Your flying career
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Darwin, Australia
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1. 19
2. mainly inheritance, borrowed some off parents
3. Five years in a scenic flight operation - mainly 172's - setup operation under flying schools AOC, got my own AOC after 18 months (AOC only took a couple of months to get - CAA never sent me a bill and didn't require a flight check for the chief pilot approval - things are a bit different nowdays).
Ten years managing holiday accommodation full time. Two years in thought aviation as a career was over. Five years in picked up a casual job flying charter in a 172. Two years later decided to try and get into floats full time - did an endorsement, moved to Whitsundays and waited for an opportunity.
Now flying DHC-2 and C208s on amphibious floats - three years in and love the flying just as much as the day I started.
Tips -
Always fly professionally - its amazing where eyes and ears are.
Evaluate your own performance critically - learn from experience.
Aviation is a small community - avoid burning bridges.
2. mainly inheritance, borrowed some off parents
3. Five years in a scenic flight operation - mainly 172's - setup operation under flying schools AOC, got my own AOC after 18 months (AOC only took a couple of months to get - CAA never sent me a bill and didn't require a flight check for the chief pilot approval - things are a bit different nowdays).
Ten years managing holiday accommodation full time. Two years in thought aviation as a career was over. Five years in picked up a casual job flying charter in a 172. Two years later decided to try and get into floats full time - did an endorsement, moved to Whitsundays and waited for an opportunity.
Now flying DHC-2 and C208s on amphibious floats - three years in and love the flying just as much as the day I started.
Tips -
Always fly professionally - its amazing where eyes and ears are.
Evaluate your own performance critically - learn from experience.
Aviation is a small community - avoid burning bridges.
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Wizbang123 - good post. I'm honoured that since joining in 2002, you've posted 5 times including the one in here! 
Good to see that not everyone wants to fly big shiny jets at FL350.
Good to see that not everyone wants to fly big shiny jets at FL350.
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1)24
2)Self financed and bank loan
3)Started flying lessons when I was 20,had PPL by age 22 and CPL by age 24.
Was self funded until halfway through CPL and said enough was enough and went to the bank to borrow the rest.Was also working for a truck dealership selling parts whilst I was doing my training.
2004-Finished CPL.
2005-looked for a flying job.
2006/07-Scored a job on a station flying 182 mustering cattle in NW Qld.
2008-Borrowed more money from the bank to do MECIR and B58 endorsement.
Still in NW QLd now flying B58 for private company and going all over NW QLd and the odd BN trip.
Aiming to be an Aeromedical pilot.
Love flying and wouldn't want to do anything else
2)Self financed and bank loan
3)Started flying lessons when I was 20,had PPL by age 22 and CPL by age 24.
Was self funded until halfway through CPL and said enough was enough and went to the bank to borrow the rest.Was also working for a truck dealership selling parts whilst I was doing my training.
2004-Finished CPL.
2005-looked for a flying job.
2006/07-Scored a job on a station flying 182 mustering cattle in NW Qld.
2008-Borrowed more money from the bank to do MECIR and B58 endorsement.
Still in NW QLd now flying B58 for private company and going all over NW QLd and the odd BN trip.
Aiming to be an Aeromedical pilot.
Love flying and wouldn't want to do anything else
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1) 22
2) Paid for it my self with two jobs and a bank loan. Paid back every cent.
3) Work as an instructor for 3 yrs, got a gig flying B1900C (FO) for 2 months company went belly up. Got instructing jobs overseas for 2 yrs then on B737 FO, now A320 FO. It's been great...
Good luck to everyone..
2) Paid for it my self with two jobs and a bank loan. Paid back every cent.
3) Work as an instructor for 3 yrs, got a gig flying B1900C (FO) for 2 months company went belly up. Got instructing jobs overseas for 2 yrs then on B737 FO, now A320 FO. It's been great...
Good luck to everyone..
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1) 23
2) 3 x personal loans (2 I still have
) and selling a unit I had (when I used to have money) that made me some cash
3) 10 months cattle station SW QLD C206
7 months flying skydivers in C182 and PA31
The last 18 months right-seat of Dash 8 and C404 (all on RPT ops.)
2) 3 x personal loans (2 I still have
) and selling a unit I had (when I used to have money) that made me some cash3) 10 months cattle station SW QLD C206
7 months flying skydivers in C182 and PA31
The last 18 months right-seat of Dash 8 and C404 (all on RPT ops.)
