Is it tax deductable ? After the govement takes their 50% doesn't leave much !!!

Takeonme you have obviously never worked 24/7 shift work as a pilot before have you?

Construction workers who get food poisoning don't jepardise the lives of 180 people. They can if they want go and buy food from either a smoko van or another outlet. If you are in a remote mining camp you get everything laid on........muppet:ugh:

TAKEONME ? .... OK

THE ISSUE is that Pilots are getting the raw end of the deal!

Let’s compare...

Tradesmen do an apprenticeship and get paid whilst learning
Pilot’s hand over upwards of $70,000 of their hard earned to learn to fly

After 2 or 3 yrs the apprenticeship is over and the tradesmen can make very good money.

After 2 or 3 years of and paying $70,000 you get to work in GA for another 2 to 5 yrs.. Earning little money etc etc we all know what GA is like

Then after that getting a gig on a shiny new jet.
Having to pay another $20,000 to $50,000 in endo costs and THEN have to buy their own uniforms and bring their own lunch or dinner!

THAT MAKES ME SICK! :yuk:

I’m not saying airline pilots are above god here, but everyone here will agree that the work, effort and sacrifice put in by these men and women to get in that jet is worthy of respect!

I don’t think any pilot would begrudge a Capt. earning $200k for having the responsibility of 1000's of people in their hands day in and day out!

WHAT Tiger and Deathstar are offering is nothing short of an insult!

Now as for ME. I love flying! I couldn’t think of any place I’d rather be than the pointy end of a 747, (providing it hasn't had its D check done in Singapore) My point is that the way pilots are treated is disgusting!

Can you tell me any other job where to be employed the employer makes you pay $30,000? Tell me of ONE other?!

You want to work on a construction site and eat cheese sangers? Mate be my guest! But while pilots have the responsibility of people’s lives in their hands, even something as trivial as a meal becomes important.

NOT to mention the utter slap in the face it is to them.