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Old 1st May 2010, 05:36
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Obi Wan Kirk
 
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Not anymore

The Return on Investment (ROI) is very low. Today pilots work longer hours and payed less, also add to the fact airlines really abuse them.

A colleague the other day was telling me how his son with a 2000 Euro course has got a job raking him in 3-4 times more than a pilot working with computers, from home!

My suggestion to any young person even thinking of becoming a pilot is to talk to as many pilots they can to get a real idea of what it is like. then go and get a degree in business and become an entrepreneur and eventually buy your own plane.

I remember my first flying job: my boss was 27 and owned and flew his own little Cessna Citation. He had fun and earnt lots more money than a B747 TRE.
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