tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post110961378578428768..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: The Life of an Airline PilotSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-64169245914398962582019-11-19T09:22:53.048-06:002019-11-19T09:22:53.048-06:00Southwest Airlines Reservations official Site
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Useful information.Thanks great info!!!<br />Useful information.Pilothttp://pilotnames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-12905701402219585542017-02-19T08:05:15.344-06:002017-02-19T08:05:15.344-06:00I have been through that. Work for the wadia group...I have been through that. Work for the wadia group in india . Life sucks like shit<br />.😷😷😷😷😷😲😲😲😲😲Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00247366812886253854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-42207347380727411182016-04-11T14:58:44.665-05:002016-04-11T14:58:44.665-05:00Wonderful post. i am going to school at http://www...Wonderful post. i am going to school at http://www.flyhaa.com/en/page/helicopter_flight_training_courses and i just love being in control and being "above it all" its breathtaking every-time. my life has'nt been the same. thanks for the postAnnewowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000044402506785311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-32663968406812466382015-11-21T02:21:09.119-06:002015-11-21T02:21:09.119-06:00It is dangerous for our flightIt is dangerous for our flightBecome Pilothttp://howtopilot.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-78362787493924869392015-06-07T13:50:22.834-05:002015-06-07T13:50:22.834-05:00By my deepest persuasion, you'll get a great m...By my deepest persuasion, you'll get a great mark for your term paper, only if you use <a href="http://essayservice.info/" rel="nofollow">www.essayservice.info</a>.essayservicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-87704089736331041062014-11-16T07:33:29.075-06:002014-11-16T07:33:29.075-06:00Home in PDX???
No longer in Minnesnowta?Home in PDX??? <br /><br />No longer in Minnesnowta?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-38639415112725877872013-12-02T16:46:11.145-06:002013-12-02T16:46:11.145-06:00first year pilot at a regional. Looking at first y...first year pilot at a regional. Looking at first year at 28k with per diem included and 800 hours of flying first year. This figure does include my 5000 bonus. It is rough with money and hard to get by. For the first couple of years in this career use craigslist for furniture and buy cheap at walmart for food and other things. Also get an economical car with no monthly payments. Subway is a great option for airport food or bring your food for the road. If you smoke or drink quit and pick up working out at a free gym or take up jogging or biking. Ask for clothes or money for the holidays so you can afford new clothes every once in a while. Learn how to cook and how to look on the internet for free stuff or reduced value things. If you can and live at base pick up part time job to make a little extra cash. Every penny counts first few years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-63926892372153913782013-11-26T00:07:58.261-06:002013-11-26T00:07:58.261-06:00Hello
Thanks for providing information and f...Hello<br /> Thanks for providing information and for more information please visit here <a href="http://www.divergingpath.com/airline-pilot.html" rel="nofollow"><b>airline pilot career</b></a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193982577839795989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-65560752792723811952013-08-26T03:28:13.262-05:002013-08-26T03:28:13.262-05:00Superb post. Informative for me.Superb post. Informative for me.pilothttp://www.bluebirdflightacademy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-81648895284863593502013-07-22T20:57:41.396-05:002013-07-22T20:57:41.396-05:00Great response! My ex... yes EX husband (I only th...Great response! My ex... yes EX husband (I only throw that in because I was one of those unfortunate spouses who experienced AiDS "airline divorce syndrome") After flight instructing, hauling freight, paying to get type rated in 737 etc.. he was finally able to secure an FO position with Horizon Air. I was amazed at how ridiculously low the pay schedule was for starting FO's roughly 18k per year in 1995.<br /><br />In my opinion, pilot's are terribly under paid for the amount of time, education and money contributed to secure a position with a decent carrier. Of course this does not even consider the tremendous stress, wear and tear on relationships and family and responsibility that come with the job.<br />I agree... this is a lifestyle more than a career, and if you don't love to fly, there are much easier ways to make money and not go into substantial debt for a career!<br />I'm glad it has worked out for you. Like you I agree this is a great blog for those considering a career in the airline industry! <br />I wish you all the best! Stay safe and keep the shiney side up, and the wheels down!<br />K<br />Las Vegas NV SheKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627096311668367221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-79002711435665776552013-05-25T14:23:40.437-05:002013-05-25T14:23:40.437-05:00this really helped me on my school project this really helped me on my school project Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-8795247172541530722012-04-25T04:30:23.001-05:002012-04-25T04:30:23.001-05:00That looks so sad. Money for some pilots are so ha...That looks so sad. Money for some pilots are so hard but some do receive a good salary(only for those seniors). I now realize how hard it is to be a pilot. Your schedule is really hectic and so tiring. No enough rest and no good food during duties. Not really good for those who are already parents. Thanks for sharing this blog.Cessna 152 Performance and Specificationshttp://www.best-aviation-sites.com/Cessna-152-Performance-And-Specifications.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-17262238867591066342012-03-09T03:56:54.466-06:002012-03-09T03:56:54.466-06:00I fly for a major African Airline. Im a first offi...I fly for a major African Airline. Im a first officer, in my fourth yr. I make US$126 000 a yr. I know that I'm very fortunate however if things are looking turbulent in the US try Asia. Countries like Vietnam , china are in serious need of experienced flight crew. <br />Unfortunately if you not experienced you gotta bite the bullet like most of us have ! I spent my formative years flying turbo props in deep dark Africa ! Not very glamorous at all !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-83207753641013282302012-01-14T19:39:49.910-06:002012-01-14T19:39:49.910-06:00If you are in the RAF, you can take airline pilot ...If you are in the RAF, you can take airline pilot training for free. Plus, now you need a degree to get into British Airways. I'm 15 and have an extremely strong ambition in airline piloting. I have done so much research into it. I have found out that you don't have to have an A-level in maths or physics. You just need a grade c-a* in 5 gcse's. I don't really care about the pay at the start, because it gradually increases. I don't really want a wife because you can do whatever you like with your money.<br />Competition is stiff in becoming a pilot as there are loads wanting to be one. So if you get rejected, keep on trying, find other places, websites, etc.<br />No one can break your dreams!Joshua pilot wannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100314907513007006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-13984263896847214172012-01-03T18:14:28.730-06:002012-01-03T18:14:28.730-06:00Being a pilot in europe is completely different. B...Being a pilot in europe is completely different. Being a pilot in general is completely different... Us pilots do what we do because we love it. It really is one of those careers that it takes passion for and that is something we must have. Flying is an amazing job... In my opinion anyone who hasn't attained a pilots liscence at least has missed out big time. High pay, glamour, free stopovers and all that comes with the job we do, it's all just added bonuses that we mustn't take for granted, but overall, we do what we do because we love it, and would you write this article if you had a passion for flying? I hope you find it again because anyone can be a good pilot and work their way to high saleries and glamour, it's just that with these reagional carriers it can sometimes take some perseverence. Love your job... Best reguardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-49890497891297052822011-11-27T02:48:01.790-06:002011-11-27T02:48:01.790-06:00Because your'e born to Fly.
And I'll keep...Because your'e born to Fly.<br /><br />And I'll keep the same wife of my youth, or I won't give a fuck.<br /><br />It's about catching air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-26654703502562929732011-07-29T07:16:43.018-05:002011-07-29T07:16:43.018-05:00After 10 years, I'm being recalled to the majo...After 10 years, I'm being recalled to the majors from furlough. Trying to remember why it was I wanted to be an airline pilot, I recalled the first day I arrived at the majors. A senior pilot presented the class with, "you've won the lottery. Congratulations on the last job of your life." Six months later I was in the unemployment line. 3-4 million dollars seemed like a lottery, but a lottery I'd have to work 35 years to get, give up family life and turn to booze to endure. Other than the turning to booze part, that's not a lottery. Is the aviation industry oversold? We'll, you'd better love your job, cause wait till ya see your paycheck. Send your family a postcard, bet it gets home before you do. My favorite saying is "if an airline pilot's first wife isn't a flight attendant, the second one is...and the third one isn't."<br />I'm now a Psychiatric RN wondering which career is crazier.ginonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-20346849794553780602011-03-17T05:05:30.915-05:002011-03-17T05:05:30.915-05:00Nice blogging effort. More people should do it.
...Nice blogging effort. More people should do it. <br /><br />"Been there, done that" myself with a far less desireable carrier than Horizon. If I had stayed I'd be about #5 out of 600 pilots (when I left I was #77). <br /><br />Although I enjoyed the actual flying for the most part, despite the boring nature of endlessly repetetive city groups (which is dead easy because you can do it in your sleep, every freq and route and clearance down pat), I was perpetually unhappy with the job, especially because of the deadly long duty hours. I kept track and 82% of my work days were 11+ hours, and 68% at 12-plus, with nearly 2,500 duty hours put in anually (25% higher than the typical 9 to 5 job), not including commute time, which added several hundred more hours. After several years of that hard grind rarely a day went by when I didn't have to take a short nap in the cockpit while airborne. <br /><br />The company (management) itself was unbelieveably unsupportive and adversarial, with the attitude that there's always another sucker in line to take your job. Except for relatively new F.O.'s, everyone from rampers to captains was pretty much "bad attitude", yet they all worked like dogs out of personal pride (as most aviation folk do) to do a good job. That's the excellent aspect of an aviation career. 99.9% of everyone knows their job and does it well.<br /><br />I got out finally, just up and quit one day on 3 weeks notice, with no other job to go to. The heck with that stressful, thankless lifestyle. I had job security due to seniority and a so-so retirement to look forward to, but I've probably avoided ulcers, premature gray hair and being the grumpiest captain in the universe until retirement. That was over 10 years ago. I've been much happier ever since, despite an unstable career in other types of flying.<br /><br />After 24+ years in professional aviation I still haven't got my shot at the "majors" and am now pretty much past doing so. For any up-and-coming pilots reading this, approximately 40% of civilian pilots never do make it to the "big time". That's a fact. There are NO guarantees. I never have and probably never will make a six-figure salary. You'd be appalled to know my lifetime cumulative income as a pilot. <br /><br />Part of it is because in 24 years I've also been furloughed once and lost my job twice, totalling nearly 1/5 of my flying career. These episodes were, of course, all in economic slumps where there was little to no hiring going on anywhere in the country. Two of them were "career" jobs that simply vanished one day with little to no notice. <br /><br />Be aware that every time you start over at a new company, it's bottom of the seniority list and payscale, although over time I've gotten to better starting salaries. Even when you have the luxury of choosing the better companies it's a crap-shoot. One of my flying jobs (corporate) was <br />with a Fortune 100 company. Merger with a Fortune 50, flight department closed, sayonara senor! Don't let the door hit you in the tail feathers on the way out! And so it goes sometimes. <br /><br />So what's the bottom line? I'd probably do it all over again anyway. It has been an interesting life so far. Aviation. It's not a profession, it's an illness, often an incurable one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-7279305413476030772011-02-02T23:09:09.912-06:002011-02-02T23:09:09.912-06:00Hi I'm sixteen years old, and being and airlin...Hi I'm sixteen years old, and being and airline pilot is my dream. But I guess I had the misconception that it was glamorous, had a good salary, and that I would have a lot of time off. Does it differ from regionals to major airlines? What about where you are based? And one more thing, I'm planning on doing Navy ROTC and learning to fly through that. Are there any perks in the airline industry for being in the military?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-79441545360428978182010-05-15T03:16:33.879-05:002010-05-15T03:16:33.879-05:00tisk, tisk...and this is why I am choosing to majo...tisk, tisk...and this is why I am choosing to major in radiology rather than being a pilot, sadly :(. It is my dream, but when something does not fit your values and in the end is not worth busting stress and money over, well its not the right thing to do as a career. Unless! you do not wanna be married within the next couple of years and live under moms roof! lol. I think to myself on a daily basis though, "damn, id so rather be studying for a career in the aviation field rather than this shit that i am not going to enjoy...". I guess for right now, I will remain on my radiology path. I am going to save aviation as a hobby and someday have my own little single prop and just fly for fun. I sincerely appreciate you pilots for all that you do! I cant help but to think, every time that i step into a chataqua flight, "man, i bet those two are damn tired :|".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-81905621124113110372010-03-02T19:24:48.956-06:002010-03-02T19:24:48.956-06:00I'm reading this as an MD, still in the post-g...I'm reading this as an MD, still in the post-graduate training years, and chose medicine over being a professional pilot. I'm going through a particularly hard time in my training and constantly have thoughts about doing what I love instead - flying. I have my private and instrument rating, and have money available to be part of a great partial ownership flying club, and get to do great flying. But, everyday I walk into the hospital I think "what if". <br /><br />I'm fortunate to be in this position, but I think what I take away from this blog is that anything that's worth doing will come with some serious front-end dues. Medicine, aviation, law, business owner, etc. No free lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-36812396881876721002010-02-10T09:57:25.203-06:002010-02-10T09:57:25.203-06:00Would the anonymous poster above who loves flying ...Would the anonymous poster above who loves flying care to explain him/herself please?<br /><br />Are you a recreation pilot or a commercial career pilot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-75358262272799224382010-01-30T01:36:20.035-06:002010-01-30T01:36:20.035-06:00I love flying.
Don't care if the pays bad or i...I love flying.<br />Don't care if the pays bad or if the circumstances are unfair because at the end of the day its the most fun thing in the worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-10838146456479926012009-04-16T13:25:00.000-05:002009-04-16T13:25:00.000-05:00I'm on training.I might never be able to afford my...I'm on training.I might never be able to afford my to get married and have children, but: Boy I want that job!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com