Hard to say. Maybe 5-7 years if there isn’t an economic crash right before hiring starts. It’s based on retirement ages. Currently a huge population of pilots are hitting 65. But this current wave hired a ton of 24-30 year olds that have almost 40 years to sit in a seat and not retire.
First and most important thing I’ll say, the airline hiring firestorm you will read about online is NOT the airline hiring that is happening today. That window closed softly about 8 months ago. If he’s lucky he will finish flight school smoothly. There will be delays, frustration in...
Trails.idaho.gov might be a good start depending on what layers they have taken away since I worked for the state. Another option is calling the ForestSkin office in Missoula. The guy that used to work down in the basement on maps was extremely helpful a few years ago.
Also join a local pilots page to sell them. The heli plug makes it a small market though. Call up your local heli school and tell them if their students are looking you have a pair for sale.
I’d love a good Finn but Jesus the prices just keep me away now. I should have bought one when I was in highschool. That and 1903s were cheap. Not 80s and 90s cheap but at least less than a new tikka.
I lost a lot of hearing in my late teens/ early 20s from a trail crew gig and shooting a ton as a hobby. I always double up now, and the jets at work really make my life hard when trying to talk to the crew. Limiting caffeine helps substantially. I never mow without noise cancelling or plugs.
I regularly fly on airplanes to work and use the AirPod Pro 2s. If you have an iPhone already they are well worth it. Their noise cancelling is very good and the user interface (voice interface) is great with texts and phone calls. Siri says what the text is and who is calling so I don’t have to...
Pic to revive the thread with new photos! Not loaded exactly but this horses first sniff of an elk quarter. Hoping to see some pictures of Day Hunts on horseback/mules. This was just a riding saddle with the panniers thrown over it to walk out 2 spikes. Planning to day hunt/scout this year and...