Simulator Instructor
05-10-2022 | 08:01 AM
#161
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As of now it’s $9,100 per month they are going to $10,100 per month plus a $30,000 per yr bonuses for two years then on the line. First year instructor pay was $4,100 per month. My ask has increased significantly. No way an instructor should make any where near any pilot salary.
Last edited by mulcher; 05-10-2022 at 08:15 AM.
05-10-2022 | 11:29 AM
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From: Aircraft & Seat: old & hard
As of now it’s $9,100 per month they are going to $10,100 per month plus a $30,000 per yr bonuses for two years then on the line. First year instructor pay was $4,100 per month. My ask has increased significantly. No way an instructor should make any where near any pilot salary.
05-10-2022 | 08:15 PM
#164
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Thats great. They aren’t line pilots here. Many never even flew a 737. No override needed.
05-10-2022 | 08:42 PM
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From: Aircraft & Seat: old & hard
05-10-2022 | 09:12 PM
#166
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From: American Airlines Brake Pad Replacement Technician
Don't think he intended it that way. SWA struggles with new industry leading innovations such as inflight wifi, aerodata, and these new fangled things called apps (mobile applications for short).
05-10-2022 | 10:47 PM
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Nope nothing bad meant by it. But our instructors shouldn’t be paid pilot wages. Ours aren’t line guys. We should have been doing that years ago. But it was cheaper probably to have separate low paid instructors. My min for this contract went way up!
05-11-2022 | 02:07 AM
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From: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Exactly! Instructors should be paid more. Other than swinging the gear and moving a flap lever now and then… compare your day to a classroom/simulator instructor’s.
05-11-2022 | 04:07 AM
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05-11-2022 | 06:24 AM
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What’s the reasoning for that? They have to hold all the qualifications including ATP, type rating, etc. Only one not required is a medical. In this market anyone who holds those quals and can effectively teach will demand competitive pay. Supply and demand, it’s obvious or why else did they raise the pay? You’ve got enough people signing up to be SW pilots yet not sim instructors. Therefore they raised pay. Surprised all the guys up in arms about instructors being compensated well.
