In 1982 I was flying B732, RHS on contract in West Africa (yeah - but here's the good part).....
3,000 USD tax free, 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off, hotac inc. plus Biz class to LHR and back on days off.
Annual bonus - 2 months salary.
USD rate was 1 to 1.
It equates to 160,000 USD (not inc bonus) in todays money - tax free....(Google that).
RHS.
2 on 2 off.
Loadsamoney.
Sheeiiit.....double the money to get the regular annual rate!
Bought my first house mortgage free. Thank you Tony.
Ahhh.....the good ole days....when flying was fun, and well paid.
Beat that (you can't, cos this industry was fkd from 2001 onward).