$125K in 6 months in Finance, and then later $120K per year as a G5 First Officer, all before the age of 24? You are doing better that 99.99% of all the civilian pilots out there. It's almost unbelievable, but I actually believe you.

You must be of the "well above average" intelligence level to graduate from Wharton by the age of 20 with a degree in finance. I don't mean to sound negative, but with a mind like yours, you very well might get bored after only a few years of being an airline pilot, in which case you could very easily move over to management at United (or any airline for that matter).

If you make that move, at least you will have a good perspective of what life is like as a typical line pilot (something that a lot of management seems to lack), and hopefully you will be able to sympathize with the pilot's union when it comes to making decisions on the future of the company, should you ever be in a position to make those kinds of decisions.

Good luck.

 

Thank you Sir but I don't think I will be moving into management anytime soon. Some clarification about salary, the 125k earned at Blackstone is not a straight salary..It includes salary and a performance bonus. Salary alone for the 6 months was about $65k. Another thing to note are the insane hours at work for that amount, so hourly it doesn't come out to more than what an RN makes in a hospital..Secondly, as a pilot, I was earning about $35,000 a year flying charters before getting a flying gig at Blackstone. I started flying the Gulfstream recently so I haven't earned $120k yet since its been a few months but yes the salary here(including per diem, etc) is about 10k a month..

 

Thank you for the kind words..There are many people who work hard, I just got lucky..I do credit my parents, they sacrificed a lot in life for myself and my siblings.

 

+1 ! I've got a 6 & 8 year old, and his solid start inspires me as a parent.

 

I have to chime in here. If he does make the move, it'll be quite the opposite. If you ever tried to climb the corporate ladder and later fly 121, you'd realize how incredibly easy the flying gig is and understand why no one will sympathize with us. It can be fatiguing at times sure, but that's about it.

 

Astronauts

 

Then we better hope he never goes to the dark side. Ha!

 

I assure my pilot brothers/sisters that I will NEVER go to the dark side.. I don't want to get ahead of myself but I would like to help fix the airline industry if I can.. Airline Pilot Central is a very powerful force. Let me just put it this way. Let's start at the regional airline level..If Delta and United can afford the CRJ900 rates they published, so can every regional airline out there..Its just that management does NOT want to do the right thing..I may have my UAL offer taken back for saying this but I really don't care. My parents taught us to stand up for what's right, ALWAYS..I don't mean to sound cocky but I understand business very well and Airline Pilots in America have taken a severe beating since deregulation and all because of incompetent management practices..I have a lot more to say but I will stop here for now. I am all for humanity and I hate to say this but management is not human.

Sorry for the run on sentence but I want to keep it simple.

 

Thanks Irish! I will look into this.

 

If the Majors start flying regional jets in house and pay Delta/United CRJ900 pay rates, the entire industry would be fixed. There would be no need for "regional airlines" anymore. Every pilot would become a Major Airline Pilot and the entry level seat would be the small jets(RJ's)..The industry will become a million times safer as all training would be conducted by the Major Airline itself. There wouldn't be a bidding war or a race to the bottom as they say. Hiring standards would go up and better quality of people will become Airline Pilots since now it's a real profession with real salaries. There wouldnt be these cheesy names like go jets, envoy, republic, endeavor, commutair, etc, etc, etc...It would simply be American Airlines or Delta Airlines or United Airlines painted on these aircraft..There is a lot more to it but you folks get the idea..Cost is NOT a factor, I assure you. Net, net it's a win win situation for management and employee groups..BUT, the problem is that pilots at the Majors didn't want this because they thought they were better than regional pilots..They thought flying an RJ was below them so management is not alone to blame..The industry can be fixed and it's really not that hard either..Will it happen? That is to be seen