There are four forms to complete in the bush pilot registry. Form one is simply where you register your basic personal and license information. Fill in the blanks and make sure to complete the mandatory sections marked with a red astrix. Select your user name and password and then submit. If your name is pre-registered your initial LoginId will be your last name in lowercase, and your initial password will be password. I suggest you keep your LoginID, but certainly change your password. If you wish to differentiate yourself from the other Mr. Smith then add your first name initial at the end.
If you wish to have your complete profile available to prospective employers then fill in form two for aircraft types and times. To simplify the process we have broken the hours down into categories from 0 to 14, with 0 being the default. Fill in the form using the categories that best match your actual hours.
Form three is to list what types of terrain you have flown in. Make sure you have flown at least 100 hours in each type you select. Form one, two, and three will make up what will become your professional profile. This information will be searchable to registered airlines.
Form four is a survey questionnaire that will be used confidentially to find out more about you and what you want out of your career as a pilot. Please take the time to fill it out so we can all benefit from the collective information. This information will not show up on your profile and will remain confidential. If you are looking for new opportunities, however, make sure that you fill in the questionnaire.
Although the fact that you may be looking for new employment will be held in confidence from registry users, the administration at Virtual Horizons may contact you if any opportunity arises that suits your profile. It leaves the door open to headhunting, where you would have the option of moving for a price.
Simple right? Well at first glance the process is simple, but proper use of this registry could become a powerful tool toward forwarding your career. Being connected is what counts. That brings us to the second section of the registry.

Airline Registry

There are two forms to fill out for airlines. The first form is again simply basic data about your company. Please fill in the aircraft types carefully according to the drop down boxes. If your company operates other aircraft, please list them in the last box for general information. If you are pre-registered your initial LoginId will be the first word of your company name in lowercase (or first two words in sequence if the first word is nondescript, ie "Air", or "South") and your initial password will be password.
Once you register you are free to conduct a search for suitable candidates that meet your criteria. The more exact you complete the search form the more likely that you will find a pilot who meets your requirements. Obviously it will take time to build up the database, so please be patient. The more you use our services the more we can eventually help.
The eventual endeavor is to list all the active airlines that operate bush planes and all the qualified pilots that want to fly bush planes and connect them together. As a Flight Operations Manager and Chief Pilot for various airlines over the years, I know how frustrating it is to get hundreds of unsolicited and unsuitable c.v.'s and resumes, and yet still not be able to find a current resume of a qualified pilot when I need one.
Bush pilots can search for profiles of airlines that fly bush planes and hire bush pilots. Airlines can search for profiles of bush pilots who can fly their aircraft and meet their minimum criteria.
Keeping your company profile up to date will be important to insure you get quality resumes that are applicable to your operation. Aircraft types are consequentially a very important part to fill out. And please fill out the questionnaire. This survey will be confidential and will only be used for statistical purposes.

How to search for email addresses.
Once you have logged in you can conduct a search by either pilot last name or company name. Click one of the selections and fill in the "enter your search" box. This will result in an exact match. If you do not fill in the search box when searching for pilot names and click submit, then all the profile links will come up. You can scroll through the data base to find who you are looking for, or find someone you hadn't thought of looking for.

Although there is currently no Boolean search means for pilots to find specific company profiles, you can find individual company profiles selecting "Pilot Login," selecting "(4)Email Search," then selecting "By Company Name."
If you know the company name, enter it in the search box and then click on the search result to view the profile. If you are just doing a general search then select "By Company Name," but do not enter a search name. Click on "Submit" and you will get the complete list of companies in the date base.
The key to making this successful, however, is for pilots to be sensible. Do not immediately dash off a resume to every single employer in the registry. Do a careful and thoughtful search and make a decision. Decide who you want to work for and where you want to work and only go after the airlines and areas that you really believe you would be suitable and qualified for. Do not scatter gun resumes! Be selective.

Tips & Free Advice
The main purpose of the registry is help bush pilots stay in contact with other pilots. These profiles are interactive and once you select your password only you can keep your profile active. Keep your email and address file up to date. Being connected is what counts.

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Last modified on May 05th, 2000
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