Originally Posted by
Freeotispriest2020
Sorry to hear.
Unfortunately it has been like this for many. There are blokes out there that have “made it” who have slogged it out for years who had been in a similar position.
Such a contrast between someone who has lived in Broome/kunnas working at the coles for a year BEFORE starting to earn 40k as a 210 skipper. What is a real kick in the guts are the cadets who are getting to fly 787 out of Brisbane as their first job and all the qlink blokes turning up for their first ever job, ever.
Covid decimated the industry across the board and the people who are having good runs don’t realise the hardship many have faced.
Being a good bloke will get you further than an extra 10 hours in the logbook also in GA though.
Good luck.
First thing to do is drop the chip on the shoulder about other peoples achievements. They just happened to tick the right boxes at the right time.
I worked for almost 3 years in a pub after the CPL- Instructor rating in the late 60s to early 70s before my first real full time flying job. Never got an airline job in OZ but spent the last 20 years before retirement IC flying wide bodies in one of the best jobs in the world, some of my FOs were in Ansett or TAA when I was flying an Aztec. Just grab every opportunity offered, you never know what lies ahead.