you didn't make the cut & needn't apply again
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aha! so there IS a chance for us 30-something-career-changers!
NOSIGN I didn't make that many calls until I'd already hit the road and got a feel for what the operator was like. Sure I made a few but overall its the driving out and handshake that does the most in my book. Sometimes you'll get lucky when you call up and the receptionist might put you on to a senior pilot and or line pilot. Generally these guys and gals are great to talk to as they know what its like and what is going where.
Capn'Arr - just keep at it. I'd stay tuned if I were you as recruiting is about to start again and you want to keep your name familiar (just dont over do it). Networking pprune ect.
Cynical - I know what you mean and agree with you but it is the way it is. To be honest I don't think 60 minutes would do it justice - 4 Corners or "The Investigators" (golden show from the 80's) would be my preference. The topics would be varied and sleep/fatigue and airport security would be my pick.
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kiwis should continue what they are doing and leave
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M a a a a te, If youre working in Aus youre not a Kiwi anymore, youre already more than half Aussie. N.Zed is only the holiday trip where you can dance that tongue poking dance with the Rellies 
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DICTATOR - EGOMANIACAL
Small third world country seeks despotic dictator to start immediately.
The successful candidate will have a god complex, consider themselves to be a big fish in a small pond and generally confer an air of extreme arrogance & superiority over their loathsome minions.
As a prerequisite all applicants must have prior experience as a recruiter in an insignificant General Aviation company.
Small third world country seeks despotic dictator to start immediately.
The successful candidate will have a god complex, consider themselves to be a big fish in a small pond and generally confer an air of extreme arrogance & superiority over their loathsome minions.
As a prerequisite all applicants must have prior experience as a recruiter in an insignificant General Aviation company.
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Of that 20 there are maybe 3 available at short notice.
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Quote from AnyGiven Sunday99
Dry your freakin eyes guys....
The industry has been like this since day one. You knew it when you signed up. If you don't like it, go be a bus driver or something else where everyone is nice to you, and you can eat cake whenever you want. Let the rest of us who are passionate about this industry carry on in peace.
Toughen up for christs sake.
So did everybody here know what the industry was like when they signed up for their first lesson? Or even their first medical? I know when I started I had no idea until I was about 18, when I joined a commercial flying school, already having a PPL. You can be passionate about something, but passion doesn't pay the bills or provide a comfortable living. If you aren't interested in making a good living out of this profession, perhaps flying should be a hobby.
I couldn't help but laugh when I read the job ad then looked at the website. There has been a high turnover in that company for the last few years. The aircraft are dodgy and the boss who is the son, is a narcissist who had the company bought for him and has the required qualifications to be the CP/CFI himself but doesn't want to do the testing.
Maloo
Dry your freakin eyes guys....
The industry has been like this since day one. You knew it when you signed up. If you don't like it, go be a bus driver or something else where everyone is nice to you, and you can eat cake whenever you want. Let the rest of us who are passionate about this industry carry on in peace.
Toughen up for christs sake.
So did everybody here know what the industry was like when they signed up for their first lesson? Or even their first medical? I know when I started I had no idea until I was about 18, when I joined a commercial flying school, already having a PPL. You can be passionate about something, but passion doesn't pay the bills or provide a comfortable living. If you aren't interested in making a good living out of this profession, perhaps flying should be a hobby.
I couldn't help but laugh when I read the job ad then looked at the website. There has been a high turnover in that company for the last few years. The aircraft are dodgy and the boss who is the son, is a narcissist who had the company bought for him and has the required qualifications to be the CP/CFI himself but doesn't want to do the testing.
Maloo
