Originally Posted by
A37575
It would be interesting to compare the Jetstar captain salary with the annual salary, not including overtime, of a RAAF captain and copilot operating their Boeing 737's or A330's in both peacetime and war zone situations?
Why? What's the relevance? And wouldn't the wartime risk ( MEA theatre ) in their role be about as much as an EK pilot ?
One of my first captains was an ex-SAC tanker captain flying refuelling tracks near the Arctic circle during the Cold War. He was 23. The screw-ups tolerated wouldn't be accepted in a litigated civilian world. And didn't the RAAF go trawling for some of their now highly experienced ex-pilots on civvy street to give a few tips on how to land the 330?
Just lay off the pointless comparisons. We all take our hats off to those serving. They aren't mercenaries and perhaps in some circumstances, they aren't as experienced or anywhere near wiser than their civilian counterparts in similar equipment.
Good luck to Jetstar pilots!