Cutest Of Borg
“So when you hear that a SO grossed 160K ;then to do that he must have flown X amount of hours at that hourly rate plus Y amount of over-time at that hourly rate. The SO Hourly rate is based on appropriately negotiated relativities to other ranks and aircraft types”
A good friend of mine is a turbo prop captain for a regional airline; he has been in the industry for 12 years. He has more experience than most, if not all, QF second officers and has paid just as much for his flying training as any QF SO.
He hand flys 1000 hours per year, non precision approaches are the norm in crappy weather, sometimes 4-5 per day.
He would have to fly almost 3000 hours per year to net the same salary as a QF SO, who does not even fly the aircraft.
How do you reconcile that?
And another question, do Aus Airlines use Second Officers. Does the Jetstar award cater for Second Officers.