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Airline pilots real wages have been decreasing for a long time. Starting pilot out of flight school makes like 28k for a lot of hours a week.
by JackMorgan 7y ago
Airline pilots real wages have been decreasing for a long time. Starting pilot out of flight school makes like 28k for a lot of hours a week.
- sudosysgen 7y agoYes, and the consequence is that there is a shortage of pilots and prices are rising back up.
- vonseel 7y agoYeah, I’m slightly familiar with that. Flying is a bit unusual since training is so much more expensive than other professions, and requires a lot of hours, so I guess you can consider the first few years like a medical residency. A low-paid training job. http://www.aacadetacademy.com/CadetAcademy/career_progression/1 http://www.aacadetacademy.com/CadetAcademy/career_progressio... AA has an interesting program here, but I still think the best route for aspiring pilots, if you can get a pilot spot, is probably Air Force Academy. It’s very hard to get a pilot spot, though, and I don’t think it’s ever guaranteed unless you do the Army Street to Seat flight program, which does not require a college degree, but they mainly fly helicopters (maybe only?). I often wish I had been a pilot... currently reading “Viper Pilot” by Dan Hampton which is a hell of a book.