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Old 22nd Sep 2008, 11:01
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sgrookie
 
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Not sure if this has been raised before, but if you do wanna pursue an aviation career, and obtain your own license overseas, please do not assume that you're qualified to work for that country.

Take Aussie for example. Popular place to take up flying... but unless you're a skilled worker where they need atm, intend to stay in aussie for 2 years OR willing to fork out $100,000 to invest in Australia, you can't work in any of the 5 major cities. Wanna fly? Sure... fly in the bush where you probably only get 10 hours per MONTH and spend the rest of the time tending the farms as a farmer. Trust me on this bit. Oh... why? Cause you're short of 5 points due immigration to be able to obtain a PR and you can only work full time when you're a PR.

And a point of note, spamming your resume every 2 months is useless unless you have a license upgrade, more hours under your belt, and so forth. Think about why they don't want you in the 1st place. By spamming it, you're not doing anybody any favours. If you wanna spam it, sure, spam it... After u got your PPL, CPL, fATPL, 200 hours, 500 hours, 700 hours, 1,500 hours and not when you don't have any upgrades at all.

It's not weird. A PPL consists of more than just flying circuits in the training area and doing stalls. There is also navigation to talk about where you must ensure you know where you are, else it defeats the purpose of trying to fly for a commercial outfit. A Restricted PPL... well... you can't navigate... so... that's why it's restricted.
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