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[xXmuffin0manXx]

i gotta ask why do Cheif pilots make so much

because their the chief pilot..and chief pilot is usually the head of flight operations

 

[honeynlicorice]

Other than going through UNSW to do the aviation course what other ways are there? Any recommendations?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

Other than going through UNSW to do the aviation course what other ways are there? Any recommendations?

fastest way is bush

 

[honeynlicorice]

fastest way is bush

You mean the really dangerous flying out in the bush at night one?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

You mean the really dangerous flying out in the bush at night one?

dangerous? no
at night? not usually

most pilots come through this way anyway..

 

[honeynlicorice]

dangerous? no
at night? not usually

most pilots come through this way anyway..

Could you tell me more about this bush training? thanks

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

Could you tell me more about this bush training? thanks

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okay you go to a flight school
get a cpl with a few endo's
you'll have about 250TT by then..
then you go and buy 'the australian' newspaper on friday
which will have all the jobs for pilots under the aviation section
look for single engine vfr operation jobs and call the guy/gal/s up
move out into the outback and for 2 years and a bit you'll be
flying in cessena 152-182 and cleaning the hangar etc..
and then you'll eventually get a promo to multi-engines
and you need about 500 hours of that which by then
you'll probably have about 2000TT..you should be about 22/23/24
and you apply to Qantas as a DEFO..
get command by 35..and you'll be one of the youngest captains
looking at making it into the top 10 for seniority..

the bush flying part could take anywhere between 3-7years depending
on your employer and how fast you are promoted to multi..
single engine vfr hours mean crap to qantas..the only thing they look at
is multi and believe me i would know because i did work experience there and helped them sort through applicants

 

[honeynlicorice]

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okay you go to a flight school
get a cpl with a few endo's
you'll have about 250TT by then..
then you go and buy 'the australian' newspaper on friday
which will have all the jobs for pilots under the aviation section
look for single engine vfr operation jobs and call the guy/gal/s up
move out into the outback and for 2 years and a bit you'll be
flying in cessena 152-182 and cleaning the hangar etc..
and then you'll eventually get a promo to multi-engines
and you need about 500 hours of that which by then
you'll probably have about 2000TT..you should be about 22/23/24
and you apply to Qantas as a DEFO..
get command by 35..and you'll be one of the youngest captains
looking at making it into the top 10 for seniority..

the bush flying part could take anywhere between 3-7years depending
on your employer and how fast you are promoted to multi..
single engine vfr hours mean crap to qantas..the only thing they look at
is multi and believe me i would know because i did work experience there and helped them sort through applicants

How did you get work experience at Qantas?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

How did you get work experience at Qantas?

because im pro

 

[honeynlicorice]

because im pro

lol did you know people there or did you just ring up and ask them about work experience? Damn its too late now but i should have tried You must have gotten all your info from there aye

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

lol did you know people there or did you just ring up and ask them about work experience? Damn its too late now but i should have tried You must have gotten all your info from there aye

i rung the wrong place up and got the number for the general manger who set me up..soooo i just ended up being lucky..had some of the best days of my life there :uhhuh:

 

[JamesTockuss]

i rung the wrong place up and got the number for the general manger who set me up..soooo i just ended up being lucky..had some of the best days of my life there :uhhuh:

Qantas has a strict no work experience policy though?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

Qantas has a strict no work experience policy though?

i dont think so =]

i just got my declaration form and had to sign and fax it through to qantas
and then my supervisor there gave it to main security who gave me a pass on the first day..and later an airside pass..

all i had to do was get off the 500 qantas shuttle bus and show my pass to security

if they did have no work experience policy..im not so sure how i got pass security

they do however have a strict clothing attire policy..business attire only

on the pass it said my name blah blah..that i was work experience..and i was there for 5 days..and a yellow sticker for this airside pass thing which i had to show to another set of security
on the other side
"this card is issued in accordance with the department of transport, air transport group, air navifgation order 99.0 The older of this card is required to wear it firmly etc etc etc..and all this other stuff"

and where does it say that qantas has a strict no work experience policy ?



ps: i went to qantas group flight training if that makes any difference

 

[alan7948]

i dont think so =]

i just got my declaration form and had to sign and fax it through to qantas
and then my supervisor there gave it to main security who gave me a pass on the first day..and later an airside pass..

all i had to do was get off the 500 qantas shuttle bus and show my pass to security

if they did have no work experience policy..im not so sure how i got pass security

they do however have a strict clothing attire policy..business attire only

on the pass it said my name blah blah..that i was work experience..and i was there for 5 days..and a yellow sticker for this airside pass thing which i had to show to another set of security
on the other side
"this card is issued in accordance with the department of transport, air transport group, air navifgation order 99.0 The older of this card is required to wear it firmly etc etc etc..and all this other stuff"

and where does it say that qantas has a strict no work experience policy ?



ps: i went to qantas group flight training if that makes any difference

was the pass you received a 'hard' card or just a sticker you stuck on yourself. Cause when i went i only got a "Visitor Pass" which had my photo and was yellow and had the words VISITOR

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

was the pass you received a 'hard' card or just a sticker you stuck on yourself. Cause when i went i only got a "Visitor Pass" which had my photo and was yellow and had the words VISITOR

it was a hard copy..it was an admin pass..and then on the days i went airside..i had to go get an airside sticker put on top of it

did u go to flight training as well ?

actually i thought u went to the airport for work experience..
i went to qantas jet base..

 

[alan7948]

it was a hard copy..it was an admin pass..and then on the days i went airside..i had to go get an airside sticker put on top of it

did u go to flight training as well ?

actually i thought u went to the airport for work experience..
i went to qantas jet base..

nup i just worked at Air China they took me to do check in, admin, boarding gate, tarmac, hangar.

So no flight training

 

[alan7948]

it was a hard copy..it was an admin pass..and then on the days i went airside..i had to go get an airside sticker put on top of it

did u go to flight training as well ?

actually i thought u went to the airport for work experience..
i went to qantas jet base..

did u go sim training as well?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

did u go sim training as well?

yeah.. on the a330 and 744 and classic
did a tour of the a380 and the new dash 8 though..

but there were better things than the sim

 

[alan7948]

yeah.. on the a330 and 744 and classic
did a tour of the a380 and the new dash 8 though..

but there were better things than the sim

can you tell me what better things than the sims there were?

When did u go to W/E were the A380 sims already installed b4 the arrival?

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

can you tell me what better things than the sims there were?

When did u go to W/E were the A380 sims already installed b4 the arrival?

i already had sim time before i went to qantas..so it wasnt anything new
but there was emergency procedures..thats likewhat cabin crew do every 6months or something to maintain their skill during emergencies..anyayso i gotta go do lots of things in that..they've got pictures of it on qantas site..
i joined up with a flight instructor and had a helluva day with him..went airside and went into the 744 tour, engineering tour, and i gotta a really nice view of an engine on a a330-200 << like really really close up..i was practically sitting on it..also we walked underneath (close to it) a taxiing british airway's aircraft..and got a qantas museum tour that isnt open to the public
plus..i really liked the reflective jacket thing i wore with the white helmet and ear plugs..looked really cool ahahaha