Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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To pursue other interests, outside of aviation.
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Im the guy that left... It's a good job. The current pilot's are a great bunch of guys, the flying is interesting, the bikinis at Green Island can turn a bad day into a great day, and the pay is good. I would have like to have stayed and I would like to go back. However, at the moment im making the most of an opportunity to do some travel while working in another industry im passionate about and I don't have any regrets about it.
Best of luck guys, have a schooner for me!
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Sounds like there is no reason not to send in the CV now then. All the best in your óther pursuits.

But what could be better than bikinis at green island?
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Naked on Mana Island
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It may not be everyones idea of a dream job but i’ll be spending 2010 in Chile, Jamaica and Mexico getting paid to build and ride mountain bike tracks. I won’t be naked on Mana Island and for a while the closest thing to a Green Island bikini may be a Nomadic Patagonian las washing her alpaca jumpsuit in the local river! But who knows, maybe when I get to Jamaica i’ll get gooned and find a nice girl out in down town Kingston one Saturday night...

Under the current company structure with Philly in his role it would be a great place to work for the right person, past company management styles are irrelevant.
To quote the guy who taught me to fly floats “man who looks behind walks into pole in front”

Cheers o2float, I hope it’s a good year.
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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Phillyfan
I just curious how your search for a new pilot has worked out for you have you found any one? or are you still on the search?
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1-2 more summer(s) on floats and I would've been the perfect candidate!
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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Hey phillyfan, you guys need any AME's?
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I have a NZ passport so can work there and flown the type and available so what's next??
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I think were all set. Thanks everybody who responded.
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I'm also in the process of trying to get a Turbo Otter over here ASAP.
Will you be hiring an otter pilot in the future?
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I'll take that as a "no" :(

oh well, I'm pretty happy where I am anyways, it's just so easy to day dream about the warmer weather when it's -30.
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I think were all set. Thanks everybody who responded.
classy post. Congrats to the guy/girl who got the new job. If you can post some photo's to show us the area in which you fly
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North Shore wrote:*Shakes Head* Sometimes I wonder about this place... Guys, all Philly has done is come on here and offer a job to someone, hoping to find 'the best' candidate for his company, and all we've done is give him sh!t about it... :roll:
Well said North Shore. I have been reading these posts and thinking the same thing. I have to give Philly credit for keeping his composure. I'm a retired old fart now but back in the day I would have been all over this. Hope you find someone.
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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seasonedfloatflyer wrote:
North Shore wrote:*Shakes Head* Sometimes I wonder about this place... Guys, all Philly has done is come on here and offer a job to someone, hoping to find 'the best' candidate for his company, and all we've done is give him sh!t about it... :roll:
Well said North Shore. I have been reading these posts and thinking the same thing. I have to give Philly credit for keeping his composure. I'm a retired old fart now but back in the day I would have been all over this. Hope you find someone.
See I am so old I didn't see the other posts. Glad it worked out.
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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Hey All,

Just wanted to let you all know that there are now 3 positions available with the company that this thread was all about. 3 pilots walked in as many weeks. Seems the awesome pay and conditions on offer were simply not good enough for the pilots to suffer the appaling management (cant really blame them). Only the CP left now so if anyone wants to have a crack then send your resumes in to them... you might want to get a bit of info from philly though, he may just talk you out of applying.
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Ya they have gone through 4 or 5 more pilots since then and lost their OC. Oh well I tried. Back in Canada again. I await the final report so that I can say I told ya so to the owner.

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/inv ... 0-082.aspx
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philly, was this an example that could be a dream job had the proper owner/ management been in place?
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Oh yes. Very much so. Where else can you spend your days on a Tropical Island watching backpacker girls splashing around in the surf. Different times of year bring girls from different parts of the world. There is the European season, the South and Central American season the North American season and of course the Asian season.
It's also a licence to print money. They esentially are running Beavers for $10 to $15 a mile. A $1500 an hour charter rate. Sadly the guy the owners have running the show is a slimy, greasy, sack of shit.
Oh well back to flying drums and lumber in Canada.
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I wonder how hard it would be for a good reputable Canadian operator/ good entrepreneur to try start up down there.
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Phily you got a pm
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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Sorry to drag out an old thread, just wondering if
Cdnpilot77, Ragwingflyer, Beechnut and North Shore have read the washup of the this thread?
As I stated earlier I was not bagging out on Canadian's, there had to be more.
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Re: Under 31 years old with an Australian Licence

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I was young and naive oldfartus :mrgreen: however, I do not think that hiring foreign pilots or lack of training bonds are what sunk this company....merry christmas!
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cdnpilot77 wrote: I do not think that hiring foreign pilots or lack of training bonds are what sunk this company....merry christmas!
Agreed
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