Your right, it is a question of luck. But like I said before,
If you don't have any liabilities, try and set aside a budget and possibly go on an extended vacation, knock on doors in the back of beyond and you might get lucky. Even if its just bags of rice in the back of a 172, your still flying.
Sometimes thats the way to do it. Knock on doors, these small operators only tend to hire if you are actually on their doorstep. For example, a French guy I trained with went to Kenya and flew C206's off dirt strips. He flies 737s for AirAsia now. A Kiwi guy flew 172's around Zambia (i think) and flies B1900s in New Zealand now. Another guy went to Botswana and flew surveyors in and out of mining areas and now flies a 747 for MK. Those guys got bored of waiting in their home lands so did like a backpacking jobsearch, like a student would do after finishing their A-levels. One month here, 2 months there, it wasnt easy, but once they got talking to people it finally paid off.
There is no guaruntee but if your at your wits end at home it could be worth a go.
DB
