thanx waldo for ur answer..obviously being from Europe I didnt know that side of the Oz/Kiwi/sth Afr. recruitment situation.
404 Titan: I get your point, but trust me LCCs can be better than the way u picture them. If ure wiv a good one, money is quite good,fixed roster pattern, brand new aircraft, command is really quick, u have a huge choice of bases + u can move around when u feel like, quite common to fly 60 to 70 hrs a month (donno if u consider that a lot or very little..), atmosphere is very good, plus i dont mind flying many approaches a week. Obviously theres downsides as well, not sayin the opposite. That was why I was wandering why one would ever consider sittin on a jumpseat for yrs..(can u consider that PAYING for your endorsement?..i would say so..)
thanx ciao