AUS/NZ/US Leads

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Kurt james

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Ill keep this short; CPL, Multi Engine Instrument, Drop Rating, Turbine. Australian (CASA) New Zealand (CAA) Licence. American (FAA) PPL.
Should anyone have any leads, friends of a friend... Any networking I can do is time well spent.

**Seeking pilot position anywhere**

If not, have a very merry Christmas with plenty of safe and happy flying!
 
Dropzone.com is a good place to start with a decent amount of international listings. Worst case you can at least find a few drop zones to shoots emails to in hopes they might have something come up. Your PPL wouldn't be useful in the US, but if you could get your ratings transferred over to Canadian you could then convert them to American with just some paperwork. I'm not sure how a lot of the international conversions go, but going FAA to Canadian just took me a medical, two written tests and a few hundred dollars. The biggest hangup coming to America though would be your ability to secure a visa, unless you have American citizenship already. You might be able to get around it by flying one of the many N numbered aircraft that aren't based in the US and I know a few dropzones fly their planes down to Central America for the winter. There was a company somewhere by Philadelphia looking for a turbine pilot that wanted to work 6 months in Latin America, but Spring isn't too far away now.

You might also want to look into flying in Africa. I know a pilot that was in the process of getting his ratings converted and taking a job flying caravans in Uganda if I remember right. He followed another American over there who said nothing, but great things about the experience.

Honestly I'm a bit surprised their isn't more of a shortage in Australia or New Zealand for pilots.
 
srn121 said:
Dropzone.com is a good place to start with a decent amount of international listings. Worst case you can at least find a few drop zones to shoots emails to in hopes they might have something come up. Your PPL wouldn't be useful in the US, but if you could get your ratings transferred over to Canadian you could then convert them to American with just some paperwork. I'm not sure how a lot of the international conversions go, but going FAA to Canadian just took me a medical, two written tests and a few hundred dollars. The biggest hangup coming to America though would be your ability to secure a visa, unless you have American citizenship already. You might be able to get around it by flying one of the many N numbered aircraft that aren't based in the US and I know a few dropzones fly their planes down to Central America for the winter. There was a company somewhere by Philadelphia looking for a turbine pilot that wanted to work 6 months in Latin America, but Spring isn't too far away now.

You might also want to look into flying in Africa. I know a pilot that was in the process of getting his ratings converted and taking a job flying caravans in Uganda if I remember right. He followed another American over there who said nothing, but great things about the experience.

Honestly I'm a bit surprised their isn't more of a shortage in Australia or New Zealand for pilots.
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Appreciate the advice! I have received great advice from Dropzone but as you have said it is the visa which is the problem! For a company to sponsor it just falls into the "too hard" basket, which is understandable If you have two applicants.... 1 legal to work tomorrow and 1 that will need a visa it is a no brainer sadly.

Finding a ZK or VH registered plane in USA or globally would be the ideal or a N reg around here needing someone to fly it. In the mean time I am holding out for the Green Card Lottery and keep my fingers crossed for a green light :)

I would love to hear about the African options if you are in a position to pass the contact details of the pilot heading over there I would be hugely grateful!

Thanks for your advice thus far, happy New Year and here is to lots of safe and enjoyable flying for the both of us.
 
Sounds good, as a UK citizen with FAA ratings I'm interested in similar. I figured Middle East an option. It sounds like 'mission aviation international' is possible, but requires religious commitment.

I'd jump at Bahamas or central/South America, i.e. Closer to the US, but will see what develops...

I still hold out hope for flight schools sponsoring CFI visas. Skywest can hire Australians I have heard.

Alex.
 
ahw01 said:
Sounds good, as a UK citizen with FAA ratings I'm interested in similar. I figured Middle East an option. It sounds like 'mission aviation international' is possible, but requires religious commitment.

I'd jump at Bahamas or central/South America, i.e. Closer to the US, but will see what develops...

I still hold out hope for flight schools sponsoring CFI visas. Skywest can hire Australians I have heard.

Alex.
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Have you looked into Canada at all? You can get everything, but the ATP and CFI ratings converted from FAA to Canadian by just getting a medical, some photos and taking some written tests. I figure with Canada being part of the Commonwealth you may have more luck getting a visa to work up there than in the US. Also look at Fly By Knight. It's a flight school ran by a british couple in Hammond, LA. She was on here looking for instructors and she may be more willing than most to help you out with your visa as you're both from the UK.
 
Thanks SRN, Canada seems difficult due to the preference of hiring Canadians first, but agreed it seems an easier visa and conversion process.

Thanks for the tip. I know there's a place in Tulsa OK also. There has to be a demand that needs filling, it's just connecting those links together.

Alex.
 
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