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eeg · August 16th, 2004, 14:52

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There are plenty of 135 cargo and charter jobs out there. You just have to look and be willing to move. I got my first job as a King Air F/O with 880 hours and 5 multi. My starting salary was $30K. Then after about six months, I was trained in the Bravo and received a raise.

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I agree, my next job after instructing was as a King Air/Lear F/O for a 135 Charter Company... My starting pay (day 1) was $28,000/year (in 1994 dollars, roughly $37,600 in 2004 dollars)... After 4 months I upgraded to King Air Captain and my pay went to $33,000/year (in 1994 dollars, roughly $44,300 in 2004 dollars)...

I didn't know anyone at the company, just was persistent... At the time my other option was to go to a Regional paying $18,000/year (in 1994 dollars, or about $18,000/year in 2004 dollars... Hhhmmm... same starting pay 10 years later??? That is equivalent to getting about a 33% pay cut during the last 10 years!) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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So what can be done about this? What can "WE" the future professional pilots do? Should we unite and demand better pay? I'm pretty sure it's posible, hard but possible... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

August 16th, 2004, 14:52	#23
eeg Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Fo\' Laudydaudy, FL. Posts: 235	Re: Can\'t wait to get to the regionals??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] There are plenty of 135 cargo and charter jobs out there. You just have to look and be willing to move. I got my first job as a King Air F/O with 880 hours and 5 multi. My starting salary was $30K. Then after about six months, I was trained in the Bravo and received a raise. [/ QUOTE ] I agree, my next job after instructing was as a King Air/Lear F/O for a 135 Charter Company... My starting pay (day 1) was $28,000/year (in 1994 dollars, roughly $37,600 in 2004 dollars)... After 4 months I upgraded to King Air Captain and my pay went to $33,000/year (in 1994 dollars, roughly $44,300 in 2004 dollars)... I didn't know anyone at the company, just was persistent... At the time my other option was to go to a Regional paying $18,000/year (in 1994 dollars, or about $18,000/year in 2004 dollars... Hhhmmm... same starting pay 10 years later??? That is equivalent to getting about a 33% pay cut during the last 10 years!) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] So what can be done about this? What can "WE" the future professional pilots do? Should we unite and demand better pay? I'm pretty sure it's posible, hard but possible... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]