Just a thought...

**Muadib** · 21-11-2006, 09:36 PM

Is there a market in Thailand for pilots??? I'm thinking along the lines of a small private carrier or own my own airplane to provide air taxi services for tourists / locals and to do courier runs throughout southern Thailand...

Any thoughts???

**MeMock** · 21-11-2006, 10:03 PM

I would think there is more of a market for a chopper service for bangkok.

**Muadib** · 21-11-2006, 10:16 PM

I've never gotten rated on whirly-birds... May be a thought though...

Thanks...

**Gerbil** · 21-11-2006, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by Maudib

Is there a market in Thailand for pilots??? I'm thinking along the lines of a small private carrier or own my own airplane to provide air taxi services for tourists / locals and to do courier runs throughout southern Thailand...

Any thoughts???

Reserved occupation I'm afraid - Thai's only.

**William** · 22-11-2006, 10:56 AM

also, private fixed-wing planes cannot fly over central bangkok - or so I'm told

**Whimsical** · 29-11-2006, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by MeMock

I would think there is more of a market for a chopper service for bangkok.

I thought there was ample CHOPPER service in Bangcock

**RandomChances** · 29-11-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Muadib

s there a market in Thailand for pilots

You could try Chatuchak....they sell most things there

**MeMock** · 29-11-2006, 12:56 PM

Why have I never seen advertised Bangkok chopper services?

Helicopter from airport to hotel, general sightseeing tours, Bangkok to pattaya etc - there would be a market for it.

**dirtydog** · 29-11-2006, 01:10 PM

They opened a boat plane service 2 kms from me a few years ago, trips from Pattaya to Bangkok, the company ran for about 6 months and then closed, yep no customers

reason being nobody knew about them, first I knew was when it hit the papers that they were closing down, and yes at that time I read all the weekly rags down here...

**MeMock** · 29-11-2006, 01:14 PM

Yep - not advertising will do that to you, with the right advertising I reckon a chopper service would do a pretty good trade.

**Mr Earl** · 02-12-2006, 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by Muadib

Is there a market in Thailand for pilots??? I'm thinking along the lines of a small private carrier or own my own airplane to provide air taxi services for tourists / locals and to do courier runs throughout southern Thailand...

Any thoughts???

Someone is trying an air-taxi operation here in Phuket with a Cessna Caravan on amphibs.
Unless they get some subsidy for mail, freight and med-evac I don't see how they can make it off the tourist trade.
Fixed operation costs on an airplane like that runs around a million baht a month. You'd have to be selling a lot of 7000 baht tickets out to PhiPhi.
There's no way the local government is going to help a foreigner run a successful enterprise. It will be the opposite.

I doubt even a banner towing operation could cut it without a small airfield.

You want to fly airplanes and make money got to Alaska. There they even let foreigners have a go.

**colourful-era** · 02-12-2006, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by Muadib

Is there a market in Thailand for pilots??? I'm thinking along the lines of a small private carrier or own my own airplane to provide air taxi services for tourists / locals and to do courier runs throughout southern Thailand...

Any thoughts???

I am in need of a pilot

are you qualified in suicide?

**MeMock** · 02-12-2006, 08:24 AM

That would be me!

I can take off but cannot land.

**colourful-era** · 02-12-2006, 07:03 PM

I had a couple of flying lessons a few years back - was great fun

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