Helicopter Pilots Salaries
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LPlates,
I think an average hourly rate would be about £35-40 per flying hour i.e. you don't get paid if student doesn't show, or weather's bad, or briefing etc.
Cheers
Whirls
I think an average hourly rate would be about £35-40 per flying hour i.e. you don't get paid if student doesn't show, or weather's bad, or briefing etc.
Cheers
Whirls
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
What joke Gerhardt? There's nowt funny about Shylock, The Merchant of Venice and there's equally nowt funny about pilots' salaries! 
I dunno but, some of them are laughable!
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Whirls
I dunno but, some of them are laughable!
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Whirls
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Well, I thought that we may have had some candid responses to NLJs request. You know, of the "yes I earn ££blah blah" sort of thing.
Sadly, there doesn't appear to be any of that.
Is it because we're all too embarrassed to admit that what we're earning just isn't good enough? None of us will openly publish because we fear ridicule! Well, that tells its own story.
Sadly, there doesn't appear to be any of that.
Is it because we're all too embarrassed to admit that what we're earning just isn't good enough? None of us will openly publish because we fear ridicule! Well, that tells its own story.
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From: Alles über die platz
Good point Big Windy,
How about we put up arbitrary figures and we can say less or more?
Police/Hems
Captain/Line pilots
£48,000
Chief Pilots,
£56,000
Corporate
Captain/Line pilot
£52,000
Chief Pilots,
£60,000
Is your salary less or more?
Offshore
Stop laughing!
How about we put up arbitrary figures and we can say less or more?
Police/Hems
Captain/Line pilots
£48,000
Chief Pilots,
£56,000
Corporate
Captain/Line pilot
£52,000
Chief Pilots,
£60,000
Is your salary less or more?
Offshore
Stop laughing!
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Big Windy, I'm sure most of us would say: "You go first, my friend!"
(Having said that, what I earn is between myself and my employer and not for public viewing).
(Having said that, what I earn is between myself and my employer and not for public viewing).
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From: Alles über die platz
Does all this make a bit of difference though?
What does it take to get a salary adjustment? Lets say NLJ comes up with a recommended salary for a police line pilot to be say £48K, do we really expect the other forces to increase their pilots salaries?
NLJs unit may get a few more applicants for the vacancy so it would only be that units pilots who benefit, the 'new boy' starting on 48K and the ones already there getting an adjusting raise.
Once this salary of 48k is known, is there really an effective way for another unit to fight the cause for salary increase against those 'managment heel diggers' who will not be 'held to ransom'? You can hear them now...you don't like it...
There endeth a happy unit!
What does it take to get a salary adjustment? Lets say NLJ comes up with a recommended salary for a police line pilot to be say £48K, do we really expect the other forces to increase their pilots salaries?
NLJs unit may get a few more applicants for the vacancy so it would only be that units pilots who benefit, the 'new boy' starting on 48K and the ones already there getting an adjusting raise.
Once this salary of 48k is known, is there really an effective way for another unit to fight the cause for salary increase against those 'managment heel diggers' who will not be 'held to ransom'? You can hear them now...you don't like it...
There endeth a happy unit!
MIL pension!
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Sid,
In my experience, pilot salaries in particular only increase significantly when no-one will do the job for what is on offer. Myself and at least one other poster here were "burned" by the whims of a certain Chief Constable over direct employment issues. We both walked.
The Police have another option - keep the budget the same but make the goal posts wider with regard to minimum experience requirements; that appears to be the preferred option in these days of rampant bean countery.
In my experience, pilot salaries in particular only increase significantly when no-one will do the job for what is on offer. Myself and at least one other poster here were "burned" by the whims of a certain Chief Constable over direct employment issues. We both walked.
The Police have another option - keep the budget the same but make the goal posts wider with regard to minimum experience requirements; that appears to be the preferred option in these days of rampant bean countery.
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
Sid,
Sadly, I could already quote one accident where that could easily have been said.
A pilot with high ambitions not backed up by sufficient experience.
But, I'd better not.
Sadly, I could already quote one accident where that could easily have been said.
A pilot with high ambitions not backed up by sufficient experience.
But, I'd better not.