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Old 10th Nov 2009, 21:54
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redsnail

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1991, got the CPL.

1993 ish. Instructed part time at Liverpool Flying School. ~490 hours (inc private flying etc) ~$20/hr

1994 - 1995 Charter pilot at Alligator Airways. Great fun, hard work, pay the award rates, great colleagues. (~ finished with 1600 hours) $25,000

1996-1998 Surveillance Australia. Paid the rate set out in the contract.
Interesting flying but spent too long looking out the window and not at the clocks...(~3300 hours) $33,000

1999-2000. FO for Transtate Airlines. Paid the award rate for an IFR FO.
Great fun. Loved living in Cairns. Learnt a lot and flew with some great guys. (~4200 hours) $33,000

2000. FO for Eastern Australian Airlines. Great opportunity. Didn't go so well.
Buggered off to the UK. (~4400) $45,000

2003 - 2004 FO Streamline/Emerald flying night freight in a manky ol' Shorts 360. Gees it was cold. (~5100) £18,000

2005 FO & Captain NetJets Europe. Hawker 800. Great job. €120,000
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