Originally Posted by
Kulwin Park
This is getting ridiculous! How do you stay current at only working 20 weeks?!
I'm curious to hear from older pilots about how the rosters used to be, and if they were fair?
Were they better flying days and rosters 10 years ago compared to what they are now?
Or are we just princesses that need to harden the F up, and work hard like the rest of the heli pilots overseas?
Where do you get that roster?
The best touring roster I'm aware of in Australia has you "on" 15 days, "off" 13.
Then annual leave for 29 days (42 minus 13 earned as field leave).
About 164 days in 365. (According to my late night maths)
Remember, these are 24hr days, away from home/loved ones/motorbikes/etc, not your average 8hr days.
It's been this way for a long time. A hard fought for compromise. One that has not created problems remaining current.
The "race to the bottom" is seeing people agree to travel and train in their own time.
Watch the relationship failure rate go up.
Feel free to "harden the F up, and work hard like the rest of the heli pilots overseas?"
Just do the Aussies a favour, and do it overseas.
