Sign of the times?

[ksu_aviator]

God, I hope not.

I just saw a job posted on our favorite orange jobs board.

Citation FO, Miami FL

Requirements:
5000 TT
2000 PIC
1000 PIC CE550

$24,000 per year.

I don't even have those times and I know I'd go to work for the local McDonald's before I moved to Miami to work for 1/4 of what I'm worth.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Shameful.

 

[awacs]

Only in aviation...

Can you ever expect someone to show up for that kind of pay, and with those quals. I'm not flying right now, and have accepted a government job that starts at $48,000/yr with a pension, all fed holidays off, plus week-ends off!

I love flying, but I hate the people that take advantage of that love in any way that they can!


AWACS

 

[reepicheep]

Supply and demand. Right now you could put out a job opp. for a pilot to live in a tent with sand fleas in Kabul and fly refurbished ME-109's on strafing missions against the Taliban, require currency and 1,000 PIC in type, and you'd have a line out the door of qualified guys willing to go....

 

[Gabe]

At the bottom of the ad it asks for "Serious inquiries only, please."

 

[staledog]

Supply and demand. Right now you could put out a job opp. for a pilot to live in a tent with sand fleas in Kabul and fly refurbished ME-109's on strafing missions against the Taliban, require currency and 1,000 PIC in type, and you'd have a line out the door of qualified guys willing to go....

that actually sounds like a cool job I'd want to do. Although I lack the PIC time in type.

 

[BushwickBill]

that actually sounds like a cool job I'd want to do. Although I lack the PIC time in type.

LOL. I was going to say the same thing. Just make it a P-47 please.

 

[craignye]

When I read that I wished that they had a number to call so I could say "are you stupid". Those requirements should at the least be no lower than 60K a year. I would work at Wal-Mart first. At least pay is equal to the job.

 

[SIG600]

It's simple economics, if they can find someone to take it they will. If they can't they'll raise the pay. I don't know how anyone could live off that kind of salary.

The mins are more than likely an insurance requirement.

 

[climbhappy]

it seems like the times have been around for over ten years now. I'm overseas at present and can tell you, that I just can't fly a boeing for 35,000 anymore even for a year ( i assume I'd have to start somewhere as an FO in type in US)...just can't my son is a rising 11th grader.