2023 contracts are happening early now.

[Amphibious]

Would love to know where some of you are making that kind of money. Creeping up on 6000hrs, over 30% of that on mediums, 2k on the line and work my *** off. Lots of international work. Never broke 120K yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bee3]

If you are good with an Astar and the drillers don’t leap off the pad when you bring a load in, you can easily make 120k plus. 

[nicda]

BigD has hit the nail on the head. This level of income is not exclusive to those who fly medium aircraft.

retro bowl

[Tee4]

I'm hearing talk of 170-190k for a 2/2 in an astar moving drills/skiing.

[JRK38]

The funny thing is that 170-190 should be the going rate for moving drills and skiing if not all skilled experienced pilots! Why do those bus drivers at aircanada and westjet make 200k+  as experienced captains yet we have fight tooth and nail for what we deserve? Our job is more dangerous, requires a higher skill level and we have to deal with customers, load and unload their gear and deal with their crazy comments at times! 

[simpleton]

Lightweights.....I work 1 week on / 3 weeks off and make 200K/month....plus fresh prostitutes delivered daily whenever I want. I also get someone to prepare my twice daily bubble baths during the work day in-between flights.

You all need to learn to negotiate harder.

 

I also refuse to fly a machine without air conditioning or without a continuous looping track of "Fortunate Son" blaring through the audio system on demand.

[Rotorhead205]

57 minutes ago, JRK38 said:

The funny thing is that 170-190 should be the going rate for moving drills and skiing if not all skilled experienced pilots! Why do those bus drivers at aircanada and westjet make 200k+  as experienced captains yet we have fight tooth and nail for what we deserve? Our job is more dangerous, requires a higher skill level and we have to deal with customers, load and unload their gear and deal with their crazy comments at times! 

I was saying this exact same thing 20 years ago, using those same numbers. 

[Winnie]

5 hours ago, simpleton said:

I also refuse to fly a machine without air conditioning or without a continuous looping track of "Fortunate Son" blaring through the audio system on demand.

My machine's got airconditioning.... Just Saying

[Tee4]

There's never been a better time to ask for the conditions you believe you deserve.

The industry is hurting for guys with time and experience.

If we all stopped accepting poor pay/schedules/etc, there would be a shift.

The company I work for recently put most guys on straight salary (with a considerable bump over the old system that hinged on flight pay).

It's a refreshing change, and shows this company is looking to the future. We already had a good schedule, now the pay is closer to where it needs to be. And believe it or not, we're fully crewed for the year.

[Icewind]

17 hours ago, Winnie said:

My machine's got airconditioning.... Just Saying

You fly with the door off too, do you?