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-   -   Hats off to Skyhigh (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/regional/10846-hats-off-skyhigh.html)

G2TT 03-21-2007 09:20 AM
Originally Posted by flynavyj (Post 136710)
lol, it's funny. My mom makes around 70k/yr, dad makes 80k/yr they have a nice house, two new cars, no credit card debt, or outstanding loans (minus the mortgage) and managed to put me through college minus the last 1800 bux i spent tooling around in a seneca to get a regional job. Amazing that all that could be had on a combined income of 150k/yr....hmmmm.
It's called living within your means, and goalsetting. How do you think first year regional FO's pay for rent/house, student loans, a car, maybe a girlfriend, and still manage to eat?

org1 03-21-2007 09:36 AM
Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 136648)
Less than 200K blows. Sure, 60K/yr sounds good when you are 23 and single (Woot! I can buy a car). But, If you want to live in an expensive area (don't want to commute), want a nice house, want to send your kids to college and want to have a chance at a comfortable retirement, you better do something that can bring in 200K/yr.
If you can't do that on less than $200K, it's a good thing you're a pilot. You'd never make it as a financial planner.

C152driver 03-21-2007 10:30 AM
Based on Skyhigh's "logic" all police officers in the US make 100k per year, because he's aware of some that do in his area. Or, all construction laborers make 40-50k per year, because that's what they make in his area.

So, if we were to follow that out to its conclusion, *all* pilots make at least 200k, because some do.

See, nothing to worry about! :D

HotMamaPilot 03-21-2007 11:08 AM
Originally Posted by C152driver (Post 136766)
Based on Skyhigh's "logic" all police officers in the US make 100k per year, because he's aware of some that do in his area. Or, all construction laborers make 40-50k per year, because that's what they make in his area.

So, if we were to follow that out to its conclusion, *all* pilots make at least 200k, because some do.

See, nothing to worry about! :D
lol, ya how many times have we heard that tune about the 100k cop! whatever.

texaspilot76 03-21-2007 12:01 PM
I have to agree with Hotmama. It seems to me that many airline pilots really don't like flying. I love flying, it is my dream to pilot a jet. I would rather make $50k a year and fly rather than sit behind a desk in an office and make $100k. Money isn't everything. Would you be happy if you were cleaning septic tanks for $100k a year?

fosters 03-21-2007 12:14 PM
Originally Posted by texaspilot76 (Post 136814)
Would you be happy if you were cleaning septic tanks for $100k a year?
If it would allow me to retire at 30, you bet!!

SikPilot 03-21-2007 01:09 PM
Originally Posted by HotMamaPilot (Post 136786)
lol, ya how many times have we heard that tune about the 100k cop! whatever.
100K for the cops is about right in my area. Many make way more on overtime.

LAfrequentflyer 03-21-2007 01:14 PM
Originally Posted by SikPilot (Post 136851)
100K for the cops is about right in my area. Many make way more on overtime.
Where are you living? Baghdad?

-LAFF

Airsupport 03-21-2007 01:16 PM
Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 136648)
Less than 200K blows. Sure, 60K/yr sounds good when you are 23 and single (Woot! I can buy a car). But, If you want to live in an expensive area (don't want to commute), want a nice house, want to send your kids to college and want to have a chance at a comfortable retirement, you better do something that can bring in 200K/yr.

Of course if you are a hot mama you can always hook up with a guy who makes 200K/yr and life is good. :p
HOLY SMOKE MAN,, THIS HAS SPOILED ROTTEN LITTLE KID WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!! hahahahaha

C152driver 03-21-2007 02:01 PM
Originally Posted by SikPilot (Post 136851)
100K for the cops is about right in my area. Many make way more on overtime.
Well, given the risks that cops run every day, I think they should get paid that or more. ;) A very close friend of mine is a cop in Colorado and he makes substantially less than that.

I think some of Skyhigh's points are valid and definitely worth consideration, but I disagree with the arguments that he makes in support of them.


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