Originally Posted by thing
Unless you're going to live there it's probably best to forget it. I've been nine times in the last nine years to Oz and have given up trying to get anyone even interested in signing me off to rent a 'plane, and that's with me willing to do the Oz air law exam and all the rest of it.
Did they ever say why? I know of some schools here that advertise specifically for tourists and offer recommended 2 week tour of Australia packages.