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OnTheRun 06-28-2011 06:07 AM


Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate (Post 1015001)
Huh??? I can only speak for myself but the first pay check of the month is usually the smallest, (no per diem, over block, ect) the second paycheck includes all of this and averages 1500-2500 dollars take home. So each month I take home a grand total of roughly 2500=slow month to 3500=good month. Thats 30,000yr to 42,000yr. On 1st yr FO pay. Where does a starting Mcdonalds employee make that????

BTW, I hold a 94hr line and each month I over block with max TAFB.

To be fair I was only coming up with that figure based on monthly guarantee. 94hr line seems like some extra flying. Hey they have overtime at Mcdonalds too. Supply and demand will take care of the problem. When you have to have 1500 hrs to work there and all the 65 year olds start retiring the pilot pool will dry up.

Climbto450 06-28-2011 06:20 AM


Originally Posted by OnTheRun (Post 1015018)
To be fair I was only coming up with that figure based on monthly guarantee. 94hr line seems like some extra flying. Hey they have overtime at Mcdonalds too. Supply and demand will take care of the problem. When you have to have 1500 hrs to work there and all the 65 year olds start retiring the pilot pool will dry up.

Wow, that is a huge raise from my first year (1997) with Bex/AE which not including per diem was 16500. But to be fair my second year I made 18000.

Luv2Rotate 06-29-2011 12:06 PM


Originally Posted by OnTheRun (Post 1015018)
94hr line seems like some extra flying. .

Nope we have many lines that are built 89-98hr lines since I've been here, and I haven't picked up squat. There's lines built from 75hrs-89hrs. It all depends how much you want to work.

dundem 06-29-2011 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by Elvis90 (Post 1014826)
I'm saying regionals won't have enough pilots to live up to their contracts, as regional pilots get pulled out & hired by majors.


I've been waiting for this dream of mine to come true for a few years now. I would like to see the worst of the airlines suffer and be gone from the scene when this happens. To be clear, I'm not wishing that anyone lose their jobs, but that they all pretty much leave voluntarily and simultaneously for better jobs. I can dream, right? What's with this wet-spot in the bed?:cool:


The 1,500 hrs rule, no MPL and scope should be the highest priorities for all pilots right now. After years of low pay and dirt treatment, some airlines have made their bed of rocks and truly hope that they are made to lay in it. We should do all that we can to make sure the airlines don't find some way around these three priorities; let the supply and demand theory work in our favor for once.


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