Maun 2009/10 season
The Cooler King
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Tah daaaah!
Cavortingcheetah has summed that up well.
The more naive among you should take heed.
It's only going to get worse.
kotakota......
bring my hard-earned sausages to your house?
what.....so that you can use them for another Christmas barbecue that you won't invite me to?
Cavortingcheetah has summed that up well.
The more naive among you should take heed.
It's only going to get worse.
kotakota......
bring my hard-earned sausages to your house?
what.....so that you can use them for another Christmas barbecue that you won't invite me to?
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That has to be the best post I have read on this forum (the one about your decision and the fact the it's no easier to get a job in Maun as it is at home) - you've got the goods to make it work, well done - it shows maturity.
Other posts lack basic commonsense, how the hell can someone with no commonsense operate an aircraft. It's all about your attitude.
Guys, if you want a job in the flying game forget what this one or that one says about visas or licenses, if you want a job those issues will be the least of your problems - see it as a challenge, that's what Africa's all about.
Aviation worldwide is turning, when the airlines expand they create a suction from the commuter airlines, which then in turn, need to recruit from GA. If you have a license now you're sitting in a very good position to enjoy a flying career - this period in aviation can be referred to as the glass being half FULL! As for 2008, the as a drought and someone broke the glass!!
Good luck to you all and never give up.
That has to be the best post I have read on this forum (the one about your decision and the fact the it's no easier to get a job in Maun as it is at home) - you've got the goods to make it work, well done - it shows maturity.
Other posts lack basic commonsense, how the hell can someone with no commonsense operate an aircraft. It's all about your attitude.
Guys, if you want a job in the flying game forget what this one or that one says about visas or licenses, if you want a job those issues will be the least of your problems - see it as a challenge, that's what Africa's all about.
Aviation worldwide is turning, when the airlines expand they create a suction from the commuter airlines, which then in turn, need to recruit from GA. If you have a license now you're sitting in a very good position to enjoy a flying career - this period in aviation can be referred to as the glass being half FULL! As for 2008, the as a drought and someone broke the glass!!
Good luck to you all and never give up.
Está servira para distraerle.
Hello matc, aren't you in Maun now? How's the vacation going or have you managed to find work? It seems as though you're ideally placed to make some positive input to this thread? Would you fly for free if some chief pilot came around the camps in Maun offering a bed and one square meal in exchange for a day's work? Common sense might dictate that you'd take the charity offered but your attitude might prevent you from doing so. If you once turned such an opportunity down then you'd never get another chance which would mean that you hadn't used common sense in refusing the offer in the first place.
The Maun 2009/2010 season is now dead so perhaps it's time for some interested party to open a Maun 2010/2011 thread?
The Maun 2009/2010 season is now dead so perhaps it's time for some interested party to open a Maun 2010/2011 thread?
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Anybody who walks into someone else's place of employment and tells their boss that they would be happy to do their job for free, or for less wages, benefits etc, is an ass#$le. I don't think that anyone really believes that because some companies require pilots to pay for training or type ratings they are justified in trying to undercut everyone who is already working.
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Maybe I am naive, but this all this talk about 'the way the industry is moving' and the 'free market' sounds like self indulgent waffling to me. I dont pretend to know or care what direction the industry is moving, I just know that if you walked into our office and told the ops manager that you would like to do my job for no pay I would think you were a dick. But I'm clearly not as intellectual as you are so it helps me to just think of things in the simplest terms. Apologies.
Está servira para distraerle.
Are there any Dornier 228 or BN2T Islander operators in that part of the world?
Here's another volunteer.
Dornier 228 on JAA licence, training captain, with 1,500 hours 228 command European operations, mostly winter.
BN2 Islander on ICAO licence with short field bush, high veldt and coastal experience throughout Africa.
Quite happy to make a special plan for valued clients training your crews on either of the above aircraft. Special discounts afforded to clients operating the DO 228. Reason for offering services at cut throat price? The sheer thrill of adventure and the love of training the delusional.
Have been to Maun often and have adopted plant in the desert for weekend abuse. Available from mid February in South Africa. Can speak German, Spanish, French and know how to swear in Afrikaans. Also an adept in the mysteries of the Imperfect Subjunctive.
Here's another volunteer.
Dornier 228 on JAA licence, training captain, with 1,500 hours 228 command European operations, mostly winter.
BN2 Islander on ICAO licence with short field bush, high veldt and coastal experience throughout Africa.
Quite happy to make a special plan for valued clients training your crews on either of the above aircraft. Special discounts afforded to clients operating the DO 228. Reason for offering services at cut throat price? The sheer thrill of adventure and the love of training the delusional.
Have been to Maun often and have adopted plant in the desert for weekend abuse. Available from mid February in South Africa. Can speak German, Spanish, French and know how to swear in Afrikaans. Also an adept in the mysteries of the Imperfect Subjunctive.
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Hello all,
I've been reading this thread about Maun since 2008...now might be a good time to write a word or two. The thread is very informative, you covered pretty much everything, so I only have one question right now...is the situation getting any better when it comes to work permits in Botswana?
Hopefully I will get there in jan or feb 2012...I hope I will be able to save enough money for the trip by then (and there is one thing I am sure of - I won't be flying for free).
I will keep reading the blog, and maybe sometime in a year or two some of us will meet in Maun.
To those who are in Bots or Namibia right now, I wish you the best of luck
I've been reading this thread about Maun since 2008...now might be a good time to write a word or two. The thread is very informative, you covered pretty much everything, so I only have one question right now...is the situation getting any better when it comes to work permits in Botswana?
Hopefully I will get there in jan or feb 2012...I hope I will be able to save enough money for the trip by then (and there is one thing I am sure of - I won't be flying for free).
I will keep reading the blog, and maybe sometime in a year or two some of us will meet in Maun.
To those who are in Bots or Namibia right now, I wish you the best of luck
