I am doing my commercial pilot's licence at the moment and will go on to do my airline transport pilot's licence theory and will try and get a job as soon as possible upon completion of the ATPL. Does anyone know a site that lists freight / charter / scenic flights / etc or know of any ways to get my hours up as quickly as possible? Thanks
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I believe Rex was running a part-pay cadet type program; I don't think it was direct entry, but the idea is you pay $40k, they pay $40k, you complete your training over about six months then work their cut off for the next five years. I imagine if you already have some flight training under your belt, you might get a better deal or preferential consideration. Other than that, direct entry jobs do pop up now and again on CareerOne and similar sites; your best bet, however, is plain and simple networking. Make friends with enough people and sooner or later you're likely to come across something that will work for you and the person offering will pick you over others because you come recommended. Best of luck!
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find contact details of as many companies as you can and submit your resume to all. my mate had 270 hours and he scored a job out at Newman, western Australia as a a charter pilot (he applied to over 90 companies once he passed his CPL). His boss gives him a free car, a rent-free 3 bedroom house and $800 per fortnight for a guaranteed 25 hours a week flying. its been over a year, hes now got over 800 hours and learning to fly twin-engined at the company's expense! there are good deals everywhere, you just have to look everywhere to find em!
