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Impress to inflate
Offshore FO.........Not Enough
Offshore SFO (IR/non IR).......Still not enough/Never heard of one.
Offshore Capt.......Getting there but still not close
SAR FO/SFO (IR/non IR).......See Above
SAR Capt........Far to little
Police Capt (IR/non IR)......To little/More would be nice
HEMS Capt (IR/non IR)......See Police Capt
Corporate FO/SFO (IR/non IR)......Almost there
Corporate Capt.......A tad shy but close
Power Distribution Capt (IR/non IR)........Electrifying close
Windfarm Capt (IR/non IR).......A smidge more needed
TRI/TRE additional supplement........A few more quid needed
Test Capt (IR/non IR).........Close but no cigar
Corporate Capt.........What ever he can get
Sim Operator........Far to much !
AC Positioning Capt.........HOW MUCH !
Sorry, couldn't help myself
Ha, brill! I know that this is healthy cynicism and all of us will nod knowingly but are we paid fairly? Why are police and HEMS paid so badly for example. I have friends who do these roles and they fly a rostered FTL, in poor weather, require an IR, fly at night on NVIS, have unsociable hrs, land in hazardous unprepared sites and deal with sometimes very unpalatable subject matter.....And all by themselves? They carry the aviation responsibility squarely on their shoulders......