Originally Posted by
T Father
If he can fly a small plane on his own is there a market for private charter flights in France / EU ? I have no idea where to start with this for him but it seems crazy to spend £125K to learn to fly to be paid £35 / 40K when you can buy a small light aircraft for less money & then rent it out / private charter or even deliveries ..... (if i'am completely wrong / unrealistic please DO say,)
Yes, there is, but after having spent the last ten years in that sector, the jobs can be hard to come by (and more so now with Brexit, in the UK). Most go on word of mouth - i have never had an interview for a job that was formally advertised.
Salaries may be a little out of date, but for first officer on a small aircraft, you can expect somewhere in the region of £25k...or less, in some instances! Odds are he won't be able to fly it on his own just after qualifying.
Yes. It is crazy!