What do some of you fellas expect at skippers? paying 30K to get a metro FO gig as a green CPL with 200TT, then moan and complain 12 months down the track that you are being treated like ****e. Your then stuck there waiting for the illusive ICUS as an FO, with 70 hours command from your CPL and 1000 hours FO time. You feel its a real step back to go drive a 210 in the bush cause you are up the front of a more substantial bird now, yet the piston twin operators wont hire you for some command and you can't work out why. long story short your stuck at skippers moaning about how tough it is, waiting for ICUS, not enough guys left to give it, and the brilliant cunning short cut into the dream jet job that you thought you found was really just a mirage. The guys you trained with that went bush are now finishing their 500 multi command, some off to the majors and others getting commands above you, and you have not achieved anything but a bitter taste in your mouth. I hope Mummy and Daddy still pat you on the head when you walk through the front door showing you off to their friends and boasting about how well you have done for yourself.
Skippers was good a few years ago, you fellas made it the way it is by coughing up the coin for a shortcut. The rest of the industry is booming, yet skippers are bleeding.
I apologise to the good folk at skippers that have done it the right way, You are the ones that keep the place together. Greener pastures will happen to everyone in these good times, one day you will look back on it all and smile.
Chow