Originally Posted by
yep_ok_whatever
Looking to find some information on the existing conditions for new SOs who have come from the cadet program. I understand the pilot allowance plus some of the salary is deducted for a number of years to repay training costs? Can anyone clarify the details?
I also assume the $546,000 paid to cadets is deducted for training in the time at Polyu and FTA or AG?
apologies for coming to this forum rather than wannabes, felt the knowledge might be slightly superior here.
The monthly allowance is deducted for the first 3 years to cover approx. half of the training cost. No reduction to basic salary so take home is about $32,000 p/m. Productivity pay depends on fleet but not sure any recent cadets are reaching their minimum hours anyway. Assuming a full schedule the productivity pay would add another ~$20,000 p/m onto the basic