RNZAF Pilots to Fly Air NZ Maybe

[PegasusFury99]

Demanding Environment ?

Flyboy 007

One thing that has been said to me more than once about flying in NZ
-- "Its a VERY DEMANDING environment to fly in"

Sorry - There are MORE DEMANDING places else where in the WORLD.

AND----------, before YOU ask,

YES - I have flown in NZ, including WLG on a windy day!

Haughty - WELL DONE

[nike]

PF99

I agree, NZ is a demanding environment to fly in, and there are more demanding places also.

[Runaway Gun]

When I return Down Under, I hope it's not out of place to put on my CV:

"Whilst overseas, my flying also endured working with the following angry pilots (Listed in Pprune alphabetical order)...."

Would that get me any Kudos Points?

[Captain Sand Dune]

I suppose by "angry" you mean "chips on their shoulders".
Predictable though.

[ZK-NSN]

"Its a VERY DEMANDING environment to fly in"

Sorry - There are MORE DEMANDING places else where in the WORLD.

Of course there are, its all beer and skittles down here in tiny tot land.
You could have the whole book of ICAO charts and fluid for Africa but it would be a waste of time because if there was freezing Fog in NZ nobody would even be able to get to the Airport. Hell, even 3 cm of snow is enough to cause chaos. What makes NZ a demanding environment is a combination of weather, facilities and the amount of remote operations that occurs here across the industry as a whole.

[DeltaT]

What makes NZ a demanding environment is the number of pilots produced from every tinpot aeroclub, where pilots are trained and produced for a 'licence' and nothing more. To the severe lack of pilot positions available, to the lack of equipment for pilots to even gain experience on for those positions. - 146 twins below a B200 (Oct08) v's 360 new CPL(A) 2008.
Anyone here outside of an airline had a IR renewal test in a simulator in NZ? Thought not. Its not possible, not even in the regs.
Some of the aviation requirements/rules for currency on aircraft types, to ABC Instructor ratings are archiac and do nothing but line the pockets of establishments.
NZ is then further hampered by those in recruitment, who have ideas of god knows what.
O, and you do know Australia has a minimum wage award for pilots don't you, the lowest pay being A$33k, (aka VFR P1 C152), about NZ$40k...