Originally Posted by NYC Pilot

I'll try to answer all my fellow pilots in one message.

I am not sure, I may just retire from Qatar in another 17 years or I may come back to the states to mentor kids who dream of flying and sponser some financially. Required base is Doha, which is the safest place to live in the world. I am also pretty ok with investing in stocks and may open an investment firm catering to pilots. I am actually pretty good at it. Many things I'd like to do or do nothing at all n just retire. One thing I'd like to tell my fellow aviators is that you are worth every cent. Whatever the case, fight for neurosurgeon salaries when you negotiate, not a penny less. After all. you are responsible for dozens of lives at a time. Of course most of us just love the flying but make sure you get compensated well for it.