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[Gulfstream 200]

Jet-

Oh I understand da engwish language purty good....I was just calling a scumbag a scumbag.

really, My post was no reflection on you personally- no way..
but..
Nobody can ever convince me that someone qualified to fly a jet should be paid 15K a year. that is far below the poverty level. In my state you get $19,200/yr on unemployment.

Some may see it as a great opportunity, I see it as a slap in the face to our industry.

Then again, maybe 15K buys a pretty nice double wide in Alabama......

 

[temcgrew]

some of the passengers will pay 15K for one charter trip!!!

what a rip!!

 

[fly2002]

hey jetdriver

Sir,
I'd like to again thank you for that post. I spoke to the gentleman yesterday and sent my resume via email at his request. He asked how much time I had and I told him about 900 Hrs. You see guys. I flight instruct for a 141 flight school/university. I have all my ratings (no atp). There is nearly no multi time to be had at this airport. An opportunity like this could not be passed up. The people there are WAY TOO NICE not to apply! I live in a redneck town. Moving to the south where it's warmer would be welcome at this point.
PS. Jetdriver...my email is [email protected] I really appreciate how you posted this as I received a good response. One question though? How did you know about this?
Eric Hutchinson

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Good luck Eric!

Eric

In 1994, after 2.5 years of instructing and flying PA31-310 for a few months I was hired by AMR Eagle. I made a little over $14k. Granted the initial pay would be a little more now, but not by much. Like I said before, for a guy with your experience, it would be a good opportunity.

Good luck. Hopefully you won't be living in a van down by the river!

Jeff

 

[quigs]

"The pay is much lower than usual, but if your name is Bubba, you like BBQ and want to fly jets, it could be a starting point."


Whats wrong with liking BBQ?

 

[Hippie]

This thread reminds me of my first jet job, I was paid $100.00 (cash) a day to sit right seat in a Hawker 600. No benefits or retirement no perks just a green back from the CP at the end of the trip.

I was twenty-one, tired of instructing and had a whopping 1300 total, so I was in hog heaven. They got a full crew and I was logging jet time. I did this till I was twenty-three took my ATP on my birthday. I walked away with 2300 hrs total, over 1000 multi and 500 jet.

Did I care if the pay was miserable? No…
Would I do that again? Yes…
Do I care what others might think of my actions? No…

At the time it was all I had and it beat the flying hell out of instructing and I am more than positive it had something to do with me landing a nice job shortly thereafter.

Hippie

 

[temcgrew]

if you worked 13 days per month, you would have made more than 15K per year

that would be 20 days per month for the captain at $100 per day.

If companies can operate a jet aircraft of any kind, they are pitiful for paying that little money even to the low time guys.

 

[falconpileit]

Yea, I've seen captains like that before. He was probably getting paid $250 a day for your help but was paying you $100. The fact of the matter is that we all ought to be outraged that we are sometimes forced to prostitute ourselves. I had a friend the other day tell me that he was instructed to hire a right seat guy and it was up to him how much to pay. He was instructed by the owner to "just be fair" He said he was going to try and get someone for $25k or so. I told him he ought to be ashamed of himself! There he is sitting pretty making $100k and he's gonna pay some kid $25k.

It's the sysytem that is the problem. What other profession do you know of that after obtaining all of the required certificates, completing a 4 yr degeee your still not qualified to do anything?

 

[kwb13]

AMEN!

 

[sanford&son]

well, did anybody go do this?

just wondering if anybody went to work for pete. if so, how's it going?
DPG