Mr. Luke Skytoddler says:
2) There's never ever been a pilot shortage in the history of Australia ever, except for a few short weeks in 1989
. At the entry level of 200-hour fresh CPL holders, there are thousands more wannabes than there are jobs at any given time. Anyone that tells you anything different is lying through their teeth and almost certainly works for a flying school.
Mr. Luke Skytoddler:
You know something? You're totally wrong!
I can tell you that just before the financial crisis, all the flying schools at Bankstown Airport were screaming for instructors. Every flying school had consistently advertised for new flight isnstructors and there were unlimited jobs for C210 charter pilots in Northern Australia.
As the the financial crisis hit, 3 major flying schools had closed down At Bankstown airport and charter companies also slowed down.
But for a good year and a half, there was an extreme demand for local pilots with a CASA license. Things are starting to get better but slowly.