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Never Trust A Monkey
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- Sep 11, 2003
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Understandably, seems like the common complaint is pay. Some of the great things about my line of flying is that I'm home every night 9 months out of the year. The other 3 months we're gone full time, but the company will pay for a spouse or whoever to fly out once during that time. Pay is good. Most pilots earn the same or more then an RJ captain to fly a piston twin. Future looks good, we have acquired 3 new aircraft in 2 years. Advancement is fairly predicable. Pilots can become project managers or some other position for additional pay. Office personnel are helpful and in good spirits too. Benefits are fair. Health care is paid half by company regardless of type of plan. 401K is matching 8%.
The bad side of this job is that there is no schedule. Every single day during spring, summer and fall that is clear is a work day. Holidays don't mean too much. Vacations are only allowed during winter, and even that is sometimes hard to work out. Pilots must perform other duties in addition to flying. Editing and checking film is the most common. 50 hour weeks are typical.
The bad side of this job is that there is no schedule. Every single day during spring, summer and fall that is clear is a work day. Holidays don't mean too much. Vacations are only allowed during winter, and even that is sometimes hard to work out. Pilots must perform other duties in addition to flying. Editing and checking film is the most common. 50 hour weeks are typical.
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