Hey Morno, Just so we are clear. I have no desire whatsoever to fly caravans for the RFDS nor am I in a rush to get to the airlines. Cant think of anything worse than pressing buttons at FL300 but fully understand that my views on this will more than likely change once family mortgage wife etc etc come on the scene. j3 you could not be more wrong.
I never suggested that they should use
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young 1,500hr pilots to stay 12 months, get a few hours, then piss off to the airlines
They are your words. I merely stated that it does not take a 3000hr pilot to do the clinic runs. You put the 1500hr figure in there. Prob a lot of guys and girls out there that would love to make a career out of the doctors and using the van as a stepping stone would be a good option.
But all this is irrelevant wasn't this thread all about the pilot shortage?
Me reckons As long as they keep letting those kiwi pilots come to our shores there will more than likely never be a pilot shortage in Australia! Might be one over there though.