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Old 18th Jan 2018, 03:01
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Berealgetreal
 
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A 200 hour pilot needs to go to places nobody wants to go. Cattle Stations, Farms and remote communities. The Aus aircraft register wil give you an idea of the numerous private operations available. There are no neon signs saying “200 hour pilot apply here”. Most first jobs are private ops with other work attached. This might be station hand, hangar rat etc. Since the beginning of time there have been those that will pack the car up and go. Then there are those that won’t. That’s just human nature. It’s extremely daunting driving off west in the hope to crack the first job. Just comes down to how much you want it. None of this sort of stuff can be explained to someone that hasn’t done it even if they are a pilot let alone a member of HR. Most ex GA guys wouldn’t bother explaining it, there’s no point.
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