people who would be in a position to help you find that job when you have logged enough flight time. You would also learn a bunch more than you already know by giving instruction. And as you got to know more fellow aviators, you might also learn a lot about which companies are really cool to work for and which ones may not be so cool.


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