Originally Posted by
spektrum
What's the problem? Every major airline in Australia takes cadets and its not everyones wish to fly with them. Remember, there is no pilot shortage in Australia. There is a shortage of experienced pilots willing to work for the money airlines (mainly regionals) are paying.
I never said anything about cadets. The RFDS is the last organisation in the world who should take cadets. The reason I said 500hr-700hr is that it’s usually a pilot whose done a wet season or at least a bit of GA flying. They’re around the time where regionals are trying to poach them and if you get them into the organisation, they see the lifestyle, conditions and what they’re doing actually making a difference.
The other problem with having such high requirements is that they’re usually only attained after 5+ years in GA. Good luck finding someone after that period in GA who doesn’t now hate GA and wants the security and cashflow of an airline job.