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Old 08-20-2018, 08:23 PM
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Maybe you shouldn’t try to raise a family of six in one of those areas on a regional salary then?







Or maybe a professional pilots captain salary should be enough to allow them to live in any domicile, especially when they've been forced to move several times from more affordable bases that were closed?
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Old 08-20-2018, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon View Post
Maybe you shouldn’t try to raise a family of six in one of those areas on a regional salary then?
No joke. My wife and I waited ten years, including finishing my career switch, to just have one.

We felt like it would be irresponsible to bring a human being into this world without a good means of supporting them (including financially).
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Old 08-20-2018, 08:26 PM
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No joke. My wife and I waited ten years, including finishing my career switch, to just have one.

We felt like it would be irresponsible to bring a human being into this world without a good means of supporting them (including financially).






Yeah, about that... I didn't plan on having to take care of both my parents when they became very ill, guess I should just tell them to hit the bricks?
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Old 08-20-2018, 08:29 PM
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$100K-$130K is plausible after 10+ years. More for LCA.

A very few sim instructors make $300k+. But that's hard work, only possible because 117 doesn't apply in the sim...

But even so there's always the risk of a COMAIR scenario in your mid-50's, with a couple kids in college...
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Old 08-20-2018, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Paid2fly View Post
Or maybe a professional pilots captain salary should be enough to allow them to live in any domicile, especially when they've been forced to move several times from more affordable bases that were closed?

*Should*, yes.

*Will*, not necessarily.
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Old 08-20-2018, 09:09 PM
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The pay at the regionals serving NYC and other terrible bases will probably reach $200K in the next few years.
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Old 08-21-2018, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Paid2fly View Post
Yeah, about that... I didn't plan on having to take care of both my parents when they became very ill, guess I should just tell them to hit the bricks?
No one said that, but that would be taxing on pretty much everybody. Best of luck.
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Old 08-21-2018, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by blindfayth View Post
No joke. My wife and I waited ten years, including finishing my career switch, to just have one.

We felt like it would be irresponsible to bring a human being into this world without a good means of supporting them (including financially).
That seems to be what most intelligent people do but it’s the less intelligent people who are havin g more kids than they can afford.
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All of my children are line items
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Old 08-21-2018, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
$100K-$130K is plausible after 10+ years. More for LCA.

A very few sim instructors make $300k+. But that's hard work, only possible because 117 doesn't apply in the sim...

But even so there's always the risk of a COMAIR scenario in your mid-50's, with a couple kids in college...
2-3 years at some regionals now.
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