Originally Posted by
gerz
News Flash, nothing EG pilots do requires being a TPS graduate. Requirement is just a barrier to entry to prevent ALPA line holders for doing flying that should be theirs.
How many of you would like to fly past 65? Get a bonus of over $40,000 this year?
Apply for the position, they make way more than you do and work less.....
They do not "work less."
They may fly less, but they're constantly in the training center here at the old DEN staying current, and when they do fly, they fly on an entire different level than most others. Like ReserveDog said, stuff like ferrying 747s with only 3 engines happens more than you would think. My neighbor was an Engineering Pilot before he got a line, and has some wild stories.