Well I live in Perth, the only JPA course is in York I believe at the cost of $1700. The only 182 I can find is at the royal aero club, Im a member and the 182 costs $345 an hour for a member private hire.
I would pay that if it was going to get me a kick-start for sure, why not? Always knew that it wasn't an easy/cheap road to get that first job, surely having these will put me just that little bit more ahead of the others (fresh CPLs)?
You're all probably going to jump down my throat for asking this but is the states an option, seem to be heaps of meatbombing jobs over there (I am aware of visas and green cards) Im talking strictly to get a job/build hours at a DZ.