A question for those of you with your finger on the pulse of the nation.....
As the world claws itself out of this GFC what do you think the typical northern hiring season will be like in the new year?
I'm looking at doing the trek as I can no longer survive on the 14k a year salary, I'm looking for a larger, preferably coastal place (eg. Darwin, Cairns, Broome etc.) with around 1200 total and 500 multi.
Also to ask the question for those even more newbies than myself, what do you think the season in the more remote areas will be like for the 200 hour club that are looking for that elusive first gig?
Northern Australia GA as a large percentage caters for the aboriginal section of our community, and other remote government support. (power, water, etc) The GFC will not affect that area, in fact with the money KRUDD is throwing around it may provide more jobs. the tourist side may be affected though.
Packing the car and departing Victoria permanantly on the 4th of Jan for Darwin. Going via Alice Springs and Kununurra on the way. If anyone would like to come along I would appreciate the company and it would be safer with more than just me driving. I have two spare seats so if your interested just pm or email me.
Oh yeah fellas (and Sheila s) from the amount of PM's I have been getting (Sorry if I have not replied to you yet, there is only so many hours in the day) there will be a lot of guys heading to Kununurra this year. You had better get in early!
Just a heads up, you all may as well bypass Darwin altogether. There is not much going on here apart from the likes of Airnorth and Pearl which need 2000-3000 hours respectively. Put your flag up in Kununurra or Broome.
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Probably Kunners. there is a million pilots walking the streets of Broome and there seems to be very little movement at the moment. A lot of the drivers are staying on in their current positions. there will probably be a little movement, but I wouldnt think there will be very much. the place is very expensive to live and the "other" work you need to do to live is drying up. I don't know what Kunners is doing, but I would suspect its similar.
Pilots heading up north this year make sure u got 500hr and a bit time on 210/206. Rent and transport is expencive so u need other job to support ur self. Hopefully next year will have more vacancies than this year.
Head to Kununurra as a few pilots have moved on recently and will be replaced next season. You don't need 500hrs or c210/c206 time just a good attitude and willingness to work hard.
Packing the car and departing Victoria permanantly on the 4th of Jan for Darwin. Going via Alice Springs and Kununurra on the way. If anyone would like to come along I would appreciate the company and it would be safer with more than just me driving. I have two spare seats so if your interested just pm or email me.
4th of Jan? I would've thought its a tad early...
I'm curious what would be the recommended latest period (roughly speaking) of going up? I was thinking mid Feb would be right to previous posts I've read... but tarmac12 up there ^ with early Jan just seems too early?
When I got my start it was in May.... May 1997, and I leap-frogged at least 2 guys who had been in town longer than I had.
There is no "right", "Wrong" or "Early" time to move.
If you can get up there and get established, get a job etc the locals will be slightly less inclined to think you are just another superficial, rayban-wearing Backpacker-rooting move-on-at-first-opportunity pilot fukcwit.
My lasting impression is that it was easier to get casual (non flying) work in Wyndham but now that Ord Air has gone you might as well live on Mars.
Hope to see you all up there. One thing I will point out. Get yourselves either a HR ticket or a T class endorsement. Makes for an easier path for a job
didn't realise that about the HR endorsement, I will be heading that way in 2011 and have a HC licence currently, hopefully that might make life a bit easier
