Well I'll choose my words carefully,
The plane is good now.. as of recently it's being looked after by an oz engineer who cares about his work.
Yes you'll be expected to be on call 7 days (one day off a week will be offered, but if it eventuates..)
Loads are booked 2hrs apart to allow time for the pax to be picked up from their hotels & driven to the a/c etc, first load booked at 10am next at 8am (so you don't needlessly have to get out of bed early) then 12pm etc etc. there's normally about 1.2hrs to kill between loads so bring a book or polish the a/c.
Make sure you go up to the tower & say hello get to know them (take a box of chocolates or something) this will make you life so much easier, they are a good bunch but their standards of service aren't too high so if they like you, you'll get priority.
You'll get $12.5 per revenue tandem or min $300 fijian a week + accommodation. Which is ok considering the local beer Gold or Bitter is around $40 a carton or $4.5 a stubbie at the bar. If you eat out expect dinner to be in the range of $15-25 & good lunch can be bought for about $5.
The last 2 pilots have given at least 1 months notice.
The work place is not a very happy one, but the staff to get along well & are a good bunch trying to do the best they can with the cards they've been dealt. A large exodus would be less than surprising in the near future.
Another thing to keep in mind, don’t go there expecting it to be an island paradise. Fiji is a 3rd world country & Nadi where the staff live & work is a world away from the island resorts.
Well that’s about all the niceties.