Australian pilots can work for US regionals.
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As an example at Sprit, our schedule flexibility is some of the best in the industry. I gave my entire schedule back to the company because I didn't want to work for May.
If I did that and put myself on the premium call list all month (perk of living in base is that you can take these calls at short notice) I'd be making easily 20k for the month.
If I did that and put myself on the premium call list all month (perk of living in base is that you can take these calls at short notice) I'd be making easily 20k for the month.
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As an example at Sprit, our schedule flexibility is some of the best in the industry. I gave my entire schedule back to the company because I didn't want to work for May.
If I did that and put myself on the premium call list all month (perk of living in base is that you can take these calls at short notice) I'd be making easily 20k for the month.
If I did that and put myself on the premium call list all month (perk of living in base is that you can take these calls at short notice) I'd be making easily 20k for the month.
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A few weeks ago I did a teams interview and was given a conditional job offer at the end.
I am in the process of organising my E3 Visa through the consulate and getting other formalities organised here before I head over.
I am curious to know how people from Aus. find housing / apartments / rentals ? Is it similar to Australia where you apply through a real estate agent?
I am in the process of organising my E3 Visa through the consulate and getting other formalities organised here before I head over.
I am curious to know how people from Aus. find housing / apartments / rentals ? Is it similar to Australia where you apply through a real estate agent?
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From: US via Oz, Honkers & Blighty.
A few weeks ago I did a teams interview and was given a conditional job offer at the end.
I am in the process of organising my E3 Visa through the consulate and getting other formalities organised here before I head over.
I am curious to know how people from Aus. find housing / apartments / rentals ? Is it similar to Australia where you apply through a real estate agent?
I am in the process of organising my E3 Visa through the consulate and getting other formalities organised here before I head over.
I am curious to know how people from Aus. find housing / apartments / rentals ? Is it similar to Australia where you apply through a real estate agent?
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Some good info here from guys who have helped me. I've done the US thing twice. It wasn't for me. All that glitters isn't gold.
Having said that, it's a great opportunity for some. Just wasn't for me. The great thing is you can check it out and judge for yourself.
Having said that, it's a great opportunity for some. Just wasn't for me. The great thing is you can check it out and judge for yourself.
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Some good info here from guys who have helped me. I've done the US thing twice. It wasn't for me. All that glitters isn't gold.
Having said that, it's a great opportunity for some. Just wasn't for me. The great thing is you can check it out and judge for yourself.
Having said that, it's a great opportunity for some. Just wasn't for me. The great thing is you can check it out and judge for yourself.
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If you have no seniority, your schedule will suck. You'll be working reserve, weekends, red-eyes, what-have-you. But, it gets better with time.
First year pay sucks, particularly at the ULCC level. Spirit it $60/hr, and Frontier is $75/hr. Second year pay at both is roughly $120/hr, much better. There are no bonds for type ratings here, so this is you more or less covering the cost of your type rating. This practice is standard at more or less every airline/cargo here, it just varies by how much.
You can't go straight to a command. Doesn't matter that you were a hot shot captain with 3 orbital re-entries. You have to start as an FO, and do your 1000hrs 121. That's a pretty big chunk of humble pie for some, particularly if you're going to the regionals first, instead of Atlas, Spirit or Frontier.
You will forever get, "OMG I love your accent", quickly followed by a terrible impression of you which for some reason always sounds British. Learn to love it.
And lastly, my biggest pet peeves here. It doesn't matter where you go, but the supermarket bbq chickens here are just not the same as you get from Coles or Woolies.
Most of the downsides of the US are fixed with time and seniority. The rosey lifestyles and cash aren't something you get from the start, because you need that seniority to manipulate your schedule. The rest really is what you make of it. Some people will never like the US, and that's ok too.
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The trade off is that you have to live in the US. The individualism really starts to get tiresome.
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50 years I’ve moved around this planet, chasing perfection and all I can say is that it simply doesn’t exist. You love flying. It’s the career that you want but it’s a minefield in Oz. Oz is home. It’s where your nearest and dearest are but the options for a flying career are limited in comparison to the US. See what I mean? The good thing with the E3 option, is that it’s not permanent. Look at it as an adventure you can try and leave behind at some point, if you want.
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Lol. My biggest pet peeves have always been the horrible bread and terrible bacon. Oh and Meat pies with tomato sauce, it’s the greatest gift to mankind. How they’ve not traversed the pacific, is beyond me. I do need to try the place in Chicago and see if they’re up to snuff.
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Appears GoJet has added a section to their pilot-recruiting website that advertises for E3 candidates. It doesn't give a lot of specifics but I think it's a new section on the page. Scroll down the page:
https://www.gojetairlines.com/pilots
https://www.gojetairlines.com/pilots