Restiricted PVT (GFPT) @ 18
Hydro Ceramic technician (dishwasher) 4 years
Flight school in USA Commercial, MEL Instrument rating, CFI
Hawaii 1 year instructor/part 91 then part 135 tours C-172
Found out about the worlds biggest job benefit (jumpseating) traveled the world for free
Pago Pago, American Samoa Part 121 flag and domestic, twin otter First Officer/ Airline dispatcher.
Philadelphia CRJ FO, hotels most nights, constantly tired, but in the jet, Stoaked!!
Realisation- Shiny jet cool but lifestyle not all its cracked up to be, back to Hawaii 135 scheduled ops C-402 twin PIC time, based on Maui, surfing, windsurfing flying past the biggest sea cliffs in the world, Massive waves at Jaws, landing at Kalaupapa.
Back to Aus to try and break into aviation at home, IREX, ATPL conversion, Baron Chtrs then onto night freight in Metro based in Melbourne (not for me)!!!!
Otter and Caravan charter flights. Gold Coast, Citation co pilot at same time.
Current situation King Airs middle east, Weather Modification.
Still very glad i chased the dream and became a pilot.
Best advice, enjoy every day of your flying career, measure your success in this game by how safely and efficiently you get the job done each day,not just by how much you earn and what sort of equipment you fly, The old story about the instructor, looking at the regional turbo prop pilot, dreaming of the day he is flying that turbo prop, Whilst the turbo prop pilot is looking at the shiny jet, ETC.... Space shuttle captain looking at the instructor thinking oh yeah those were the days!! Live the moment, sucess is about the ride, not the destination