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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2014, 09:04
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

My point was though that all these people didn't...

My point was though that all these people didn't have cadetships when they started training. Of those who finished most got a job, as advanced cadets (or whatever each airline calls them), as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2014, 05:53
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

You'll have no arguments from me the way...

You'll have no arguments from me the way universities advertise these courses is misguided at best and fraudulent at worst.

Out of my graduating cohort when we were a year after graduation. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2014, 09:03
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

So he is a real person and not just a troll?...

So he is a real person and not just a troll? Interesting. How could you tell it was him? The over sized Ray Bans or the look of disgust he gave to every piston he passed?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2014, 22:44
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Ah now I understand why you think the flex...

Ah now I understand why you think the flex contracts at Jetstar are so well paid! The employment conditions at that sim make Jetstar look like the golden age of legacy conditions.



Because all...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2014, 12:15
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

You've just described all professional pilots...

You've just described all professional pilots mate!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2014, 07:48
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Cadets in GA tend not to advertise their...

Cadets in GA tend not to advertise their background for fear they will be tarred with the same brush as the likes of FBN! Rightly or wrongly its much easier to get a job in GA when you delete "cadet"...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2014, 03:52
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Not true. I've never worked in a company that...

Not true. I've never worked in a company that hasn't paid the office rat. Most skydiving places pay something these days, the ones that don't have bigger issues than that and when I worked casual...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2014, 07:58
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Wow! That's amazing.

Wow! That's amazing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2014, 09:43
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Not necessarily true they got the best...

Not necessarily true they got the best instructors but definitely got priority for bookings when Jetstar imposed deadlines come up, shafting Bachelor students.



Come on mate, next time you are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2014, 06:38
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

During the early days (JQ1/2) there was...

During the early days (JQ1/2) there was discussion of a pathway for Swinburne Bachelor graduates to join the advanced course. I don't believe it ever eventuated.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2014, 06:33
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

These aren't stories or scare campaigns. They are...

These aren't stories or scare campaigns. They are facts told to me by my friends who are QF and JQ cadets. Incidentally I don't 'resent' them one bit.



I would suggest that statistic is grossly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2014, 07:03
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Thumbs up I remember as a young city kid in school, nervous...

I remember as a young city kid in school, nervous about going bush, the enthusiasm showed by members on this forum helped give me the confidence to set out down that road. I wouldn't want the next...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2014, 06:03
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Firstly I got paid as a jump pilot (thanks 27!)....

Firstly I got paid as a jump pilot (thanks 27!). I actually earnt more doing that than my first year as a casual charter pilot. So please don't stereotype and judge. You will notice I haven't ever...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2014, 01:30
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

If that was me Flyboat, I'd shake my...

If that was me Flyboat, I'd shake my friend/Captains hand and invite him to catch up with a beer that weekend. Over the beer(s) we'd discuss what we had been up to over the past 10 years. I'd tell...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Mar 2014, 13:27
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

At least do another year in the degree. At worst...

At least do another year in the degree. At worst it will give you more RPL when you join the cadetship (which Swinburne will give you). At best you will see what happens with the QF/JQ financial...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2014, 00:44
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

I highly doubt it, the Swinburne Peter has a lot...

I highly doubt it, the Swinburne Peter has a lot more class.



Agreed but when you are in your early 20s pay isn't everything. I catch up regularly with a Jetstar cadet friend. I'm jealous of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Sep 2013, 09:21
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

The Moorabbin refueller tells me Oxford had a...

The Moorabbin refueller tells me Oxford had a contract for a certain number of cadetships, I think 10. Once that's exhausted Jetstar will not be renewing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jun 2013, 05:44
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

They went from charging a normal GA MECIR price...

They went from charging a normal GA MECIR price to an OAA price. It didn't so much create competition as a duopoly but that could be because RVAC are the only GA flying school in Melbourne with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jun 2013, 00:32
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

Kelpie, they put the price of their MECIR up by...

Kelpie, they put the price of their MECIR up by quite a bit when they got fee-help, surely it can't all be to cover the extra admin cost can it?

Peter,

I have said this before to you, some of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jun 2013, 03:57
Replies: 467
Views: 152,080
Posted By mcgrath50

The debt only goes up by CPI, if you are going to...

The debt only goes up by CPI, if you are going to go into debt for something it's the cheapest money you will ever get. For any degree it's better to use the HELP schemes than to get a personal loan...
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