Sidesaddle
i agree, adapt or move on the b1/b2 system is the way of the future, like it or not, - remember the rest of the western world has been using it for around 20 years - time for Australia to come into the light - and speaking from experience the part 66/145/147 etc system as a whole works well
and Lichtenstein
to be completely honest, almost all of my jobs in this business i have gotten by walking into a hangar and saying ' hi my name is bill, and i am looking for work, have you got any????' and then get a number and check back once a month or so (not every day that annoys the crap outa people)
in fact most ppl i talk to have gotten jobs this way
but, back to my previous post
RUN AWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY, RUN AWAAAAAAAAAYYYYY , don't make eye contact, avert your eyes....... quickly step back from the aviation business