Originally Posted by
The Banjo
If money is the yardstick of success in life then there are some sick puppies in the industry. A return flight to the Pilbara and home by lunch time in cavok conditions has value for some.
4 day trips, hotels, wife stressing over kids on the end of the phone with no support. Good night to the kids over skype.
The cost of earning the shekels may be higher than you think.
You think the 737 guys don't do this?
They do. They're home by noon as well if they want pilbara trips. The difference is they'll make double what a network pilot earns for the day and won't be expected to sleep on the airplane when they break down in Newman or wherever it was two years ago when accommodation was tight and network didn't send a rescue plane. Is it true the ARO felt sorry for them and offered his couch at home?
Just go drive a bus for trans perth