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Gidday team,

Ive been watching from afar, and have decided to sign up properly.

Blenheim born and raised lad, brought up on the farm and at only 26 have had my fair share of time in the hills.
Once was a high country stock manager now a builder with ambitions to finish my commercial heli license.

Thanks for having me on board and look forward to the info and banter that comes from forums!

Cheers,

Welcome aboard

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Originally Posted by mkbuild

Gidday team,

Ive been watching from afar, and have decided to sign up properly.

Blenheim born and raised lad, brought up on the farm and at only 26 have had my fair share of time in the hills.
Once was a high country stock manager now a builder with ambitions to finish my commercial heli license.

Thanks for having me on board and look forward to the info and banter that comes from forums!

Cheers,

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Welcome mate!

Curiously a 500D model costs the same as the average House in Auckland.
When I left NZ in 1999,it was four house's to a D model.

times change eh!

Welcome along

G’day & welcome.
Good luck finishing your licence, it ain’t cheap these days.
There seems to be an increasing reduction in graduates these days, once the world opens up again there will be a lot of movement within the industry.
I’d say a good phase to go into looking to for work.
Remember it’s not what you know but more who you know early on, so put in the miles.
Your reputation is everything and that doesn’t change your whole career. Even worldwide, it’s a real small industry.

Welcome, I feel a lot younger already.

welcome aboard.....plenty of skid biters hanging around this hanger so dont be put off. good luck finding someone to employ you in that field....I know of a few who tried and gave up after not being able to find employment after spending all that $$$$ on getting licence.

Welcome mate, some really good info shared on this forum

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Originally Posted by Moutere

G’day & welcome.
Good luck finishing your licence, it ain’t cheap these days.
There seems to be an increasing reduction in graduates these days, once the world opens up again there will be a lot of movement within the industry.
I’d say a good phase to go into looking to for work.
Remember it’s not what you know but more who you know early on, so put in the miles.
Your reputation is everything and that doesn’t change your whole career. Even worldwide, it’s a real small industry.

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I have a workmate who flew for USA forces followed by a few years flying commercially for oils co in the "stans" He re located here with Kiwi wife and 2 kids , hoping to get into the birds again.
He tells me he is looking at between 25 to 30 k NZ to "retrain" to NZ standards....wtf

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Originally Posted by mkbuild

Gidday team,

Ive been watching from afar, and have decided to sign up properly.

Blenheim born and raised lad, brought up on the farm and at only 26 have had my fair share of time in the hills.
Once was a high country stock manager now a builder with ambitions to finish my commercial heli license.

Thanks for having me on board and look forward to the info and banter that comes from forums!

Cheers,

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Welcome

Welcome aboard