Minimum wage up - pilot wage stays
Could also be a certain operator out of EN who used to sell second hand cars I believe.
I got fed up with Aussie GA too. The final straw was moving to the other side of the country for a job to be told one week in that,
"we have hired a few too many people so sorry but we have to let you go".
This was the absolute final straw after a string of broken promises from other operators regarding progression and pay.
I now live overseas in a country where the company employing the expat pilot is responsible for all my expenses. Even food when I'm on duty.
I rent my own place because the company housing is a long way from the city. There is nothing wrong with it but I would rather pay the extra to live closer to where I want. My expenses claims are rarely questioned and as much as flying here can be much more stressful, my remuneration and quality of life is much higher than at home.
I can fly to Japan for a weeks skiing and it costs less than what it did for me to drive to Bulla for a weekend of ice skating oh I mean "snow skiing".
The amount of people who say they would never come here and work must be far outnumbered by the ones who will as we get literally dozens of CV's a week from rather experienced people right down to the 250 hour wannabee. You would be surprised how many of them already have what appears to be a decent job. So the question is why are so many working pilots so keen to come here?
Do you think it may have something to do with the rapidly declining conditions at home?
I got fed up with Aussie GA too. The final straw was moving to the other side of the country for a job to be told one week in that,
"we have hired a few too many people so sorry but we have to let you go".
This was the absolute final straw after a string of broken promises from other operators regarding progression and pay.
I now live overseas in a country where the company employing the expat pilot is responsible for all my expenses. Even food when I'm on duty.
I rent my own place because the company housing is a long way from the city. There is nothing wrong with it but I would rather pay the extra to live closer to where I want. My expenses claims are rarely questioned and as much as flying here can be much more stressful, my remuneration and quality of life is much higher than at home.
I can fly to Japan for a weeks skiing and it costs less than what it did for me to drive to Bulla for a weekend of ice skating oh I mean "snow skiing".
The amount of people who say they would never come here and work must be far outnumbered by the ones who will as we get literally dozens of CV's a week from rather experienced people right down to the 250 hour wannabee. You would be surprised how many of them already have what appears to be a decent job. So the question is why are so many working pilots so keen to come here?
Do you think it may have something to do with the rapidly declining conditions at home?
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I took a plane there once to try out for my first job and that 
er declared that breaks are for 'emergencies only' and then proceeded to tail strike MY plane on his grass runway, in favour of breaking. "Don't worry," he said, "it's only grass."
My advice:
- Stay well away unless you want to kill yourself.
- If you can't afford basic wages for your staff, then you can't afford to operate.
er declared that breaks are for 'emergencies only' and then proceeded to tail strike MY plane on his grass runway, in favour of breaking. "Don't worry," he said, "it's only grass."My advice:
- Stay well away unless you want to kill yourself.
- If you can't afford basic wages for your staff, then you can't afford to operate.
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I'm intrigued, where are you working pilotchute?
PS: I already have a good job!
PS: I already have a good job!
It's a long road to get to the top of the sheister pile. From my info, TMW gets pretty close. Well done you Sir's/Madam's.
Stay well clear...
And its true. Rip off merchants galore in GA in this country. But why? because in GA it is not easy for operators to make a buck, they are not looked after very well by the regulator, and costs are generally very prohibitive. (and of course just like any industry, a few are crooks.)
And as much as Id like to stand proud and say us pilots are a straight bunch, there are more than a few out there who have taken companies for a ride to get this or that endo or rating, and just buggered off.
The sheister knife cuts both ways.
Pilotchute..Im on my way.. Where are you again?
Stay well clear...
And its true. Rip off merchants galore in GA in this country. But why? because in GA it is not easy for operators to make a buck, they are not looked after very well by the regulator, and costs are generally very prohibitive. (and of course just like any industry, a few are crooks.)
And as much as Id like to stand proud and say us pilots are a straight bunch, there are more than a few out there who have taken companies for a ride to get this or that endo or rating, and just buggered off.
The sheister knife cuts both ways.
Pilotchute..Im on my way.. Where are you again?
The problem with Australia is not how much you get paid, it's how much you need to shell out to survive. Already for many industries aside from GA, Australia's labour rates are woefully uncompetitive. It's only a matter of how long before there aren't any (productive sector) jobs left.
