WQ - ingo
7th Aug 2008, 02:42
What is the typical route most pilots take to gaining employment with them?
I understand the criteria is set pretty high with regards to experience and can imagine selection is fierce.
Do most seek pastures new after a duration within the airlines/military?
The minimum requirements are as follows;
Current command instrument rating (multi-engine) with two renewals
2000 hours as pilot-in-command
1000 hours as pilot-in-command of a multi-engined aircraft
200 hours night operations as pilot-in-command
Pilots with turbo-prop experience preferred
A sound work ethic
Demonstrable maturity and stability of employment
Excellent communication skills
A philosophy sympathetic to the ideals of the RFDS
An empathy for the bush and its peopleAnd desirable requirements are;
Current Australian Air Transport Pilot Licence
5000 hours as Pilot-in-Command
3000 hours as Pilot-in-Command of a multi-engined aircraft
500 hours as Pilot-in-Command at night
2000 hours as Pilot-in-Command of a turbo-prop or turbo-jet aircraft
Grade One Instructor Rating (Multi-engine) or military equivalent
Check Pilot Experience within a CAR 217 Organisation
Minimum eight Instrument Rating Renewals completed
Demonstrated willingness to reside within a remote area
Pilots with turbo-prop experience preferredSeems they require some pretty experienced of pilots, which is what you'd expect i guess. If only the airlines were this selective.
I ask purely out of interest. So just to advise, i do not see this as an easy way to gain hours to bulk up my cv, in fact it seems quite the contrary.
Thanks.
WQ.
I understand the criteria is set pretty high with regards to experience and can imagine selection is fierce.
Do most seek pastures new after a duration within the airlines/military?
The minimum requirements are as follows;
Current command instrument rating (multi-engine) with two renewals
2000 hours as pilot-in-command
1000 hours as pilot-in-command of a multi-engined aircraft
200 hours night operations as pilot-in-command
Pilots with turbo-prop experience preferred
A sound work ethic
Demonstrable maturity and stability of employment
Excellent communication skills
A philosophy sympathetic to the ideals of the RFDS
An empathy for the bush and its peopleAnd desirable requirements are;
Current Australian Air Transport Pilot Licence
5000 hours as Pilot-in-Command
3000 hours as Pilot-in-Command of a multi-engined aircraft
500 hours as Pilot-in-Command at night
2000 hours as Pilot-in-Command of a turbo-prop or turbo-jet aircraft
Grade One Instructor Rating (Multi-engine) or military equivalent
Check Pilot Experience within a CAR 217 Organisation
Minimum eight Instrument Rating Renewals completed
Demonstrated willingness to reside within a remote area
Pilots with turbo-prop experience preferredSeems they require some pretty experienced of pilots, which is what you'd expect i guess. If only the airlines were this selective.
I ask purely out of interest. So just to advise, i do not see this as an easy way to gain hours to bulk up my cv, in fact it seems quite the contrary.
Thanks.
WQ.