So your saying 1200 1300 euros a month is acceptable to take home before, rent,transport bills a month in modern day Cork,Shannon,Dublin Brian? Ok you may upgrade in 4 years if your lucky.Honestly? I will not even start about paying a mortgage or car loan because the banks will not even entertain you with a pilot job in Arann. Then they will ask you a letter of your contract about how much you earn. FOs contract will state 30k a year, but you turn around and tell them I only earn 28k as you can see from my pay slips. The reason for this is when the pay cut in 2010 when Paul Schulz was CEO. He walked in and told everyone it was totally illegal but if they didn't do it the company would close. People did it and we're happy to do if for the survival of the company.(that doesn't make news) problem is now Aer Arann haven't been even honouring there contract of employment for over 3 years.