Thanks, I appreciate the replies as well.
Currently working in an internal office doing legal/admin work - very boring.
My aim is for Qlink as well. Its better than an internal office doing admin/legal work. Less money as a pilot but a better lifestyle and more enjoyable. Human nature, politics and economics seem to be pretty consistent in most industries, thereby preventing the perfect utopian world we all seek. As for the money, I'm not doing it for the money and I expect a lot of other pilots aren't either.
My questions
(i) What are the chances of getting recruited as a FO to a Melbourne base??? (I think Divosh has indicated before that most new recruits go to Sunstate or Sydney and have to wait for an opening in Melb.)
(ii) I presume that the same goes for a Capt position in MEL and expect that a command has to be taken somewhere less desirable in Eastern (SYD/Mildura) then transfer to the preferred base of MEL when a vacancy arises???
(iii) And the impossible question - will Qlink recruit someone over 40???
QLink say they don't discriminate on the basis of age etc..
Others say thare QL do recruit over 40 and there are recent examples of 40+ pilots being recruited, but I guess the closer I get to 45, the lower my chances???
Cheers...