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Old 3rd Oct 2017, 11:07
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Paul Alfred
 
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Used to be Central Air Services. Their base is Cootamundra but not sure if the still have the contract. Good ppl to work for. I did the gig for a few months with 500 hours single at the time. We had to pay for own low level endo a month before we started and you got paid per hour of flight time. They gave you accommodation near the orchard you were working at. The season goes for 3-4 months during Dec - March. The heat was intense that time of the year but thankfully the birds wouldn't come back into the Almonds between 12-3pm. You'd fly from sun up till lunch. Then 3ish till sun down. If you see the birds come back in off you'd go again to scare them out. It was hard work but good fun and good for the skills flying above the tree tops. PM if you want anymore info
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