Surprised to read the spin put on the latest Hevilift posting for VFR drivers in PNG ..."no minimum requirements"... don't think I've ever seen that in a job ad before!
Not so long ago it was virtually the case you needed to have logged 6 Earth orbits minimum in the Space Shuttle to be even considered for a job in PNG
So is this a sign of the times? Are crew schedulers finding it so difficult to make the rosters work with available pilots? Are helicopters sitting on the ground without crew?
Perhaps newbies might take some heart in this, required experience levels are falling and thus opening up more possibilities.