Qualifications needed
 

Hi all,

I am fairly new to all this, but I am just doing my JAR PPL at the moment.

When I was in Australia I flew as a passenger with Air Fraser, (beach landings) that sort of thing, all the pilots were young lads, they flew us across in Cessna airvans 8 seaters. What qualification would they have or would I need to do this as I spend a bit of time in Aus. I am just thinking along the lines of working for a company doing pleasure flights, or maybe doing para drops in Aus / NZ that sort of thing??

If I need a CPL I take it I would need the ground school too?

Cheers

Mark

You would indeed need to do that. Take a browse of CAA's LASORS, and the sticky threads at the top of the forum, and you should find all the details of the requirements you would need.

They're not Cessnas. They're Australian made aircraft with a funny name and yes you definitely would need a CPL and all the exams. You can't get paid otherwise. I'm pretty sure you would need an Aussie licence too, not to mention a work permit.

You can do para drops in Britain on a PPL but you still won't be paid.

Isn't competition for these jobs quite stiff also?

Still it would be a fantastic way to spend a few years flying:p