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Old Oct 4, 2015 | 8:27 am
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Originally Posted by pbarnette
He is trying to say that driving a plane is incredibly easy and doesn't warrant a high salary. He isn't wrong.
Do you have any comprehension of what it costs to train to be an ATP in the United States without joining the military? If the company wants to start paying for training, then sure, cut pilot wages a bit, but it's already the case that few people are willing to drive themselves into half a million dollars or more in debt, only to come out and make $18,000 a year and live in a crash pad on food stamps. Pilots are retiring faster than new entrants are willing to train and apply.
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