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Old 08-22-2018 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JSDL
If one averaged 100 credit hours a month they would need about $166 per hour to crack 200k. I'm not sure if we will see those kind of rates. Maybe something close to that and retention bonuses would put folks close to the 200 mark. I guess we will find out what the market forces in a few years.
$120 hour x 1.15 instructor over-ride x 12 hours/day sim x 20 days/month x 12 months x 1.07 401k = $425k

I personally know folks who are doing this. Lot of work. I passed on it because I always wanted to be an airline pilot, not a sim instructor.
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