Under paid Pilots

[BurnTire]

Flight 1400 Crew endures engine fire, loss of hydraulics and electrics
on left side, executes flawless single-engine landing in St. Louis.

[santa_rosa_lt1]

whats the average pay for a pilot?and damn thats great they made it safely

[BurnTire]

whats the average pay for a pilot?and damn thats great they made it safely

About 50% less than it was prior to 9-11.

It is hard to give an average number because they Captain and First Officers rates a about at 35% difference. Also the rates vary based on years of service and aircraft flown

For the most part a first year guy makes a whopping $35,000 a year to fly a 10 million dollar airplane.

A 12 year senior First officer flying widebody international stuff maybe $120,000.

A 20 year senior international widebody captain maybe $180,000

A good guess for an average would be

$80,000 for First Officers
$140,000 for Captains

These are the same rates that pilots made 25 years ago.

Prior to 911 take those rates and multiply them by 2, except first year pay that has always stunk.

That is just the pay side. Our retirements got eliminated so that 1 to 2 million dollar check were supposed to get at the forced retirement age of 60 is now $0.

Ah the joys of Aviation.

[Jacostang]

Complete bummer, retirement all gone?????

Great job on the safe landing. No news on this one???

[BurnTire]

Complete bummer, retirement all gone?????

Great job on the safe landing. No news on this one???

Retirement is what I save in my 401K.

[HIKER]

Is that top pic shopped?

Here's what someone said...

"As a bus driver in the sky myself, I can say that is a photoshop, and here is why: First off, it looks like a photoshop, but you guys already saw that. Second, engines don't blow orange smoke ever, whether they are on fire or if the halon bottles go off. Third and most important, single engine approaches (landing with one engine) are accomplished at half flaps(my airplane uses flaps 20 instead of 45) because in the case of a go around, full flaps create too much drag for just one engine. That American MD-80 in the picture is landing at full flaps, hence a photoshop."