Does anyone know? I bet it is fucking baller money. I might head out to RDU later this afternoon to go fill out an application.

[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 2:09 PM. Reason : fucking, not fucker]

11/8/2008 2:05:03 PM

As a rule, its not considered a good job if you have to submit an application.

11/8/2008 2:07:08 PM

nope. only captains with shittons of hours get paid well

11/8/2008 2:07:20 PM

i'm not sure this is the type of job you just show up and ask for an application for

11/8/2008 2:09:34 PM

I think you have to be cleared by Uncle Sam to fly commercial planes with people on them, and oh yeah you need pilot license, I almost forgot.

11/8/2008 2:11:27 PM

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"As a rule, its not considered a good job if you have to submit an application."

i had to fill out an application for my job. i had already been given an offer, and the application was just HR policy so they could enter me into their system.

and to be an airline pilot, you can't just go fill out an application. they'll laugh at you.

11/8/2008 2:12:10 PM

damn you people, we need to talk him into this and then laugh at how it goes

11/8/2008 2:13:32 PM

I said as a rule.

11/8/2008 2:13:42 PM

THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!!!!!!

[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2008 2:13:57 PM

Yeah I'm going to a law firm downtown and apply to be a lawyer. I'm tired of this shit not making enough monies.

11/8/2008 2:14:59 PM

fuck being a lawyer, plastic surgeon!

11/8/2008 2:16:18 PM

Pretty soon you can apply to be President!

11/8/2008 2:17:14 PM

Quote :

"I said as a rule."

And then he gave you an example of how your rule was wrong.

Perhaps you meant to say generally speaking...

11/8/2008 2:26:44 PM

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,62/Itemid,85.html


American Airlines: 1st yr F/O: $31,080 and 10th yr Captain $123,420

Delta Airlines: 1st yr F/O: $50,400 and 10th yr Captain $204,636

UPS: 1st yr F/O: $26,004 and 10th yr Captain $200,508

Southwest: 1st yr F/O: $42,960 and 10th yr Captain $159,000

ATA: 1st yr F/O: $36,000 and 10th yr Captain $136,632

Airborne Express: 1st yr F/O $28,536 and 10th yr Captain $146,184
(http://www.pea.com/imd/airline-pilot-salary.asp)

[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2008 2:26:52 PM

I have a friend that just went to commercial flight school,

first year salary ranges between 22-30k. Commercial pilots make NOTHING, until they move up to the jumbo jets and international flights. Which can take years.

11/8/2008 2:28:29 PM

does military flight hours count into the higher pay grade

11/8/2008 2:28:59 PM

if you were flying heavy's

11/8/2008 2:29:21 PM

interesting

11/8/2008 2:29:41 PM

what does a first officer do?

11/8/2008 2:29:41 PM

i was told 6 figures

11/8/2008 2:30:05 PM

Quote :

"does military flight hours count into the higher pay grade"

For some reason I read this as ...count into the higher gay pride.

11/8/2008 2:30:52 PM

My dad was an airline pilot for a long time. You don't make shit until you get a ton of experience. The industry is basically all about seniority.

11/8/2008 2:31:25 PM

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"And then he gave you an example of how your rule was wrong. Perhaps you meant to say generally speaking..."

In case you don't understand, rules were meant to be broken, they are not laws you know. Also, the term 'as a rule' can at times be interchangeable with 'generally speaking'.

11/8/2008 2:31:46 PM

el nacho - on the troll

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11/8/2008 2:31:57 PM

Yeah I know, he trolls everywhere but i was just compelled to feed him a little, and I won't say anything else to him.

11/8/2008 2:33:50 PM

oh no, thats just the name of this new cd i got

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11/8/2008 2:35:47 PM

so are the pilots allowed to carry weapons now after 9/11? I know they were talking about letting them carry pistols.

11/8/2008 2:36:08 PM

lol

11/8/2008 2:36:13 PM

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"Good afternoon, this is your captain speaking with just a little flight information, coming up on the left we're going to be catching a glimpse of the grand canyon, on the right can see the hoover dam in just a few minutes. We're at an altitude of 37,000 feet and our air speed is 400 mph. A couple little facts here, i'm packing a colt king cobra thats a .375 caliber fire arm with black rubber grip and a 6 inch barrel. Also the co-pilot is carrying a kimber custom defense pistol with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a custom gun of that kind, with an alloyed frame and beveled treatment on the entire gun. Our chief flight attendant Roger has a ruger MKIII .22. All three are capable of piercing body armor at a distance of 27 feet and can put a hole in human bone and flesh the size of the grand canyon which by the way is coming up on the left so just sit back and enjoy the flight."

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11/8/2008 2:46:54 PM

You start out making jack shit... my bro in law has been working for 6-7 years and makes around 100k/year.

Ohh and btw noen ... he still flys a regional jet so.... "nothing" is relative but 100k isn't bad

jumbo jet pilots make 300k and only work a couple weeks a month.


[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 2:54 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2008 2:52:52 PM

given that pilots barely pilot planes anymore, i'd say they get paid pretty well.

most of the flight is handled by computers

11/8/2008 2:55:06 PM

$delta

11/8/2008 2:56:03 PM

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO RDU

[Edited on November 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM. Reason : .]

11/8/2008 2:58:36 PM

I also called up the Carolina Panthers and told them I'd be starting at quarterback tomorrow. They said that's fine since we are playing against the Raiders.

11/8/2008 3:05:33 PM

cool jake gets paid pretty well.

11/8/2008 3:11:14 PM

pretty much

11/8/2008 3:11:24 PM

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"Also, the term 'as a rule' can at times be interchangeable with 'generally speaking'."

you, good sir, are a fucking moron.

11/8/2008 3:13:31 PM

don't argue with el nacho. he can do no wrong


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11/8/2008 3:14:28 PM

Thing is, I only pick battles when I know I'm right.

Or it's obvious that the other person doesn't have a clue what they're talking about.

So it's not hard to always be right in those situations.

11/8/2008 3:16:32 PM

talk about airplanes or get the fuck out of here

11/8/2008 3:30:42 PM

#2.
Pilot

Why Kids Think It's Cool:

Basically, being a pilot has the two most essential components a child looks for in a job. Big machine? Check. Motherfucking flying? Check. Furthermore, if movies are to believed, flying a plane involves a lot of pulling levers, flicking switches and pushing buttons, and kids love that kind of shit. It's as if someone put wings on an arcade.

Why the Job Actually Sucks:

In general, pilots fly either passenger or cargo planes, which involves three stages: Takeoff, Landing and A Long Time of Being Bored, when pilots have to sit in a chair for hours on end and they can't get up except to go to the bathroom.

If that sounds familiar, it's because we just described the experience of everyone on an airplane. Kids hate flying in airplanes. In fact, every kid who has ever sat near us on a plane seemed to believe that flying was somehow poisonous, and the only antidote was for them to scream their friggin heads off for the entire six hours from New York to L.A. Kids, at least, can go to sleep or watch the in-flight movie; not pilots. Pilots can't sleep at all, and their in-flight movie is… the sky.

11/8/2008 3:33:57 PM

I think being a helicopter pilot would be hella lucrative over the next couple of decades...
1. Most helicopter pilots were trained by the Army during the Vietnam era. They're aging out and there is a shortage of people to take their place.
2. It's hella hard and if you fuck up you're probably going to die. The lazy people will just become airline pilots.
3. Training is very expensive. Consider this a barrier to entry. You'll have to pay into it, but once you have the appropriate license this will just keep the competition away. Besides, it's probably cheaper than college or any of that type of bullshit.

11/8/2008 3:39:29 PM

^I've considered the National Guard to get heli license. Plus I like to help people, you know, when it rains and stuff.

11/8/2008 4:40:29 PM

I got a good friend in his second year with Delta. Pretty sure he's making in the low 40s.

11/8/2008 4:44:42 PM

11/8/2008 4:45:27 PM

^ haha

11/8/2008 6:32:49 PM

a friend of mine works for ASA (basically delta connection) and he started off at 35ish for the first year and then his 2nd yr his salary almost doubled and is up to 60ish right now

11/8/2008 6:45:35 PM

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"and he started off at 35ish for the first year and then his 2nd yr his salary almost doubled and is up to 60ish right now"

....?

11/8/2008 6:48:18 PM

exactly what i was thinking.

11/8/2008 6:49:13 PM

set em up

11/8/2008 6:51:06 PM