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[pilotswife]

Hi,
Just to give you all an update - he finally got a job and will be doing IOE shortly!
I guess it happens eventually- now he is telling me if he can't break 50k in five years he'll give it up...
I am sure I will be flying my *ss off to pay the bills- it is kind of funny that I make over double his salary and I am only responsible for blowing the slides and making coffee!

Oh well- hope you are all doing well. We just take it one day at a time-

pilotswife

GOD BLESS our troops!

 

[350DRIVER]

Tell him to get out now while he can..

You have come onto this board to whine, complain, b!tch, moan, etc, over and over again and I can tell you that it is getting old.. You don't like it? move on my dear...

He knew what he was getting himself into from the start..

You will get no pity from this board.

now he is telling me if he can't break 50k in five years he'll give it up...

He decided to be a pilot for the money, very nice $$$ - If he does well enough to impress his IOE captain then he should get a BIG raise right off the bat...


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You will get no pity from this board.

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350, are we in a bad mood, or are you just a jerk?

She didn't ask for pity, she gave a report about her husband getting a job and made a remark about pilot wages.

I'll bet you're just a real fun guy to be around, not.

Calvin

Pilots wife, you have my pity, if only to prove 350 wrong. Seriously, I hope your hubby appreciates your support.

 

[350DRIVER]

"big time",

Do a board search and look at her previous threads/posts ..

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[bobbysamd]

Congratulations

It's great that your husband achieved his goal. Few people realize how difficult it is to achieve a goal in aviation, and how so many goals are set but not achieved. Moreover, few people realize how elusive it is to obtain an airline interview. So many career promoters, such as Kit Darby, make obtaining airline interviews as easy as obtaining a Safeway interview.

Did the logbook reworking help? I ask the question sincerely.

Finally, depending on his company's scale, it could take a few years for your husband to get up to $50K. His first-year FO pay will be something like $12K-$18K. He might get $25K his second year. Unless there's a real breakthrough in hiring, it really could take years before he becomes senior enough to make $50K and/or upgrades.

Good luck with his training.

 

[Snakum]

I am only responsible for blowing the slides and making coffee!

Wow ... I need someone to do those things at my office. (Chinese voice) "How much you pay ... I pay you MORE, you blow my slide ... bling me coffee!"

And yes ... do a search and you'll understand where 350 is coming from. She'll be leaving her husband's sorry @ss within 18 months when she sees how little $$$ he's bringing home each month in light of how hard he's working and how much he's gone. That, or he'll get tired of her bitching and blow her away one night. "Honest officer ... I thought the safety was on."
Minh

 

[pilotyip]

Congrats!

He will be in a perfect position when the hiring boom starts again in June of 2007. He will have addtional options in the future, it takes a flying job to get a flying job.

 

[Jedi_Cheese]

Congrats!

I too am wondering about the logbook rewrite.

 

[Dep676]

He will be in a perfect position when the hiring boom starts again in June of 2007. He will have addtional options in the future, it takes a flying job to get a flying job.

What are smoking that gives insight about the next hiring boom? I know the air is bad over on that side of state. Maybe that is fogging your brain.

 

[freightdoggie]

And yes ... do a search and you'll understand where 350 is coming from. She'll be leaving her husband's sorry @ss within 18 months when she sees how little $$$ he's bringing home each month in light of how hard he's working and how much he's gone. That, or he'll get tired of her bitching and blow her away one night. "Honest officer ... I thought the safety was on."

ROLF LMAO
hahahahahhaha........................

 

[pilotyip]

History Repeats

As I have preached to all my students years ending in 7 are great hiring years 67, 77, 87, 97, and years ending in 3 are bad years 73, 83, 93, 03, the trend will continue, any bets. In fact you can go back and look at what was going on in 75, 85, 95, and the results are similar. Do not give up a senority number after a year ending in 9

 

[rumpletumbler]

That is great news.

 

[Resume Writer]

As I have preached to all my students years ending in 7 are great hiring years 67, 77, 87, 97, and years ending in 3 are bad years 73, 83, 93, 03, the trend will continue, any bets. In fact you can go back and look at what was going on in 75, 85, 95, and the results are similar. Do not give up a senority number after a year ending in 9

Yip brings up a good point. Although I have been more general. Hiring at the beginning or end of a decade is not good. The middle of a decade seems to be better. This is not just in the aviation industry. It is across the board. It is based upon economic trends.

After 9/11, I predicted that it would take about 5 years for the industry to totally rebound. However, I also felt that it would take about 3 years for any hiring to start. I seemed to be right on target. This is not magic; it is just common sense.

I have seen this same trend in the IT industry. There was a great deal of hiring toward the middle of the decade. Then it went bust near the end of the 90's and beginning of the 2000's. Now, I am starting to see another rebound. I belong to a specific recruiter site, and I am constantly seeing IT jobs posted. The only difference? Most of the positions are specialized.

I agree with Yip; get your hours up now, get a good job and the likelihood of being furloughed will be reduced if you are hired in the next 3 years. This, of course, is barring any idiots blowing up our airplanes!

Just my opinion...

Kathy

 

[rvsm410]

Resume Writer,

Kathy,

Just started reading the 911 commsion report last week, on 2 of the flights people calling from the doomed aircraft had last names of Sweeney....that really blew my mind....I hope they were not any relation to you....it brought back the relationships between Kennedy and Lincoln..

Sorry to jack the thread....and by the way, congrats on her husband getting a job...I too know how hard it is to even get an interview....I have finally realized through countless interview preps, and actual interviews/offers that I am not cut out for the regional airlines anymore. I am networking very hard to get on with the LCC's while working a corporate dispatch Gig....

Dispatch121: iread your other posts on AS, and I with you bud, I understand the yearning to work for a certain carrier...I hope you get it, as I hope I can get on with mine....and no its not SWA....he he.

 

[CounterGirl]

Congratulations to your husband, but.....

it is kind of funny that I make over double his salary and I am only responsible for blowing the slides and making coffee!

Pilotswife,
More than once I have seen you write sarcastic remarks regarding your husband's motivation, about divorce, and now about his salary. Now, I rarely agree with 350 or Snakum, but they kind of made some logical observations about you. I would never treat my husband (who is a pilot) with such disrepect--even jokingly--on a message board or anywhere else. I would gladly work my butt off to help make up for our bills--at least he's doing what he loves. He would do the same for me. This is called MARRIAGE! You know, love, support and all that gushy stuff.

Pardon my harshness, but wives like you are the reason some pilots get divorced. Strong relationships are built on mutual repect, understanding, and POSITIVE interactions.

CG

 

[rvsm410]

CG good for you!!

I like everything CG said........I am one of those blessed men that has a wife the totally supports me. Ever since retiring, she has been the main bread winner in the house and further she has insisted that I do something in aviaton that I love, even at the expense of a lower paying position..(dispatch)....

Money is not everything, especially when compared to having a great women on your arm......this is truely priceless.....furtunately she has been a career women and loves her work and is doing very well for her self and us.....

As to your husband....your should be as glad as my wife is for me, that you make more than he does and that you are able to provide the financial freedom and the satisfaction that comes from doing what he loves, WITH someone he loves.....

Count you're Blessings!! I know I do everyday!!

 

[FN FAL]

Hi,
Just to give you all an update - he finally got a job and will be doing IOE shortly!
I guess it happens eventually- now he is telling me if he can't break 50k in five years he'll give it up...

At 10,000 a year gross, he should be able to break 50K total in 5 years of working at a regional.

 

[Snakum]

I should be nearing the regional level in about 7-8 years

Wow ... and I thought I built time slowly. You'll probably be at a regional way before that, which might be good ... or bad ... depending on how you look at it.

Hey BTW ... didn't you have your checkride rescheduled for this past Friday? Or was it next Friday? Let us know how it goes!

Minhberg the Old Fart

 

[siucavflight]

Cry me a river pilots wife. Tell him to get out now, and open up room for someone who wants the job. I hate your husband already.

 

[Snakum]

What's your major? I'm assuming you've read here 1000 times already that you should have a non-aviation degree to fall back on.

Have you considered a two-year degree? An AS degree would get you in the air sooner, and if you chose the right major, you might be able to make enough $$ to punch thru the ratings pretty quickly. Also, it's very easy to finish up a BS with long-distance programs or self-study at night or on weekends, if you already have a two year degree. What kind of things do you think you'd be interested in?

Best of luck ... whatever you decide to do ...

Minh

 

[Pilot's Wife]

WOW - I'm just glad to see there are other wives that read this board to help further their husband's career. My name on here is also Pilot's Wife, just spelled a little different than the original poster on this thread. This is my first time reading any of "pilotswife" comments since I usually read different categories than this one.

I would have to agree with CG that the tone of your comments does not reflect what most pilot husbands would probably appreciate. This is a difficult business for anyone to be in, much less someone with the responsibility of a family to support. Pilots are a different breed also - if you keep them on the ground too long they get "grumpy" . My purpose of subscribing to this board is to gain as much information as I can to help my husband make good career decisions. I can't tell you how many times I have updated him on things I have read here on this board that he didn't know about, simply because he is on the road so much flying - he just doesn't have enough time. I also look at this board as an extension of us a "unit". I would never want to say something on here that would discredit him. I encourage you to use this board in a way to encourage him in his career, it will only benefit your marriage, which benefits you both in the long run.

 

[FlyingSig]

As I have preached to all my students years ending in 7 are great hiring years 67, 77, 87, 97, and years ending in 3 are bad years 73, 83, 93, 03, the trend will continue, any bets. In fact you can go back and look at what was going on in 75, 85, 95, and the results are similar. Do not give up a senority number after a year ending in 9

Hey YIP, you could've saved me a big headache and posted this back in 2000 when I gave up a '97 DOH for a '00 DOH ....

 

[RichardFitzwell]

Yeah...me too. Thanks yip.

 

[FN FAL]

Hey YIP, you could've saved me a big headache and posted this back in 2000 when I gave up a '97 DOH for a '00 DOH ....

Too bad those figures don't factor in DARPA and acceptance of autonomous technology.

 

[sqwkvfr]

At 10,000 a year gross, he should be able to break 50K total in 5 years of working at a regional.

Dude, you crack me up!