Becoming an Aerial Applicator
05-27-2010, 09:07 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by SunDog
My point is that Aerial Application is a career choice, it is not the time building gig that most pilots seem to think it is.
08-07-2010, 12:48 AM
#12
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Now that we have identified Aerial Application as a career choice. How does the pay compare to other jobs in both the aviation and ag areas. I like the individual who started the post Have a love for both fields (ag and aviation) and was curious.
08-07-2010, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by EAndres1486
Now that we have identified Aerial Application as a career choice. How does the pay compare to other jobs in both the aviation and ag areas. I like the individual who started the post Have a love for both fields (ag and aviation) and was curious.
it is a lot like commercial fishing: the job is seasonal and the pilot usually makes a percentage of the take or is paid by acre. the season is only a few months, but we work like crazy during those months. often flying 10 to 14 hours per day. some years are good some are worse. the pay is typically 15% to 25%. which can be anywhere from $0.25 to over $2 per acre. guys with their own planes take a lot more.
I am a relative newbie to the field and on a per-flight-hour basis, i make about 3 times as much as my wife, who has 10 years with one of the better regional airlines. however she makes more money than me over the year. i expect to surpass her in another season or two. (but she ought to be into a legacy by then. crossing fingers)
Last edited by SunDog; 08-07-2010 at 12:50 PM.
08-10-2010, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SunDog
it is a lot like commercial fishing: the job is seasonal and the pilot usually makes a percentage of the take or is paid by acre. the season is only a few months, but we work like crazy during those months. often flying 10 to 14 hours per day. some years are good some are worse. the pay is typically 15% to 25%. which can be anywhere from $0.25 to over $2 per acre. guys with their own planes take a lot more.
I am a relative newbie to the field and on a per-flight-hour basis, i make about 3 times as much as my wife, who has 10 years with one of the better regional airlines. however she makes more money than me over the year. i expect to surpass her in another season or two. (but she ought to be into a legacy by then. crossing fingers)
I am a relative newbie to the field and on a per-flight-hour basis, i make about 3 times as much as my wife, who has 10 years with one of the better regional airlines. however she makes more money than me over the year. i expect to surpass her in another season or two. (but she ought to be into a legacy by then. crossing fingers)
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