Hi Guys!!!
This is obviously a new inclusion into your MAM contract as it isn't in ours about having to make yourself available minimum 12 days a month, so thats a bit of a bugger for you, but i am guessing as Qantas have had trouble with a lot of casuals just making themselves unavailable for the whole month, this way they are guaranteed to at least get 12 days a month out of you.
The full time flying block for the first month is your training month where you "SHOULD" be allocated an inflight trainer, i am aware some people recently haven't been allocated a trainer at all, probably due to staff shortage, however usually the other crew are more than happy to help!
The reason we're on full time work is because just after we signed our original casual contract (MAM Perth), we were offered the chance to take an 8 month full time fixed term contract guaranteeing us a roster for the next 8 months whether it be reserve or flying and then at the end of the 8 months, we'll just go back to our original casual contract.
Just make sure you read your contract very carefully and bring up any issues that you have, because once you've signed it, you're locked in, in a way. Obviously you're contract is slightly different to ours.
Anyway, good luck and enjoy it. Don't come in with an attitude or miserable, there's too much of that already, just really make flying fun and if you feel as if you're taking it all for granted, just think how long it took you to get this job and how many people would LOVE to be in your shoes! It really is one of the best jobs ever! Even if we don't unfortunately get any of the perks!
Oz