Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Entirely possible as long as the economy and oil prices do OK. But not a sure thing by any means.
Big Undestatement. The problem is it's not just the pay...it's the lack of stability, lack of benefits, and lack of retirement support. If you were making $200K+, you could deal with layoff's, buy your own insurance, and save for retirement. If you had good benefits and stability, you could deal with low pay and still be happy. But all of that combined means you'll never have a warm-fuzzy about your financial future.
If you get one of the remaining "good" airline jobs. Maybe 20-30% of pilots will get there, and the majority of those will be ex-military.
Wow, what a downer. Flyings not that bad. I'm not sure what caused you to have such a negative outlook on flying, but cheer up. You're a pilot. Instead of pushing this guy away from aviation, why don't you shine some light on the positive. We need more support in the aviation world, so having another pilot to contribute their motivation, financial support, and experience can only help the aviation industry.