Originally Posted by
juliet
Cant speak for Aus but in NZ there is a pretty strong top dressing environment. Keep in mind though that the normal route is to start as a loader, ie driving the truck and filling the aircraft. You could be doing that for some time (years?) before being allowed in an aircraft. Maybe Aus is different but you wouldn't turn up to an outfit in NZ and just start flying, irrespective of how many hours you have. In fact your airline time potentially counts against you.
And be ready for long days, short fields and big ACC contributions