RFDS -Sydney

[Guest Howard Hughes]

Advertised on AFAP website today, the RFDS are looking for pilots for their Sydney base.

 

Cheers, HH.

 

LINE PILOTS – Sydney The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section) is seeking line Pilot applications for it’s fleet of Kingair aircraft based at Sydney.

Mandatory Minimum Qualifications

 

Licence:

 

• Australian ATPL
   
   
  
• Command Instrument Rating (4 renewals)
   
   
  
• Class 1 Medical
   
   
  

 

 

Experience Preferred:

 

• Total TTIC – 3000 Hours
   
   
  
• Total TTIC multi engine – 1000 hours
   
   
  
• Night experience – 500 hours
   
   
  
• I/F experience – 500 hours
   
   
  

 

 

Experience Desirable:

 

• Beechcraft 200 experience
   
   
  
• Turbine experience
   
   
  

 

 

Applicants should be aware RFDS operations involve extensive on call, weekend and night work. Pilots must be prepared to work at any location under the management of the RFDS (SE Section).

 

Remuneration

 

An attractive remuneration package together with salary sacrifice provisions will be provided to the successful candidate.

 

Applying for the role

 

Enquiries – David Charlton on 02 8374 2400. Please apply with a resume including 2 referees to [email protected]

 

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an equal opportunity employer.

[Kiwi Chick]

If I get bored I might flick in a quick application..

 

Wait - 600 hrs single piston time should be enough if you're short staffed, right? :Jumpy:

 

 

[Guest Howard Hughes]

If anyone wants any information re rosters, lifestyle, etc... I'd be happy to have a chat, PM me if you are interested.

 

Cheers, HH.

 

 

[ben87r]

HH,

 

Ive noticed a few advertised jobs lately for RFDS, is it normal? I had always been told that the waiting list was huge to get in

 

 

[Guest Howard Hughes]

Very normal for the RFDS to advertise from time to time, normally when they run out of suitable applicants.

 

 

[ben87r]

What do they class as suitable, I know a few guys that have tried with 1500+ piston multi but I assume that they are after turbine? The guys I knew had mostly instructor time

 

 

[Guest Howard Hughes]

Turbine is not essential, but it is important to have a lot of good quality night/IF experience. Instructors as a rule tend not to have much night, nor actual 'hands on' IF experience (unless they are from the military). I would recommend the best preparation for a career with the RFDS is night freight type work. Of course this not the only route, as we have had people come from instructing, charter, regional airlines, military and corporate.

 

Where I work we have a contract with the NSW Government which specifies minimum experience, at other bases (and sections) it is possible to get a start with the minimums and in some cases slightly less.

 

 

[ben87r]

Good to keep in mind, cheers. I would like to either end up in RFDS or corporate myself so nice to know which way to head

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

The pilot shortage is biting:

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-17/rfds-feeling-effects-of-pilot-shortage-launches-program/11494640

 

 

[Rodgerz15]

The pilot shortage is biting:

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-17/rfds-feeling-effects-of-pilot-shortage-launches-program/11494640

 

I am surprised to hear the pilot shortage, or at least the qualification of pilots.