Australia...a great place to fly but.....
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Australia...a great place to fly but.....
i'm sick of paying $300 aus an hour building my 210 hours to go north and hopefully land a job and support a wife and two young kids on $20,000 a year.
what do you do?? you want to do the thing you love the most but at what risk- finacial, relationships - i'm sure there are a thousand other people out there who have experienced this and got through it: any secrets??, please let me know!! cheers.
what do you do?? you want to do the thing you love the most but at what risk- finacial, relationships - i'm sure there are a thousand other people out there who have experienced this and got through it: any secrets??, please let me know!! cheers.
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Are you really willing to take your family up there? Mate - I've been doing this stuff solo and I find it hard. I can't imagine family pressures on top of the rest of the dilemmas. Is there anything you can do locally (skydive..instructing)? Might be worth a look into. The life of the 200 hr pilot involves moving from place to place at the drop of a hat and sooner or later you will be faced with some heated discussions with your loved ones. On top of that you will discover that it is a privilige to earn 20K a year. There are many that go with out. Best of luck.
P.S. Don't spend too much money on 200 series time...20 hrs is plenty... I got a job and had no high wing time at all.....
P.S. Don't spend too much money on 200 series time...20 hrs is plenty... I got a job and had no high wing time at all.....
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Long hard road hey....
Pop over to the Dunnunda and Godzone forum and post over there. I'm pretty sure I've read a couple of stories from guys over there who went north with their missus and a a caravan.
Still if flying is really what you wanna do, you'll find a way to make it happen
Pop over to the Dunnunda and Godzone forum and post over there. I'm pretty sure I've read a couple of stories from guys over there who went north with their missus and a a caravan.
Still if flying is really what you wanna do, you'll find a way to make it happen
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Hey, cheers for the advice....
BIK..I had the wife and kids before the career...didnt know it was going to be this difficult. I guess you haven't got those ties which is good advice for all pilots trying to start out and get to the big 1500hrs.
Catch ya's.
BIK..I had the wife and kids before the career...didnt know it was going to be this difficult. I guess you haven't got those ties which is good advice for all pilots trying to start out and get to the big 1500hrs.
Catch ya's.
