flown cessna 172's, 180's, 182's, 185's, 206's, 402's and even a little in a DHC-2 on skydiving ops and loved every minute of it...(well almost every minute
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Great people, parties and the money wasn't all that bad either (10 bucks a tandem out the door at 6-8000 tdm's per annum),
Sure there are a few rogues out there (like any aspect of GA) but if you get the right operator I'd say go for it - a great first job and an easy way to get to that 1000 hr milestone, hell nowadays their even starting newbies in turbines (caravans/pacs/Cresco's).
Meat bombings not a job you'd do for ever but in a recession with not much on offer its a good place to wait it out until one of the airline's offer to screw you over.