Need some help Pilots
11-25-2006 | 08:14 AM
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at least you did the right thing and came here first so you can get the full story, as opposed to the glamorized version that most aviation college's will paint for you
11-25-2006 | 08:18 AM
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Well when you begin as a pilot you can make crappy money. The longer you are a pilot the more you can make. People always say it is impossible to make it into a top notch airline.... I think it really depends on hrs, luck and who you know. I have seen some Cpts. make as much as $200,000 a yr. 
11-25-2006 | 09:14 AM
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I looked up what's up with FedEx .... 0 are furlough. They are hiring approximately 30 a month. The lowest paid officer makes like $54/hr which is good compared to others. UPS is a different story. UPS is $33/hr for everyone the 1st yr.
11-25-2006 | 09:22 AM
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There are also probably 10,000+ resumes that have been sent to FedEx in the past year. So out of those 10,000 folks, 360 pilots have been hired. Not such great odds.
I'm all for optimism, but you also need to open yourself up to the other realities of the profession. I'll do everything I can to encourage new folks, but they also need to be open to all points of view.
I'm all for optimism, but you also need to open yourself up to the other realities of the profession. I'll do everything I can to encourage new folks, but they also need to be open to all points of view.
11-25-2006 | 09:33 AM
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Until then, you're just pi$$ing in the wind.
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