Originally Posted by
Jamesfagan
G’day guys,
I’m in a similar situation to TheFlyingKiwi722, with several key differences. The first and most glaring of these is that I’m an old bastard. 48 next month and thought that a career change from farming would be a good idea. I guess that age has its pros and cons, but I was wondering - from an employer’s perspective - how much of an impediment this may be? Also, am I mad or deluded in considering heading up north for a year or so with a young family?
Plenty of pilots have gotten work in the NT of a similar age bracket.
Many companies that are based rather remote typically will have company housing, sharing with other pilots. In most cases, they won’t allow partners / families to occupy as well. Getting your own housing in community is very difficult.
Your best bet would be trying to score a basing one Darwin, Katherine or Gove in the NT.