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Old October 1st 03, 05:53 PM
centurion_of_evil
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Wow, You Blokes have that kind of structure for all work fields? It seems
to put the USs "at will" employment to shame, Government mandated work
contracts, Im calling my Congressman.


"Trentus" wrote in message
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"centurion_of_evil" wrote in
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U wanna fly people round Vegas or other sites for 10 minutes at a time?

U
wanna drop HVAC units on roofs or lay cable in the middle of the forest?

U
wanna fly heavy with water looking for hot spots while looking out for a
heavy fixed wing that is looking for the same hot spot all the while

your
in
haze so thick you have to use your IFR training book to write your last

will
and testiment? Or do you just wanna sit around an airport all day

waiting
for that fat SOB Exec to get done with his meeting? Your choice 35k to

135k

Zim
I kan fli but I kaint speel, what the hell kinda bozo's are still on the
ground?


Thanks for that,
As it happens I discovered our wunaful guvmnt has decided to put up the
"award rates" for helicopter pilots on the internet.
http://www.osiris.gov.au/html/awards/8/H0036/top.htm if your interested.
There are some odd conditions, such as employer having to provide
loss-of-licence insurance, and a minimum $180,000 life insurance policy

for
the pilot. Even "camping" allowances for pilots having to camp out while

on
a flight.

Here in Australia, all professions have an "award rate" or basically a
minimum wage and conditions.
So having had a look at the above award, I'm now bitterly disappointed,

and
starting to wonder whether there are seriously better things to do with a
recent unexpected inheritance than spend it on a CPL (H)
The minimum wage was around $34,000 which is only $6 grand more than what

I
made last year as a cleaner (janitor for the US readers) and rises to

about
$48,456. Now bearing in mind these are $-Aus not $US, those are very poor
rates considering a cleaner gets only slightly less (mind you even
"cleaners" here are now having to do an "apprenticeship" of a couple of
years, the governments idea to bring industry wide standard skill levels)
Considering the cost of the licence will be around $40,000, it could take,
at worst case scenario, up to 6.66years to get the money back over doing

my
current job.
Yet to do a $10,000 IT degree, with guaranteed placement afterwards, would
leave me $30,000 to spend, and get me at least the same minimum wage, and
most likely a hell of a lot more. But then, consider - LOOK DOWN ON PEAK
HOUR from a chopper, or be PART OF PEAK HOUR on the way to the office.
Hmmm.... look to the skies, here I come.

Trentus