So im planning on heading up north for a job
 

Ive already worked 2 seasons in Canada, done the old sleepn in the car n working like a dog for peanuts trick. Dont have a problem with it, i love being out in the country and doing some real flying. I was getting paid 1500 a month with board, working from 4am to 8pm with no days off, what can i expect in Oz? Min wage out there is 15 or so i hear, so it's exciting to think that i may actually make some money doing what i have done in canada.
Ill be landing in a few weeks and then saving money for the trip. Ive read a lot of posts here but any further tid bits of info would be greatly appreciated. I have no dreams of getting into zoom-tubes (airlines), id much prefer getting into ag flying, but i know it's about 20k for the ticket and several more years of hard graft before you can even get a look in..
Furthermore ill be in Perth, maybe i can get a job spotting sharks???

Anyways thx for any help :ok:

Fairly sure (and dont quote me on this i dont know official figures) just over double that...

a rough 500-600/week is what you'd be getting on the award

feel free to correct me?

Bank on about $600 a week after tax, or around the 34k mark per annum.

It was 28k when I was up there!

A wider range of opportunities...
 

Poo,
Understand that agricultural work is seasonal and when you get your Class 2 rating and other tickets you will still be sweeping floors, pushing aircraft in & out of hangars, mixing chemicals at the pump and, if you're lucky, you can even be a loader driver one day too.

Top dressing was the way many pilots were introduced to low level flying in the past, in the days of subsidized fertilizers, but I suspect those days are behind us. By it's very nature, agricultural flying is seasonal, nomadic and unglamorous.

Once upon a time it was not uncommon for ag operators to have a number of smaller and cheaper aircraft (by current comparison). Today, I suspect that fewer (but larger & more expensive) aircraft are used, therefore allowing less opportunity to get in. Its been a while for me and these are only my observations from afar.


Your ag rating will do your flying skills no harm, but don't be afraid to allow other opportunities to present themselves.


O.