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Don't ask your pilot what they make. Honestly! This is basic etiquette. Just realize that regional carrier pilots and flight officers (as well as crew) work rea

Don't ask your pilot what they make. Honestly! This is basic etiquette. Just realize that regional carrier pilots and flight officers (as well as crew) work really hard for their money. They make respectable money on major carriers, though, and a lot of the regional pilots are probably trying to advance to those positions. Also, how many years of lead time and training do you think is necessary before piloting a commercial aircraft? Based on what I've read it is 4 years if can devote most of your time to it. You can't immediately ramp up pilot numbers no matter how much you increase salaries.

toomuchtodo 9y ago
> They make respectable money on major carriers, though, and a lot of the regional pilots are probably trying to advance to those positions. Only after spending 10-15 years gaining seniority. > Also, how many years of lead time and training do you think is necessary before piloting a commercial aircraft? About 1500 hours, and close to $100k (I have a private pilot, IFR, and multi engine certs). Only within the last few years did Congress increase the mandatory number of hours from a few hundred. I know because I flew a few hundred hours and spoke to too many pilots before deciding to stay in tech and continue making a tech wage, instead of having to wait another decade to get back to that pay grade (with no guarantee you make it, based on macro air carrier finances; air travel slows and the public can't afford to fly? you get furloughed indefinitely with no pay).