TAA Student Pilot

Flying for a living in Australia is becoming paying to fly. There are good jobs but they are few and far between. There are people now paying to do bank runs and to fly scenics just to get hours up so they can then pay to crew something like a Metro. Next step is then to get a job flying with a regional making about half of what a taxi driver does after that you get your parents to pay for a 737/Airbus endo so you can then work for peanuts for the next 15 years. After you finally become a "Captain" you then start to complain about the terms and conditions of your employment. That's an oversimplification but is generally what's going on in World aviation and Strayliya is just following trends. If your going into aviation in Australia your doing it for the love of flying, not the money.

On a long trip as I said I look at the telly weather (ABC news is best), the radars (real time actual developments) and the four day for what is trending/position of fronts etc. And looking at the windsock is not going to tell you what the weather is like hundreds of miles away. I have worked most of this country from top to bottom covering all sorts of country and weather and as I said no problems. It is best if you know your own and your Aircrafts limits and always give yourself an out. This works for me, I'm not suggesting anybody else does this. You do what you feel comfortable with.

I have been flying for a living (And for fun, not just a prostitute) for thirty years now. In that time I can only remember landing off an airstrip once because of weather. I have done a bit of flying (20,000+ hours) in that time in all sorts of Aircraft and not had a weather related accident. My current job is flying on only the worst days weather can throw at us in the summer, it's a matter of reading the weather your flying in. Your quite welcome to get any weather predictions you want, I will look at the windsock, clouds and go and do my job. SP

Bewdy, good onya K :biggrin:

I have been flying for a while and find the opposite, they are getting better though. Where abouts are you in SA Coop? I might get down that way in the next month or two.

Maybe so. What do you folks do in remote areas where you can't access weather?

I generally look out the window. The only weather I get is just on the net, four day/sat piccie and actual radars will do me. To be honest I can't be bothered trying to decifer 6 pages of dribble they send through naips. However if going into somewhere that there's a chance of a ramp check I do carry the latest weather from naips along with a load print out. Have never been ramp checked, there's always a first time though.

Please do young fella :biggrin:

Keep in mind around a 25% of the time you have to pay for at BK is taxing and waiting, the clock starts when the engines turning. Interesting to see how they fill out maint. releases just flight time? Then they charge for engine on/off, bit of a difference.

Keep trying :biggrin:

What's that Bob? Not much showing up.

So where zackery is Kilcowera station? Sounds pretty good with all the wildlife around again, you wonder at times when they know to head to another area or just follow moisture. The south eastern side of QLD and north eastern part of NSW have had good rain since just before chrissy. Just saw the links on the bottom of your post, might have a loog it could answer my question?:biggrin:

Specially since all pilots are rich and can afford anything that's charged :mad: Yet you still get pinged if your chart is not the latest up to date one that was no different to the one 5 years ago.

Any pitchers?

Wedderburn on the southern side of Sydney is worth a drive, there is a big variation of Aircraft from homebuilds through. Usually a friendly bunch there, you can have a look around without the need for an ASIC which is a security pass. Albury is another spot on the way to Melbourne, if you can have a look at Murry Griffiths show there, he rebuilds/builds warbirds. A good drive from Sydney is to follow the coast all the way round to Melbourne, you could call in to Wollongong where they have quite a bit of stuff from DC3's to a Constellation. There are a lot of very nice places down the coast, a few smaller airfields to what you'd be used to interesting anyway. If you decide to travel inland a must see is the Temora aviation museum http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/ Try to time your visit with a flying weekend, it's a great show with stuff you won't see anywhere else in the world. At Melbourne there is a good museum with all sort of machinery including a Beaufighter. Distances between towns will be a bit of a surprise for you, there is a fair bit of driving between Sydney and Adelaide. Once you work out a rough programe let us know and we can give some more advice on where to see stuff. SP

Hiho Ofair, Depends if your flying or driving as to places to see. Either way there is plenty of aviation stuff to keep you interested. SP

Nup, does look interesting though. Paragliders are getting performance these days that early hang gliders would have liked.

So a dugong is a 380?

I've always wondered where they put it.

Might pay to get out there iffun yoo want some unique shots?:biggrin: http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/399266-qfa-010-air-return-ex-singapore-17-dec-09-a-2.html

You will all agree however that this initiative by our glorious previous prime minister the great lil Johhny Howard has done what he said it would, keep terrorists out of our airfields. Since this terrific security move was implemented there hasn't been one recorded case of a terrorist found behind the fence structures without an asic. :biggrin: Kids on bikes, hoons in cars, dogs running around (all without asic's) but NO TERRORISTS. You can still get on a regional Airliner at a regional airfield with bombs strapped to your body, a revolver in your pocket, a sharpened screwdriver in your sock witout security checks/ metal detection or any cursery inspection.

So how'd the interviews go boys? Have to call you Captain yet? :biggrin:

Here are a few answers for you Them: Why do you want to become a pilot? U: To make megabucks and pull chicks Them: Have you done any flying? U: 25,000 hours on flightsim in 3,650 different aircraft types, not any actual in an aircraft Them: Are you a responisible person? U: Sh!t yeah Them: What's in your CV? U: A certificate for under eleven breaststroke and a note from my mum Them: Who is going to pay for this and where is the money? U: Any answer would do here as long as they see the money Now if you get time to ask questions here are some U: How long after I start studing can I wear four bars on my uniform and start being called Captain? Them: You can wear them any time from this interview, we encourage this professional approach Captain. U: What will be my first yearly wages after my training? Them: Well Captain, depends on company but wouldn't be less than 3,000,000 a year not including holiday pay and chick pulling allowance I just said here are some answers, I didn't say they'd be sensible :biggrin:

If your breathing, upright and have a bank account with enough dollars in....................

Don't they just check if your folks have the money? :biggrin: