What is your take-home pay at the end of the month?
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why not be President of Sikorsky?
Thanks but no thanks. If you want to fly, you fly as there is no alternative. There's no such thing as a trade off if you're doing the only thing that could ever make you happy.... and you get paid to do it.
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There's no such thing as a trade off if you're doing the only thing that could ever make you happy
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Good to hear another point of view EN48. Youre right about alot of pilots.
Too smart to be "Glorified Bus Driver", and most guys i know that have been flying for more than 10 years dont get the boner they used to about the job, then by the time they are in their 50s lots are pretty uninterested in going to work at all.
Being a pilot is like chewing gum, starts off sweet but eventually you spit it out and it leaves a bad taste in you mouth.
$85K US tax free for 6/6 contract
Too smart to be "Glorified Bus Driver", and most guys i know that have been flying for more than 10 years dont get the boner they used to about the job, then by the time they are in their 50s lots are pretty uninterested in going to work at all.
Being a pilot is like chewing gum, starts off sweet but eventually you spit it out and it leaves a bad taste in you mouth.
$85K US tax free for 6/6 contract
Ther are horses for courses. I worked for a bank before I joined the RAF. I was a shining star, cruising through the Institute of Bankers exams and the regional manager had me lined up as an assistant accountant at twenty years old. I wanted to fly. My father was in the RAF and I flew a lot with him so I made the jump. When I hit the starter button I still get the same buzz as I did forty-eight years ago. Eventually I will fail the medical because I have always burnt my candle at both ends but I will never fail a base check.
US$16,600/month net plus three pensions.
US$16,600/month net plus three pensions.
then by the time they are in their 50s lots are pretty uninterested in going to work at all.
Just annoyed I have to stop in 3 years!
Not brilliant pay though; £18, after tax, per hour on immediate standby.
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Ancient flying uncle who gets leave from time-to-time ZWD109,000 per month 
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I guess I chew a superior brand of gum, because the flavour is still sweet and after 43 years I love the taste every day
. I have to admit though, the best gum I ever got was in Cameroun. Magic flying, great mates, fantastic country
. I guess I chew a superior brand of gum, because the flavour is still sweet and after 43 years I love the taste every day
. I have to admit though, the best gum I ever got was in Cameroun. Magic flying, great mates, fantastic country
Ancient flying uncle who gets leave from time-to-time ZWD109,000 per month
Regards to Milton High School, if it still exists.
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all else being equal, one is better off marrying a rich woman than a poor one
On a dull note, there's a distinct lack of standardisation in these numbers! At a minimum i'd expect the pre-tax, post-tax amounts and working conditions to be stated (anti-social hours, shifts, level of risk endured). After that cost of living, term of contracts, seasonality of work, health and other insurances, pension benefits, work permit conditions...
