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There's a fair amount of non-flight work. It'd say that it averages 120 hours of work time total per month. Less than we work, but with worse hours. If you fly
by michaelochurch 15y ago
There's a fair amount of non-flight work. It'd say that it averages 120 hours of work time total per month. Less than we work, but with worse hours.
If you fly international with the majors, you're in good shape. Those guys make $200k easily, but those jobs are essentially inaccessible because the people who get them never retire. The rest make very little, and work a lot harder.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoWhat sort of non-flight work do they do? I'm honestly curious, and I don't know any professional pilots. I imagine there's paperwork to fill out before and after every flight, and maybe mandatory training...
- mahyarm 15y agoWalking around airports, going through customs, switching planes, waiting for matinee, paperwork, hotels, etc.