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Originally Posted by coreylaing  I have 4 boys, so I definitely need to make good decisions. What I really can't understand is how the airlines get away with paying such low wages. I would think that a highly trained professional in charge of a lot of people's lives would be well compensated, not to mention the fact that the economic law of supply and demand would drive wages for pilots up right now. |
The fact is flying isn't romantic as people make it out to be. Regional airline pay is terrible we all agree, so don't change jobs. Fly for fun if you like flying. Why go into god knows how much debt($50k+) to get a $23K/yr job? Also with 4 kids and a family good luck trying to have a normal family life. There are things like commuting and so forth that you may have to factor in and say is it really worth it? Can you wife support you indefinitely? Will that cause problems at home? Is it all really worth saying look at me Im a pilot over? Don't whine about the rules to the game because you want to start late. No one goes to med school in there 40's. The same goes here. Don't blame the kids/guys/gals that know what they want to do early in life. They can start off at a lower wage because they don't have the same expense i.e. kids,house, etc. Also as an FO you aren't in charge of people. You're not really in charge of anything thats why 200 hr guys can do it. Also thats why you aren't paid a ton. I don't think $20 is right, but I think anything over $45 at the regional level is to much for an FO. I flew freight for 4 years while the industry shortly after 9/11 blew. I did what I had to to make a real buck($50+).I flew POS planes in POS weather, but thats what it took. When the time was right I made the move and never bitched about the FO pay because that is what I had to do to be a CA and get all the benifits that go along with it.Those are the rules like it or not. So either play by them and hold your tongue or don't come to the party.