Originally Posted by
sidestep
1st year regional pay is not pretty, but a starbucks 'barista' doesn't have anywhere CLOSE to the earning potential of a pilot starting a career today. Not even in the same universe. There are a million variables, but this is truly a ridiculous comparison because you really seem to believe it.
And your right, in the long run or however long that might take you. How many people make over 100,000 a year. But, being such an unstable profession you better love flying more than money.