Need new job.....now in Uganda
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Need new job.....now in Uganda
Have just quit a job with a lot of promise but no aircraft in Uganda/Congo border.
Have been here since September, doing truck repairs, house rebuilding etc etc while waiting for the Aztecs to be re built. Have finally given up hope that this will ever be done so resigned last week.
I have JAA CPL/IR multi engine, with single engine instructor rating and 1172 hrs total time.
Where is a good place to find work at the moment.....any hints
Cheers
Have been here since September, doing truck repairs, house rebuilding etc etc while waiting for the Aztecs to be re built. Have finally given up hope that this will ever be done so resigned last week.
I have JAA CPL/IR multi engine, with single engine instructor rating and 1172 hrs total time.
Where is a good place to find work at the moment.....any hints
Cheers
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welcome to africa dude....
i joined my dream airline in february and still havent started flying yet..and just been told that the Training ain't happening this year,but im not ready to leave yet...just for the fact that im not a quitter....
no more 406pilot
i joined my dream airline in february and still havent started flying yet..and just been told that the Training ain't happening this year,but im not ready to leave yet...just for the fact that im not a quitter....
no more 406pilot
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hey farmer boy !
sounds like you quit too early buddy !
When I got my first Job In Africa, I was flying a 182 heavily overloaded to most airstrips I had never been there before, all of that for only $300 a month and that was not in the 60's just 8 years ago.
With your kind of Experience, I would say get ready to be Sha...d by every Tom, Dick And Mr Harry before you even get close to your dream job, thats Africa.
I dont mean to put you off, but you should get mentally prepared, I think you're better off Flight Instructing IN USA, dont waste time in Africa if cant handle it.
good luck
sounds like you quit too early buddy !
When I got my first Job In Africa, I was flying a 182 heavily overloaded to most airstrips I had never been there before, all of that for only $300 a month and that was not in the 60's just 8 years ago.
With your kind of Experience, I would say get ready to be Sha...d by every Tom, Dick And Mr Harry before you even get close to your dream job, thats Africa.
I dont mean to put you off, but you should get mentally prepared, I think you're better off Flight Instructing IN USA, dont waste time in Africa if cant handle it.
good luck
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Aaah, but you were lucky. We used to DREAM of flying a heavily overloaded 182 for 300 USD.
Why, when I was a young pilot I was thrashed awake every day 5 hours before I went to sleep by our vicious CP armed with an old crankshaft, and then had to fly a Wright Flyer MK1 with a dodgy engine delivering meat cleavers to the vicious man eating Wanaeatya tribe of Central Africa. 300 usd - what a luxury - we used to work for a slice of mouldy bread and a half glass of sour goats milk once a month in the good months. But did we complain - not a bit of it. We appreciated what we had, and we were happy.
Aaaah, you were lucky.
(with apologies to Monty Python)
Aaah, but you were lucky. We used to DREAM of flying a heavily overloaded 182 for 300 USD.
Why, when I was a young pilot I was thrashed awake every day 5 hours before I went to sleep by our vicious CP armed with an old crankshaft, and then had to fly a Wright Flyer MK1 with a dodgy engine delivering meat cleavers to the vicious man eating Wanaeatya tribe of Central Africa. 300 usd - what a luxury - we used to work for a slice of mouldy bread and a half glass of sour goats milk once a month in the good months. But did we complain - not a bit of it. We appreciated what we had, and we were happy.
Aaaah, you were lucky.
(with apologies to Monty Python)
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Dude, send me a PM only if you think you would like to fly a 206 until you have 1500 and then a caravan, but you will be locked in for two years. I can give you some info.
Percy, 406, pete77, shenzi, goona etc dont put the guy off, he just wants a job
Percy, 406, pete77, shenzi, goona etc dont put the guy off, he just wants a job
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Hey Dude Helldog, I am not going to say anything, to the contrary, I would really advise him to take it for one good reason: working in your company is the best training a young pilot could get and for those who can eat it, the Best Pilot in Da World is a very good instructor. Intense flying, good hour building, planes are very safe, EMK is a sweet bitch and will teach you to fly a real plane, great routes, very interesting charter flights and clients. I will not comment on the rest, every one needs to make his/hers own opinion. 
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Wheels UP !
Buddy I know exactly how you feel, especially in Central Africa, in comparison to you, I think I was lucky, even luckier when my 206 Bitch failed to produce enough power to fly out of Wilson, Aah Thats gone story !
SkyFarmer
you should take Helldog's Advice, like Shenzi said that Greek
is a Damned good Instructor, if you can Survive his HACKSAW sound talk.
Never Give up with Aviation if you wanna be there.
Good Luck
Buddy I know exactly how you feel, especially in Central Africa, in comparison to you, I think I was lucky, even luckier when my 206 Bitch failed to produce enough power to fly out of Wilson, Aah Thats gone story !
SkyFarmer
you should take Helldog's Advice, like Shenzi said that Greek
is a Damned good Instructor, if you can Survive his HACKSAW sound talk.Never Give up with Aviation if you wanna be there.
Good Luck
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watch out
helldog buddy im didnt try to put him off,only trying to make sure he understands the difficulties in operating over here...as i have always said
"if you cant handle the heat get out of the kitchen" ala' renair style
im sure there must be more to your company then meets the eye, i just heard a "fully qualifed" atr guy quit his job to join you guys heldog?
keep it up there fellows
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"if you cant handle the heat get out of the kitchen" ala' renair style
im sure there must be more to your company then meets the eye, i just heard a "fully qualifed" atr guy quit his job to join you guys heldog?
keep it up there fellows
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Cheers guys
Not just giving up, would be quite prepared to carry on if there was any chance of the aircraft being flyable but there aint.
Dicksynormous is spot on with who the employer was, and in answer to his question, yes he was paying, but only just.....Am not prepeared to discuss that on public forum though!!
Not just giving up, would be quite prepared to carry on if there was any chance of the aircraft being flyable but there aint.
Dicksynormous is spot on with who the employer was, and in answer to his question, yes he was paying, but only just.....Am not prepeared to discuss that on public forum though!!
