Best ratings to have in NZ
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Best ratings to have in NZ
hi guys
im considering forking out to get rated in another aircraft type (for New Zealand), currently i only have training aircraft. my first thought was a C 206 i want something that will give me experience and possibly be useful in the future. any help/recommendations would be great
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im considering forking out to get rated in another aircraft type (for New Zealand), currently i only have training aircraft. my first thought was a C 206 i want something that will give me experience and possibly be useful in the future. any help/recommendations would be great
cheers
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G'day Bonzaii,
Go talk to your local 135 outfit and see what they are looking for in their pilots
. If you have <500TT have you considered how your are going to get to the 750 mark for 135 Multi IFR PIC? If you are in that boat maybe consider doing a parachute drop rating and getting a PAC750 rating or what ever your prospective future employer flies. If you have >500TT then maybe an Aztec or Seneca rating ect (depending on what you have in your area) and maybe focus on your IFR time.
Personally I went through as an instructor (I really enjoyed it, did not do it as an hour building exercise
) and then moved onto a local operator before getting into an airline
.
Many different paths to take mate, most important thing is to enjoy it on the way through because it will be gone before you know it
.
Best of luck
Tractor
Go talk to your local 135 outfit and see what they are looking for in their pilots
. If you have <500TT have you considered how your are going to get to the 750 mark for 135 Multi IFR PIC? If you are in that boat maybe consider doing a parachute drop rating and getting a PAC750 rating or what ever your prospective future employer flies. If you have >500TT then maybe an Aztec or Seneca rating ect (depending on what you have in your area) and maybe focus on your IFR time. Personally I went through as an instructor (I really enjoyed it, did not do it as an hour building exercise
) and then moved onto a local operator before getting into an airline.Many different paths to take mate, most important thing is to enjoy it on the way through because it will be gone before you know it
.Best of luck
Tractor
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as much as i would like a mosquito rating lol im not sure how useful 
and TractorP1lot im aiming for instructor as well, that is pretrty much my plan at the moment. i was thinking about Seneca as well any idea how much that sort of thing would cost, ill have MEIR(TEA) and CPL i was researching the 206 and people seemed to recon anything between 1000 and 3000 dollars for a rating. im not gonna bother about the commercial ops hour requirement as i think the rating is probably more inmportant
and TractorP1lot im aiming for instructor as well, that is pretrty much my plan at the moment. i was thinking about Seneca as well any idea how much that sort of thing would cost, ill have MEIR(TEA) and CPL i was researching the 206 and people seemed to recon anything between 1000 and 3000 dollars for a rating. im not gonna bother about the commercial ops hour requirement as i think the rating is probably more inmportant
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That seems very expensive for a 206 rating. I wouldn't think it should cost anymore than $1000. I'd hate to think what they'd charge for a Seneca rating then.
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Do some REAL flying... PA18, Citabria/Decathlon, then Pitts, Giles 202, Xtra 300, etc. Don't get stuck with thousands of hour straight and level 
, because then you only have an hour repeated thousands of times!!
, because then you only have an hour repeated thousands of times!!
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good point, im hoping to do an instructor course and get my aero rating so thats something i guess. pitts and the like wouldnt be cheap though...
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Knox, When I was shopping around for a C206, it was around $500 an hour or something stupid.
There is not many of them in New Zealand available for training.
Glad I didn't, my next job had C206's and they paid for the training.
There is not many of them in New Zealand available for training.
Glad I didn't, my next job had C206's and they paid for the training.
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I'm not sure how useful your TEA rating will be. In most 135 gigs (If and when you go there) and most training organisations you will need a conventional Instrument rating as well, so a bit more $$$ you'll need to spend there
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I too was lucky enough to get a job related type rating.
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im keen for the hours and experience as well, and hopefully something like this will put me infront of the next guy
ZKSUJ, i think i can get that in the simulator if im not mistaken, thats the last bit i have to do
and KNOX i think around 2 hours, one to get used to it and one to actually get the rating. unless i got an awesome sim beforehand
ZKSUJ, i think i can get that in the simulator if im not mistaken, thats the last bit i have to do
and KNOX i think around 2 hours, one to get used to it and one to actually get the rating. unless i got an awesome sim beforehand
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Mainland air don't have a 206 but have access to one from the Wanaka/Otago area. The sounds air 206 rating is a little pricey, but worth looking at. Good strip training and you can even combine it with some of the avskills course if you like.
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ideally it would be free :P well im in palmy so nelson is probably a better bet even if it is more expensive, ill have to pay less to get there
