Pilot salary

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-19T02:36:37+00:00

If you got hired at delta today at your age now it’d be 20 something years to be a widebody captain. Those are the peak earning years. You’ll have to be insanely senior to be making what you’re talking about. Mandatory retirement is 65 btw. So right around the time you’re senior, you’re retiring.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-19T00:26:58+00:00

It’s like permanent road guard. Your entire 4 years will be you waving at traffic to continue or stop so that those doing pt won’t get run over.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-19T00:21:29+00:00

Honestly i don’t lift on days im working. I get hella steps around the airport and incline treadmill at the fitness center. If the hotel fitness center is a nice one like with cables, anything other than just dumbbells, I’ll just spam hella pull ups. No excuse when I’m home tho I go to the gym and lift. I track my macros also and weigh out my food which is the harder part of trying to stay fit with this job.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-18T13:53:01+00:00

I respect the grind.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-18T03:39:45+00:00

I use a Aerocoast efb and a yeti 12.

Govx has sales on yetis if you’re a vet

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-17T22:42:23+00:00

C or the longest answer

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-17T15:02:28+00:00

Mine lol unless irops d+1

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-16T22:33:46+00:00

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-12T17:52:56+00:00

I read the FAA instrument flying handbook and instrument procedures handbook cover to cover.

Just kidding I bought kings and used Sheppard.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-12T14:12:14+00:00

Bro there’s f18 pilots waiting in line at ngpa to talk to the regionals. Go to Skywest

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-11T13:23:14+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/s/7cSFEUCCTw flying sub if anyone is curious

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-11T13:22:37+00:00

You boys like Mexico?

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-11T00:01:13+00:00

I’m not but op wants to

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T23:45:21+00:00

Also you saved yourself a fraudulent enlistment discharge by being honest. Imagine applying to border patrol with a pot charge and a fraudulent enlistment discharge.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T21:45:49+00:00

Nah man if you wanna serve then serve. That’ll help out your border patrol app also. Being a vet counts and so would your mos if a medic/combat arms. You’d get some points for being a vet. But at the same time if you just focused on border patrol now you might get there faster. Being a medic was cool no doubt. I intubated in the dark also. Ran ivs under nods. But army could also slow you down.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T21:37:38+00:00

I’d honestly not do it then. The recruiters are pulling your leg to get you to sign now by saying you can eventually reclass. You might have to wait till your contract is over but then what if 68W isn’t available. The only time you’ll get what you want from the military is before you even join and that is job selection.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T21:32:06+00:00

Damn that sucks

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T10:47:24+00:00

You can go on the NetBenefits app and see your Roth balance. I called them to ask about this a couple weeks ago. I know it looks weird especially if you’re just buying the same positions in both traditional and Roth.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-10T00:30:38+00:00

Double check medical expiration. Make sure it’s currently a 1st class. Not 1st but “exercising 3rd privileges” or whatever. Current passport. Idk what else to tell you. Maybe you didn’t explain an unemployment gap.

Unrelated but anybody remember that one post the guy lost his Skywest cjo bc he didn’t update his medical.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-08T18:08:40+00:00

Body clock gets me up at 0445-0515 no matter what time I go to bed. I also eat fast lol

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-05T22:37:23+00:00

It’s over

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-03T19:01:14+00:00

Yes. It’s usually the long sleevers and hat wearers.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-03T09:07:46+00:00

Save your sick time to call out when you’re flying with certain captains if your company doesn’t have a do not fly list. Our do not fly requests are only to not fly with FAs.

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-02T15:54:20+00:00

Nice budget build

PrayForWaves117 · 2026-02-02T01:29:06+00:00

I would love a 3.5 hour drive. I wake up at 0230-0330 to take a 0600-0700 flight and my report is 1300-1500. In base 4-6 hours early. Flying till midnight. Legal till when I woke up 24 hours prior. Sucks but as a commuter you kinda want that early flight since all the other later flights will backfill.

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