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maybe become a commercial airline pilot? won't make you a living wage in the valley but you can live well virtually anywhere else plus you get to fly planes wh
by bsamuels 10y ago
maybe become a commercial airline pilot? won't make you a living wage in the valley but you can live well virtually anywhere else
plus you get to fly planes which is cool
- gaius 10y agoIts a tough and over-saturated market, for pilots. Everyone I know in the air force is staying in as long as they can!
- anexprogrammer 10y agoPretty expensive to get there, plus you usually have to teach PPLs for a couple of years to get the requisite hours for CPL to make you employable.
- Animats 10y agoMiserable job today. Start at $28K a year.[1] That's for experienced pilots with 1500 hours. Start by being on reserve, which means you're on 2-hour call for when they need someone. An SF Muni bus driver is better paid. It's one of those jobs which, like "game developer" or "actor", attracts people who really want to be in the business, even though the job sucks. [1] http://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/flight-jobs/#/payscale http://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/fl...
- gaius 10y agoA senior captain at BA makes a very good living, but they got in when it was a lucrative field and their union locked the benefits in. Nowadays without seniority in a union, you have nothing.
- tomh 10y agoFunny you should recommend flying - I think we all know someone who's done that already? http://blogs.harvard.edu/philg/category/flying/ http://blogs.harvard.edu/philg/category/flying/
- willempienaar 10y agoA friend of mine flies for Cathay Pacific. He makes a lot of money, but really dislikes the job. He yearns for an 8-5 job in an office. I guess it depends on the person. I know I wouldn't want to be a commercial pilot.
- bbcbasic 10y agoIsn't the divorce rate ridiculously high?