RFDS Interview
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According to the AFAP site, the 4 different sections have different scales.... Qld is top with pilots starting about 90K, more for remote places; SE & West looks like about 85K.
Nathan/turnnat
From what I have seen through my life, a position as an RFDS pilot requires a great deal of initiative and the ability to think for yourself instead of having it given to you on a platter.
In addition, I doubt someone who completed a CPL in mid 2008 would be anywhere near the minimums for the RFDS.
Also, just for the record, I don't criticise or mock legitimate questions. Yours wasn't.
Jamair, that info on the website is provided to members who pay a yearly fee. Why post it here? Why feed the leeches?
j3
From what I have seen through my life, a position as an RFDS pilot requires a great deal of initiative and the ability to think for yourself instead of having it given to you on a platter.
In addition, I doubt someone who completed a CPL in mid 2008 would be anywhere near the minimums for the RFDS.
Also, just for the record, I don't criticise or mock legitimate questions. Yours wasn't.
Jamair, that info on the website is provided to members who pay a yearly fee. Why post it here? Why feed the leeches?
j3
Last edited by j3pipercub; 2nd Aug 2010 at 23:26.
I too can't see what the big deal is. As 'G' said it's all there on the Govt website.
For a Beech 200 Capt the basic award (Group 5) is around $55K plus allowances. Even at the basic wage that's a LOT more than the $32K mentioned here.
'turnnat' everybody starts out with zero hours, you get nowhere if you don't ask. The RFDS is the best GA job but will take many years to get there so good luck
It ain't too hard to find pretty much anything if you dig deep enough
Interesting no mention of the PC 12 in groups 1 thru to 9
.....too scary to list!
Wmk2
For a Beech 200 Capt the basic award (Group 5) is around $55K plus allowances. Even at the basic wage that's a LOT more than the $32K mentioned here.
'turnnat' everybody starts out with zero hours, you get nowhere if you don't ask. The RFDS is the best GA job but will take many years to get there so good luck
It ain't too hard to find pretty much anything if you dig deep enough
Interesting no mention of the PC 12 in groups 1 thru to 9
.....too scary to list!Wmk2
and since some years I wish to get a job by the RFDS in Australia. In the last years i visited several bases of this company.
He had flown medical flights all over Europe. But the Regulations over there require two pilot operation on turbo prop and medical flights.
After a few weeks of flying the Kingair solo from Essendon to various aerodromes at night in Victoria, he announced single pilot ops in a Kingair was too dangerous and he got out of there. He returned home to fly mid winter European ops with two pilots which he reckoned was far safer than single pilot night IMC stuff in Victoria.
He was probably right - recalling the fatal crash a few years ago of an RFDS Kingair in marginal visibility at night at Mt Gambier - single pilot. Maybe the presence of a second crew member would have prevented that accident which was CFIT Hats off to RFDS pilots in general for their gutsy flying when called for.
