That is how it is for many pilots, and flight attendants in the passenger world. Very few actually live near the base the operate from. Look up crash pads, very common for a group of pilots to lease a house/apartment that is literally just a bunk house they use when the commute to/from work. Airlines do this because scheduling would be a nightmare otherwise. Have 10 pilots start a trip in Minneapolis, 20 in Boson, and 40 in Miami.
I went to school for aviation, it takes a long long time to get to that point and the overwhelming majority of pilots never get near a taste of that kind of money. My first 5-10 years in the airline industry I would have taken a pay CUT going from being a PT Sup to an airline pilot. That's with close to 100k in debt.
Is that why you are a janitor?
Lithium Ion batteries power new airliners such as the 787. They will be carried again by US carriers once they are better understood, new regulations are expected in 2018 that will permit them. They aren't actually banned by the FAA, most of the bans are set by the airlines.
Would probably still make more than a fresh airline pilot.
Like a part time Sup?
I'm telling you man, the money is atrocious. When I was getting close to graduation I started interviewing with regional airlines and it was just disgusting how much they wanted to pay. And these are union jobs.
You gotta be willing to put the time in if you want to make it a career and the big $. No way around that. Its the same with FedEx pilots.
Without a doubt. But I couldn't live on that with my loan payments. And being an airline you don't really have the option of a second job since your schedule can be so unpredictable.
True. I would guess most who are starting out would either be living with family or a studio apt and bologna sandwiches.
Last time they took applications they got something like 3000 for 15 spots. It's tough to get to that point. A lot of it is who you know too.
787 batteries Have already caught fire... Numerous cases.
It definitely takes a very long time to get to that point, but if you finished and got on with a small airline you could have eventually made it to this point. You obviously wouldn't be there for a few decades, but wow thatd be nice if you could. But let me tell you, driving a PC in the snow is scary, I cannot even fathom the butterflies in their bellies when they fly in certain weather. Airline pilots have some big balls in my opinion
If you were a instructor on the side, you would be able to get your required hours?
thats the adult thing to do...., instead of saying You were wrong, lets take a little shot at some body and mock their love of flying. Your a class act buddy!!!
