Yep, after last week I can say it's been worth it. 2 years between paid flying jobs. Also, it's promising here than in Oz I think. That assumes Mr Bush doesn't start shooting at various people in the ME.
It hasn't been all plain sailing I can assure you.
If you have 500 hours on type then all you need (ahahaha...) is a check ride with the CAA. Not easy to set up and can be very frustrating.
If you have 500 hours total time multi crew but not 500 hours on type then you need to do an approved type rating in a JAR country and then do a check ride with the CAA.
If you have neither then it's the abbreviated IR. A min of 15 hours.
However, you'll need to do an MCC course (or strongly recommend you to do one) and that is 2000 pounds min for the MCC.
Piston time pilots are still finding it very hard to get an interview, let alone a job.
*Aussies and NZ's are good for single pilot Islander jobs because the locals don't have the command time. Pay is around 32K pounds.
To compare, an FO on a Shed or Dash 8 earns 16K-18K.
Last edited by redsnail; 14th Jan 2003 at 19:47.