Originally Posted by DontLookDown

This was my rational for not becoming an airline pilot ten years ago when I first considered it.

I did the math…

You’re at work 24 hours a day for 16 days a month… approximately 4,600 hours a year.

Most regional pilots were making approximately $24,000 a year.

24,000/4,600= approximately $5 an hour.

I was making more money then that when I was 12 years old working on a farm. I decided there was better ways to spend my time. Many others my age in flight training agreed. A bunch of “would be” pilots walked away which is an often overlooked contributing factor to the current shortage. At least the industry has corrected itself and entry level wages have sky rocketed