Also what do you all think about asking for a job at an operation when you don't have the rating for the aircraft in use?
Should pilots go out themselves and get the rating? or should that operator assist to give the pilot the rating?
Dabz, they're a DZ and without starting another huge argument, good luck finding ANY that will help you obtain the rating/required amount of time on type...apart from the fact that you are probably a fair ways back in the que in order to actually get a gig at a lot of the DZ's these days...
However, if you have the money and are willing to go through all the 'fun' experiences a DZ pilot has to (sleeping in caravans in winter with no heating, getting abused by fun jumpers, slashing the strip in between loads, doing the 50 and 100 hrlys on your days off etc) then by all means go out to Toogoolawah and get yourself a van rating. Don't say you weren't warned though...
No offence though dabz, but I have friends here who have close to 500 hours jump trucking in 206's and 208's and they can't get work. You're chances are going to be even slimmer...and please for god's sake don't work for nothing. It doesn't have to be award, as long as it's something...
j3