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Old 21st Dec 2005, 10:06
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Go into mining instead, $100 000 salaries are quite common and you have strong unions to defend your conditions. Major shortages of personnel at the moment too. What Bazzamundi says is dead right. The length of time to crack the big one IF you get lucky is such that had you worked on a mine from day one, you would probably be close to being able to retire.

In flying you will be looking at 10 years to command an airline jet, if everything goes right. BIG financial outlays and years of no or low pay on the way. A salary of $130 000 at the end of it if you're lucky. Fail a medical/checkride along the way and kiss it all good bye.

Airline flying used to be a secure, well paid career. Not any more.
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