Low hour expats (aussies) working in Asia Question
 

Hi guys,

Just doing some research at the moment and looking for some opinions of guys who are currently doing this / have done it / anyone who knows about this stuff.

My question is regarding expat pilots in Asia. For example the pilot shortage in Indonesia I have been informed about. I have been told low hour guys like myself, with 200-300hours have gone to Indonesia successfully to become first officers on turbo props.

I have been researching this but I'm still unsure how this would plan out a career for me in the long run.

Over on the aussie forums here on pprunes theres a crap load of negativity towards cadetships such as the J* one... which are not too different from a low hour pilot going over to Indonesia and scoring a gig as a co-pilot in a turbo prop for example.

My question is this: I get a job on a turbo prop for 2 years... maybe 4 or something. I start off with for example 200 TT of which 100 is PIC. After my 2 or 4 years I will have logged co-pilot time... cool...

But where too from there? I may / may not have enough hours for my ATPL and even if I do I wont have as much PIC as someone who would've scored a first job flying a Cessna out of the left hand seat. I guess my fear is in - with this career move what's the chance that you become unappealing to airlines in the long run? What's the chance you end up as a career first-officer with no hope of going captain? Or if I went further on overseas to Europe/Middle East or even back home to Oz, what are the chances the airlines may not want to hire me at all let alone give me a chance to move up onto the left hand seat?

Not sure if this question has been done or not but I've looked through the threads here and couldn't find the information I am seeking.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

go back to where u belong aussie... the asians dont welcome u

duyentranvan - that was a mature helpful response from a not so professional pilot !

onezeroonethree - honestly as a low timer there are far and few jobs outside of your home country for you. Once you get some time up your sleeve then you will get the option of expat work. Even if you did land one of these low timer jobs outside of Oz, they would most likely use and abuse you so the whole thing wouldnt be worth it. My advice is to stick to your own backyard and build time there, when I got my CPL there were no jobs at all in Australia, in the end I used some money I saved and bought a C152 and started a flight school and air charter business some 3000km from home. At the time I was not alone at doing this... not that I would repeat it, as it was a hard way to get flight time running a business at a young age and all.

good luck.

hey bro im serious here... there are no jobs in asia for you... its just like the asians going to aussieland, you would have said the same thing to them too. :ugh:

perhaps you guys can try cathay pacific. they love the aussies mainly because the guy running the show up there is an aussie?

duyentranvan: http://www.playdota.com/forums/pictu...ictureid=17471

;)

I've got a few mates from asia who are here to look for jobs or came here to do their training... and run into a few during my time...

I, nor anyone else have told them "go back to asia where you belong, you aint welcome here"

but yeah, nice try. I checked up your previous posts in other threads :ok:

I like duyentranvan's reply! Well said! :ok:

Pretty straight forward. :D

Cathay Pacific operational management is run by the white and they prefer white people to black hair Asian. :ooh:

Simple clean argument. The aussies are telling the same thing to thousands of asians everyday... but its unprofessional if an asian tells this to aussies..


that reminds me of a quotation by Javed Akhtar:

Seems like this small mindedness is much too prevalent amongst western aviators.


@onezeroonethree
You don't, your consulates, embassies and your immigration officials do.

Wow how can one simple innocent question, that seemed so legitimate turn into such a pissing match by a bunch of simple minded pricks!

Come on boys and girls, prove to the world you are professional Pilots not simple minded dicks.

If anyone here can honestly say they havent been a low houred Pilot just out training wondering how to make the break in they are simply liars . We have all been here and most likely had the same thoughts this posted has had. :sad:

@itsbrokenagain
In post number three you started pissing in the diapers.

Ohhhhh jimmy .....you still are one sick bitter and twisted person aren't you!

I would hate to be you.

hey guys, im just stating the fact here and i ain't being a racist or something.. but thats the fact you aussies are doing to the rest of the world.And you guys turn up in an asian airline and start to whine about how bad the rostering guys are treating you and shi*s... If you want facts, go and have a look at the fragrant harbour threads.Nearly everyday you guys cry and whine about something.I seriously don't know why and how you aussies end up in top class airlines like cx but i am certainly sure they would perhaps be the only asian airline which will take guys in with low hours.

That's b'cos we are better pilots..

Don't think the female flight attendants would agree to that..


Any more questions?

Duyen is only a wind-up and a pretty good one at that too! :D

If I ever get down that way again I'll shout him a couple at Apocalypse....

Dying people often become childish. - Georg Buchner

I'm sorry to hear that guys.

duyentranvan -from your post history you appear to be not in your home country also!

Of course I am, and reading you ain't gonna cure that.


Its good for you, had you desired to be me... it would take out the last drop of your sweat to come anywhere closer.. stay cosy where you are.

Indonesia it seems is in a continuous pilot shortage due to not enough training schools but also the fact that locals do not really want to fly silly little turbo-props.

As far as expat hiring goes there are quite a few

Susi Air - C208B/PC-6
SMAC - CASA 212
Merpati - MA60 (but it seems possibly DHC-6 too)
Batavia - 737 Classic (rumour round the traps is they are accepting low hours with type rating
Lion Air - 737-900ER (mainly Eagle Jet P2F; seems more like a prison camp - no multi entry/exit permit with temporary residency)
Wings Air - ATR 72 (taking contract pilots with high time and recent sim checks on ATR)
Garuda - 737 Classic/NG (expansion outpacing pilot supply so taking on contract pilots)

There are others and Regional Group recently advertised for DHC-6 pilots in Indonesia also.

Yup...agreed. Nothing to do with racist.;)


Not only in Cathay Pacific. Many other airlines too!

Yes...seems to be true. :hmm: CX consider and prefer white people white low hours. It hasn't been changed for all these years,