Scroggs
You have me mixed up! I will happily spend a 6 figure Virgin atlantic salary when I get there since my other passion is motorsport-possibly the only hobby to be more expensive than flying.
My point was that unless you are minted the starting salaries are not going to pay for your type rating,however trying to go straight to jets for the money seems daft,when you could be building time and experience for less money when you start out elsewhere (the time at which you should still enjoy your job).
You are right that after say 10 years a long haul jet captain should be paid a lot but as you know it doesn't come overnight does it?
However I couldn't agree more with your statement about forces pay for pilots,a friend of mine flys fast jets and earnt less last year than I did fitting kitchens!!!
