Taking Wing

Of course, take home pay forms only part of the compensation package. In this post, I'll explore some of the benefits associated with va...

Nothing gets a good debate going like a discussion on pilot pay. In the red corner: Your average Joe working his butt off for $40k/year, thi...

Egh, it's been a while since I've posted. I've just been pretty busy out here. I got sick during a trip, then my little brother ...

While I've been concentrating on the Flying Careers series, a few things have happened out here. First, I got a new digital camera, an O...

In the last post, I wrote about building the flight time required to compete for major airline job, or any other flying job that requires tu...

So if, after reading my last posts, you decided that you want to become a career flight instructor, kudos, and I have some good news: You wi...

Most of the jobs I've descibed so far require at least moderate previous experience. Most new commercial pilots, however, have less than...