a word of caution, don't go there if cutting corners is not your cup of tea
Dont fly for anyone if cutting corners is not your cup of tea. I havent seen a single operator anywhere that doesnt take a few little shortcuts. That aside, you would prob be better to head to Aussie for a bit. You wont have to muck around wasting time on the ground, you'll do more hours, you'll get paid more, and you'll learn a lot, fast!! If you want to go surveying you will get more money working for an Aussie Company. I had heard Kiwiair work their boys pretty hard, doing very long sorties with long range tanks. As someone said earlier, the XL is a mean machine!!