Desert Duck
Thats it mate. Certainly the best aviating.
The roster at Central should play no part in the remuneration. If someone said to me I'll work you two days a week and give you 70K thats no good. I need to put bread and wine on the table and if that means working a bit harder thats what I have to do. The money has to be in it because you have bills to pay and the cost of living ain't going down. The fact is the rest of the RFDS pilots nation wide earn a lot more than a CS pilot does and thats just not right. I earn a lot more and only fly 350 hours a year max.
You guys work way too hard for what amounts to below industry standard pay. The RFDS is a fantastic job and organisation but they tend to be a bit slow when it comes to looking after it's own. 13 years ago CS was the envy of all sections to work at! They were the highest paid.
Do the new starts at CS get permanent jobs or are they still doing the 12 month contract thing? Or does it depend on who you are?
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