MasterOfPuppets
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Guys and Gals ... per diem is fundamentally a reimbursement. It is also never enough, well short of what you actually spend ... hence the IRS deduction permitted.
It I spent 15$ a meal for 3 meals a day on a 3 day trip with any normal company, I would submit my TPS report for $135 dollars. That would never be considered compensation.
Let us not forget, however, it is something you must use negotiating capital to achieve and to improve on. Hence the bordering on "compensation."
Block of 979:51 . I blocked more last year. 5th year SWA FO.
Furloughed F9...flying a C-414 Medevac....7on/7off....home everynight...285 hours.....76K. Got to keep my house and truck and had alot of time to chill. Its all good.
Is there a position open during those 7 days your off? I need a job.
$122,274 Tax FREE. Working in the sandbox flying an Embraer Legacy. Blocked about 150 hours, if that. 3 months on / 1 month off... worked a total of about 40 days or so throughout the whole year.
$122,274 at 0% tax = about $175k or so before tax.
Hope ya all can enjoy it since it could disappear tomorrow (i.e. medical gone, position or company). Keep focused on the important parts of life. More then this industry is out there for damn sure!!
The other day the USA lost eight and Canada lost five in an outpost in a $hithole of a land known as Afghaistan. Let's not forget our troops overseas allowing us to enjoy what we know here.
Take some of this great coin ya all brag about and buy a meal in the terminal for a soldier, airman, sailor or marine. This American Warrior is either going or coming for one of two $hitholes.
Brother there is not a day that goes by that not one of us either appreciate our soldiers in harms way or think about our fellow pilots deployed overseas.. I am sure it is much more fun landing the bus in burbank than the c17 in the desert with some 72 virgin hopefull lobbing mortars just hoping to get lucky..
Cant imagine how fun it is to return with the 50 when the old toyota is sitting outside the fence.
Dont think one poster here is bragging.. I can tell you with certainty that I am not considering the fact that my other business that made me 6 figures is all but gone. Just thankful to have a job to support my family.
PS feel welcome to join in.. I would love to hear some frac numbers
Some RJ guys stretch $15 for the whole 3 day trip easily (gotta love the dollar menu). When I lived in base I would bid 4day trips because the per diem was a big chunk of additional compensation compared to day trips.
I like that flavor dude.
Plus 100% medical and $22.5k in 401K with match.
191 hours. 82 landings.
Wow!! I feel like I took it easy in '09 and still blocked nearly 900 hours. I had the same number of takeoffs and landings.