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Originally Posted by new guy
(Post 3561779)
I got my CJO and start 9 January at ATI for my first job in commercial aviation.
So let me tell you instead, how in debt I am from this venture: Cessna 150 bought before 1 hour of airplane training: $43500 CSEL/CMEL/instruments 141 training: $36400 Petrol: $2604 Insurance: $1300 (should be partially refunded) Profits from selling plane: $3600 Resume review: $125 Emerald coast interview prep: $400 Raven airline app review (irony not lost on me): $300 Logbook software: $300+ and 3 different ones tried. Still not sure if I like what I got. Checkrides: $1900 ATP-CTP: $3999 ATP written and study software: $225 Starting off at a home based cargo airline I never dreamed I'd get for my first venture into this profession. Pretty damn priceless. |
Sun Country year 9/10 Captain
491k gross includes 40.5 DC 21k cash over cap paid 12-30-22 7k per diem maxed out HSA 80 nights away 750 block hours flown The new contract is great… work rules and premium makes up for the lower rates. |
Originally Posted by beech1980
(Post 3563399)
Sun Country year 9/10 Captain
491k gross includes 40.5 DC 21k cash over cap paid 12-30-22 7k per diem maxed out HSA 80 nights away 750 block hours flown The new contract is great… work rules and premium makes up for the lower rates. |
SCA 12+ Year Captain
$499.9 Gross Includes: $8k Per Diem 401k Maxed out |
DAL NB FO
3 year seniority Gross-217k PD-5k 401-36k Total: 258k First 1/4 RSV, rest line. One 2m stretch on disability. Hustled hard through the summer. |
Originally Posted by Fourpaw
(Post 3563524)
DAL NB FO
3 year seniority Gross-217k PD-5k 401-36k Total: 258k First 1/4 RSV, rest line. One 2m stretch on disability. Hustled hard through the summer. |
US Navy F18 pilot
Year 6/7 2022 hours flown: 230 (Good year but only due to deployment. Probably average 150/year) $82K base pay $27K housing allowance $3K food allowance $7K flight pay $3.8K “company” match Total Gross: ~123K Nights away from home ~ 7 months Posting this as a joke but damn... the grass is looking pretty green right now. |
Originally Posted by symbian simian
(Post 3563364)
Different monkey, but same company and longevity. Reserve I have to think.
Originally Posted by beech1980
(Post 3563399)
Sun Country year 9/10 Captain
491k gross includes 40.5 DC 21k cash over cap paid 12-30-22 7k per diem maxed out HSA 80 nights away 750 block hours flown The new contract is great… work rules and premium makes up for the lower rates. |
Originally Posted by Chimpy
(Post 3562813)
9 year Spirit CA with the only number that matters…..
$1166.66 per block hour. (Including Per diem) 258 block for the year. just under $350k with 401k. Too lazy to look for average days off per month but it’s a lot. |
Originally Posted by FXLAX
(Post 3563584)
If that is the case, it puts his pay per block hour into perspective. That would be true for anyone on reserve. Pay per day, where you count reserve days not used, would be a better metric in those situations.
Are you saying that your employer contributed the max allowable into your HSA? That’s about $7300? |
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