Another hint:

Do your CPL and PPL hour building at night. You need 75 of those bad boys to come over here and every one of them counts, especially if you end up in a day VFR only charter / scenic gig.

The First Officer pay, has been personally explained to me AND it's better than what i expected.
Its not 36 bucks an hour until 76 hours, there's other factors involved and other calculations.
The figures look quite healthy.

Captains pay is as explained by havick previously, at 130k there abouts.

Thanks to ALL for their advice, no matter how critical.

Cheers to ALL.

Its frustrating that many US companies are unable to think outside their small minded approach.
First, its not "sponsoring", its simply applying for an LCA on a 9035 form, its that phrase
that will get your resume tossed into the garbage fast.

I've seen a number throw in the towel as too difficult without having a clue
what they are talking about.

I've seen everyone in the jail want to go ahead, then one ignorant person with a key role, simply
sends off a form reject letter because they don't like foreigners, when they are a foreigner themselves.
The logic in the USA is that you have very large numbers of people who do not know anything over what is required
as part of their job.

The word is, you can be successful at this process, and if the people doing the hiring
actually have seen the process work previously, then your chances rocket.

So, I assume by the lack of activity on this thread nothing is new on the Aussie-US regional front ? Nothing newsworthy ?

SkyWest is heading for a significant first year FO pay rise which I expect will probably bring even more Aussies out of the woodwork. So far it looks like it will match the highest paying regionals if it goes through later this month.

Aussies are still streaming over. Most captains remark that there are "so many of you here."

They also usually complement our collective flying skills, professionalism and our both practical and impractical knowledge base.

Well done ! :D

If voted in, the new pay scales start 1 November. First year pay will be $45 per hour, second year FO $50.

You can see the proposed pay scales here:
https://uploadfiles.io/hk4xw
Keep in mind, the bonus structure will be preserved (Pilot profit sharing, performance bonuses, and financial performance bonuses).

Found this. Isn't dated so don't know how recent it is. The Skywest website doesn't contain these exact words:

"Be E3 visa eligible"


AviationJobs.Me Flight Crew: CRJ200 Non Type Rated First Officers Skywest Airlines US

No RNP on the CRJ. Maybe ERJ I'm not sure though.

FOs can credit as much as they want if you want to work like a dawg. Comfortable would be 85 but you can go over 100 pretty easy by picking up open time.

Commutair has big growth plans. Any Aussies have recent contact with them to see if this is still correct info ?:

E-3 Visa - Home Page

Hi Bafanguy,

The site is still correct and C5 is flat out getting new drivers. Another 10 jets mininum to be delivered yet, and likely a further 20 if all goes well, which will take the fleet to 61 total by 2020ish. (I think they're taking a new one every 3-5 weeks)

The word is C5 expects to hire another 400 pilots over the next 2 years, which isn't bad when the current total sits around 320 pilots.

If any Aussies want more info on C5 feel free to message me.

Drop Your Socks

DYS,

That's serious growth. Doubling the pilot group in 2 years.

I assume that they also take you right off the boat with Aussie tickets and go from there ? And upgrades are coming at 1000 hours Part 121 ?

Yeah they pay for you to do the ATP CTP before you start, and do the faa licensing in house. The US guys that are being hired that have 1500 total with 1000 Pic in part 135 ops or 1000 Sic in part 121 are getting upgrade calls before they've even finished their type rating and check ride. For us Aussies you can/will do that in 12 months.

Good to know the opportunity is still available for those willing to make the effort. The grapevine has been pretty quiet for a while. Maybe Summer doldrums.

Would not hesitate getting over here on an E3 if you're the slight bit interested, the industry is going bananas. I'm in corporate and they are losing pilots to the airlines like crazy. Major carriers are picking up all the experience corporate and regional guys they can get, leaving regional and corporate bare bones.

Get over while you can !

True enough. So I guess there are no regionals now accepting E3s who previously had not ?

That would be newsworthy...

As an aside for those who would like to make a more permanent move, the green card lottery is now open. As far as I am aware, simply entering into the lottery (and even chosen as a winner) does not signify immigrant intent, however applying for that visa after winning does.

Food for thought.

Can't win if ya don't enter. Lots of Aussies have taken a run at it :ok::

https://www.usagreencardlottery.org/...statistics.jsp

Don't use that website to enter. Use www.dvlottery.state.gov

Lots of scams out there with regards to this.

Ah so...didn't even notice that wasn't a gov website. Scams abound for sure.

I just saw the stats and thought they were interesting.

First, I'm not (yet) on an E3. You should get a reply from those airlines, Compass, Envoy, Mesa, SkyWest
They all have Australian's working on E3 Visas and for them its about 30 seconds work, prepared forms, all they do is
insert your name and shortly after an "LCA" arrives, the print a boilerplate Job offer, very similar to that for US pilots
and then you take it to the embassy and it will have a very high probability of success.

Now, smaller US operators, who do not look like big airlines do not know anything about an E3 visa.
In particular Most Universities, Colleges, flight schools have not got a clue about E3 and, its a very tough
sell unless you can hand them the paperwork for them to sign.

According to the youtube presenter from the US embassy in Canberra you do NOT need a degree
just 12 years experience if you do not have a degree.

If you have a US ATP then you should be good to go.

The problem arises when you have a degree but want to take a specialist occupation say
like crop spraying, because it does not normally require a degree then you cannot accept that job
and an E3 would not be issued because the job does not qualify.

Every time I explain that I hear WTF.????
Those are the US rules, and it works out very well for Australians who want to fly in the USA
The difference is, Australia will allow American Spray Pilots to work in Australia
as does Canada where Australian pilots do not even need to get a Canadian medical
its, just a foreign licence validation.... Australia does the same.

The USA has its rules that give it an unfair trade and employment advantage
but that's the way it is and its probably going to get worse.

But don't tell Donald Trump, he will suddenly realize that the United States is bleeding pilots and especially Instructors.

There is hardly a flight school in the USA that is not desperate for instructors.

Others have commented on the education and experience requirements, so I will just add that the E-3 visa is not part of a trade agreement. It had its roots in the negotiations for the AUSFTA, but is not contained in the Agreement, or referred to in any way.

An H-1B visa is quite appropriate for modelling work.

She also got a green card, which is quite a different matter. That one certainly had the fix in, as she managed to get a so-called "Einstein visa" (EB-1), a category for which she clearly did not qualify.

The E-3 visa application depends more on the interview than anything else. Your lawyer cannot take the interview for you or with you.

I didn't have a degree but, when I got my E3 I had been around the industry for a while on top of all the usual studies for licenses ratings etc.
As bellthorpe said ,the interview is everything. Its not hard, treat it like you would an actual job interview.
Suit up, be organised, take paperwork for everything (and I mean everything) and act how you would expect a pilot to act. (confident and comfortable in your own shoes )
Although we Australians dont like to big note ourselves Americans are different.
You will also be judged by how you look and what you wear much more than what you are in Australia. Inside that consulate you are in the USA :ok: enjoy your time in the the USA you will have a blast

​​​​​ Regarding the fingerprints? Mine took about 3 days.

I just checked my emails . From payment to being told to get the prints was 4 days .