Early 2006 - Gained CPL (at 200 ish hours)
Mid 2006 - Early 2007 Worked 3 diff jobs to get those magical first few hours.
Shark Patrol, Scenic Flights, Casual 182 charter. (left with 350 hours)
Early 2007 - Gained MECIR (at 300 hours)
Early 2007 - early 2008 Worked in the outback out of a major regional centre. Flew 210s, BE58's and PA31's. (left with 900 hours)
Early 2008 - Late 2009 Worked for a large charter/small regional in SA flying PA31's and C404's initally on charter and night freight, then on RPT. (left with 2000 hours and 1200 multi command)
Last week - Current F50 First Officer
Been a very quick ride, and a lot quicker than I thought it was going to be. All I can say is MAKE CONTACTS. (friends!)