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Fresh CPL doing my road trip in Qld next month,
I have started doing a few thing to help my chances,
Retractable rating
CPL
twin instrument rating
I have been told to get my ASIC card and my senior first aid,
is there any other that I am missing off my list
any help appreciated
I have started doing a few thing to help my chances,
Retractable rating
CPL
twin instrument rating
I have been told to get my ASIC card and my senior first aid,
is there any other that I am missing off my list
any help appreciated
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Its not completely fresh, I have 270TT but yea I know, I really should be going west
You might want to get some time in a 206/210, at least then you'll know what to expect should you get the opportunity for a check flight
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What is considered "fresh" with NW Australia operators these days? I remember a while back that if one had around 500-600 TT he/she wasn't "fresh" however 270TT is a touch better than someone with 200TT. I was speaking to a contact up north 2 seasons back and they don't have any preference for people with 300TT against 170 TT etc ... Just commitment (one source only). There are some detailed threads on here with priceless information and worth reading up.
As mentioned above, a few hours on a 206/210 will give you an idea of how they work. At least you won't end up bouncing down the runway on your first go in front of an operator
oops lol
Good Luck
Keep a positive outlook !!!
As mentioned above, a few hours on a 206/210 will give you an idea of how they work. At least you won't end up bouncing down the runway on your first go in front of an operator
oops lol Good Luck
Keep a positive outlook !!!
Its not completely fresh, I have 270TT but yea I know, I really should be going west
Unless you have had a paying job, then you're green. Simple.
As for the retrac, the Kiwis do their entire CPL in a C152 unlike the greater than 120 kts, CSU equipped requirement in Australia.
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What is considered "fresh" with NW Australia operators these days?
WRT the Retrac, I think that CASA changed the wording to say that you only needed to finish off in a 'complex' aircraft meaning >120 KTAS and Manual Prop Pitch Control (no longer refereed to as CSU given that some CSUs only have one lever to do the job usually accomplished by Throttle and Pitch).
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Hey guys thanks for the positive comments not so much the negative ones,
And yea I know im fresh I was just meaning at least its 70 more than the bare 200 hours. Did most of my time in a cherokee and then after I finished my CPL did some time in a 172
And yea I know im fresh I was just meaning at least its 70 more than the bare 200 hours. Did most of my time in a cherokee and then after I finished my CPL did some time in a 172
Sounds like the young bloke is from NZed, so he wouldn't have an ASIC.
And 70hrs more than 200hrs, that's gonna make a huge difference, you should go straight onto a twin with that,
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For all intents & purposes, you're considered fresh and green. I even considered myself that when I went job hunting with 360hrs.
And with hours like that, you will have to expand your search beyond QLD if you want any chance of finding a job. While not impossible, it's definitely not easy to find a first job in QLD.
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And 70hrs more than 200hrs, that's gonna make a huge difference, you should go straight onto a twin with that,
.For all intents & purposes, you're considered fresh and green. I even considered myself that when I went job hunting with 360hrs.
And with hours like that, you will have to expand your search beyond QLD if you want any chance of finding a job. While not impossible, it's definitely not easy to find a first job in QLD.
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Head to WA and NT, get a car that you can potentially sleep in (ie a wagon or something), get some CV's made up and start looking up all the operators that are around in the GA scene up north (these have been posted on here several times).
Def get your ASIC, try and get a DG Cert too. Also try and do even a few hours in a C206/210 as that will be a huge help!
Be prepared to be mobile and patient.
There's heaps of your sheep shagger bro's up here too so it'll feel like home
Def get your ASIC, try and get a DG Cert too. Also try and do even a few hours in a C206/210 as that will be a huge help!
Be prepared to be mobile and patient.
There's heaps of your sheep shagger bro's up here too so it'll feel like home
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Dont you have to have an ASIC before you are issued with a CPL?
GO WEST YOUNG MAN, HAVEN'T YOU BEEN TOLD? CALIFORNIA'S FULL OF WOMEN, WHISKEY AND GOLD.
Brad, Weenland's got nothing but a bunch on Weenlanders and cattle and I dare-say the cattle aren't nearly as obliging as the ewes yous use over Aotearoa or in Fununurra, WA.
Also, maybe send me a PM if looking other than in QLD.
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