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11-27-2012, 05:37 AM

#21

Plunder Hound

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No Longer hiring DECs. Program is fully up and running.

11-27-2012, 06:05 AM

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RunnerMark

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Forman

Everyone on here is always complaining that we don't get paid enough and I point it out and get jumped on? I apologize for being expected to be compensated properly as a professional pilot. What's your problem?

You're right, the pay should be higher. The fact is though that this is higher than Evergreen, Southern and Kalitta for first year pay hourly. Sad but true.

11-27-2012, 06:51 AM

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Red Forman

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Originally Posted by RunnerMark

You're right, the pay should be higher. The fact is though that this is higher than Evergreen, Southern and Kalitta for first year pay hourly. Sad but true.

And I was just trying to point that out.

11-27-2012, 10:32 AM

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You might want to look at first year pay at AA, United and UPS. Everyone hits their new hires hard. Yeah, I know, second year doubles or triples and then it keeps going up. But I wonder how many hire on to National for a career? If you're there for 3 or 4 years before your final job then it's better if your average hourly rate wasn't held down by a low first year rate.

11-27-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by L'il J.Seinfeld

Because flying a 74 requires more skill than flying an RJ? Your paradigm is whack.

I don't get it. A pilot who flys the million pound NASA 747 told me recently it's the easiest jet he has ever flown.

11-27-2012, 01:36 PM

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FTITK,

"But I was a Captain on an RJ!"

11-27-2012, 01:45 PM

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Well, after 11 Type ratings from 5 different manufacturers my limited experience is that the B747 has only one contender for the best designed, highest handling qualities, ease of hand flying and fun to fly transport plane. And that would be the B727.

IMHO, YMMV.

11-27-2012, 01:52 PM

#28

sky jet

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^What he said.

11-27-2012, 07:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Forman

What's second year pay because $68 an hour to fly a 74 is awful.

Not even on property pulling gear and *****ing already go back to your RJ and zip it!!!

11-27-2012, 08:05 PM

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JohnBurke

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Your paradigm is whack.

Who taught you to speak English? Good grief.

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A pilot who flys the million pound NASA 747 told me recently it's the easiest jet he has ever flown.

I don't know about the easiest, but it's a nice flying airplane. One could say it's easy to fly, though not necessarily easy to fly well. There's a difference. It's certainly enjoyable.