Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
When I was a CFI the nicest plane on the field was a Stearman that was owned by a Tacoma police officer. Back in thew late 1980's he was making almost 100K.
In my home town cops start out at 50K and can work their way up from there. By comparison a pilot must invest in a degree plus 60 to 80K in training and many years to get there.
And lastly cops are in demand in almost everywhere. Pilots are not.
Skyhigh
I topped the 50K within my first year in aviation. Tops where as high as 180+ bennies. There is more to aviation that eating noodles as a F/O.
You seem to have the entire population as "ex pilots" for friends. Do you live in some sort of community where these people gather? I have yet to find a single cop that used to fly for airlines...