Hire incompetents as station managers and dispatchers. Treating pilots as a dime a dozen commodity. That is the living part will go back to several folks living in the same dirty cramped bedroom that is provided by the company. My prediction is that Alaska flying will go back to what it was like years ago when I started there. In today's world I would have trouble finding a job there. I have several thousand hours flight time in Alaska. I've never cared to stay through the winter. It's been my experience that places may hire you for the busy summer tourist season and often ask you to stay through the winter. But I suspect in a few years things will go back to what they were and everybody will need pilots. The pilot market in Alaska is a bit saturated right now due to RAVN's shutdown and Covid. You can also up your value by having a float rating. No telling what the survey outfit wants as that's probably part 91 flying. More is better and single pilot IFR experience will make you stand out. My current employer wants part 135 IFR (1200 hrs) mins for a look as we do fly SPIFR. That was 10 years ago when I thought I'd only do it for one season. I had 1300 when I got my first Alaska job as a VFR only pilot. You'll need a minimum of 500 hrs for a VFR only position in the 135 world. I'm not David, but I do fly part 135 in Alaska during summer months, (except 2020 due to Covid).
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