Which aircraft?
 

Hey peeps!

Ive finished all my training, and now looking for work but it looks like im gonna have to get some hours in a 206 or something similar to get a foot in the industry. Any suggestions of a good GA a/c that may impress an employer!!!!!!?

cheers

pc

Any, just keep it in the air for a 1000 or so hours without bending it and you should be able to 'impress' someone! :E

look for twins and keep on flying. :ok:

Any 200 series Cessna would be good place to start. They're the pack horses of GA. The 206 will teach you how to fly! A real dog to land for the first little while.

Cheers,
Greaser.

Mate just chill until late Jan, pack your bags and head for Kunnus, you won't have a problem getting a check/job if you have reasonable skills and sound airmanship.

If you get a famil flight on any 200 series Cessna before you head up, it would be worthwhile for your own confidence however company's don't require it, just consider it an added bonus.

In the downtime between now and then, get at least an initial multi with a PN68 endorsement as you will pick up some multi time doing bungles if you are high on the seniority list at some companys, I would though strongly advise you to get a MECIR if funds avail and those nasty ATPL subjects done before you even consider working as a CPL. Once you are working you will be having to much fun boozin' and working max hours to want to sit down and hit the books. If you do a MECIR, try and get a Baron/travelair endorsement along with a C310 before you head up. There are dozens of these machines in all the top end towns and will give you a good shoe in when the time comes to step onto a twin. Upgrades to PA31's 402's 404's etc are usually done in-house.

Good luck

If you haven't got a retractable endorsement do one in a C210, that way you have a bit off a cleu about the 200 series. and a few hours on the type you will likely fly if you go up north.
Personaly i wouldnt wait and do my atpl's 1st. go and get some hours, you can still studie at night, during waiting time on your charterflights etc.

have you got contacts up north??
pm me iff you want some info.

cheers:ok:

gadude,

If he is an Aussie, its a requirement to fly an aeroplane for your cpl flight test that is retractable, CSU equipped, and has an airspeed greater than 120kts. I know you can get away with a doing a CPL in NZ in a 150, but not here (either a good thing or bad i don't know, but doing it in a 150 would be a lot cheaper!!!)

Secondly i am no saint when it comes to sentence structure, spelling and grammar but DUDE, work on it cause its difficult to disipher the hieroglyphics in your posts!!

Thirdly I went north without ATPL'S or an Instrument rating, got 1000 hours and had to quit my job as i couldn't get the time off for the ME-CIR. 6 weeks later, ME-CIR equipped and flat broke it took another few months to get a multi job, and then even longer to be checked to line and in the pay cycle earning coin. Throw in relocation costs and paying bond on a pad and you are in dire straights indeed. Would be far better to have everything you need and just relax enjoying the flying.

Lastly alot of areas you work in GA have no ASL's so even if you can study in your downtime during a day charter (if you're in a nice sweet airconditioned room) You can't economically travel 1000 kays to the nearest town to get a connecting flight to one of the limited locations to sit an exam. Throw in the chance you can fail it, it suddenly gets thrown on the back burner and you enjoy drinkin' tinnies with the boys. Then you find yourself having to quit this job to go to AFT to sit the 6 week course, and are back to square one trying to get a new job. Now too experienced for piston operators to take you on, cause they know you will bugger off as soon as a RPT job gets thrown your way, and not experienced enough for most turboprop/airline jobs you are stuck in limbo.

TRUST ME get 'em all out the way and go enjoy the best flying of your career, AND drink the booze without feeling guilty!!

Off topic I know, but Mach do companies really not look at you because you have to much piston time? Sh!t I hope not!

I agree though, if you can get your MECIR, and ATPL's done before heading North do it!. Trust me coming back down South to study again is a real bitch! Although the women have all their teath down here! A plus and a minus!

Cheers,
Greaser

greaser,

Not saying they all do as this would be called generalisation! Some company's require high time pilots for mining contracts (which i might add until recently were hard to source) However many operators would rather sign a bare minimum pilot up who will be there for at least 12 months service which seems to be the industry norm. Whatever your case, being an experienced multi engine piston driver will limit your opportunities in the employment market.

An old piece of advice that was pure gold? Never quit your job or sell your car until you have a new one lined up! (works with women as well :P)

Since when did it become a requirement to do your CPL test in a retractable undercarriage aircraft?

I did mine in a fixed gear 182, and I know many others who did as well.

morno

Remember that training is hard to come by out bush (and no Darwin is not really that helpful). Good to get some things nutted out first like NVFR, Initial Multi and/or MECIR. Just a suggestion to help ease the pain a few months after you get there otherwise just what everybody else has said.

FRQ CB

C206 Famil
 

If you're interested there is an operator in the Hunter who will happily give you a C206 famil. PM if you're interested :ok: