Originally Posted by
Baradium
The expense of flight training doesn't really correlate well with "many jobs you will get starting out of college." Especially for those who are actually doing it with a degree. That's closer to going to nursing school or a doctorate program after college. Not only that, but by the time someone has started at a regional it isn't their first job in their field anymore either. I'm actually impressed you had the gall to make that statement.
Yep....I knew the cost of flight training would rear it’s head as an excuse.
You could get all the training in a short amount of time and start your career without ANY higher education for a long time.
even now with a 4 year degree (and the cost of said degree) MANY degrees start out much less than 60k. MUCH LESS.
Everyone loves examples so.....
Lady I know spends a tremendous amount on a PRIVATE university law school (takes 3 years for that degree) and starts out at $32,000.
It would have taken her 10 to make $55,000.
Another spends how much on a bachelors and masters degrees to become a social counselor in some type of state government job to NEVER make more than 60k?
Lets just drop TEACHERS out there as one big group no matter where you are.
And FEW of these jobs have anywhere near the POTENTIAL earnings that many pilot’s have to make even at the Regiobal or LCC carriers much less if they make it to a Major.
Not only do I have the gall to say it.... I have to gall to say that you are blind by not seeing it.
i know.....ALL pilots think they have it so tough and ought to make $150,000 right off the bat and only work 10 days a month if that.
I’m tired of that narrative.
you know the requirements of the career field when you entered it.
You know it has its’ risks.
You take those risks for carrot at the end of the stick.
it will work out for many.
At least have some respect to other careers that are less fortunate and realize you are far from the bottom of any career field.
At least people now have to put a little effort into this career before they can start griping about how underpaid and over worked they are. Thank goodness for the ATP rule!
I don’t drink at all on the road so you don’t have to worry about buying me (and sharing my Light beer or the fancy stuff) anything rickair :-)