My salary, your thoughts please.

[Captain X]

Hmmm, my comments of take time off and enjoy the slow economy involved taking the $8/hour at face value. If you're actually pulling in near $3000/month enjoy it and stay where you're at.

+1

[chu me]

Laxputs;

Wow... the recession won't last for ever, my advice, if you can, take
some time off and enjoy yourself, travel, camp what ever. Come back to
flying a year from now when your wage will be hire, you'll have more
work and less time wasted being 'on duty'. 800TT might not mean much
this year, but last year it could get you way better jobs. Probably
next year you could get twice as much with the same experience.

NEVER, EVER ,EVER quit a job ( unless it is for safety reasons ) before you have another one already lined up. If you can find a flying job that pays more than you are making right now in this economy (and good luck in that search ) , and gets you a 100 hrs of PIC a month then go for it !!!

Sincerely

Chu me

P.S. I made $11,500 for my first year in aviation and I worked 90 hrs a week for that ( God I miss instructing ! ), so $3000 a month for someone with 800 hrs isn't too bad.

[inuitgifts]

I'd stay if I were you...

Free internet you are getting is worth at least 30 bucks a month. Use it to apply to other jobs.

[Invertago]

P.S. I made $11,500 for my first year in aviation and I worked 90 hrs a week for that ( God I miss instructing ! ), so $3000 a month for someone with 800 hrs isn't too bad.

$11500/year instructing 90hrs/week unless that was 30 years ago, you got had big time. I made twice that last year instructing but it was only my part time job where I spent about 20hrs / week at the airport.

At $3000/month, as I said, don't quit you're in a good place, if it worked out to $8/hour, if it were me, I wouldn't sell my time that low. There is more to life then padding your log book (and that is from me with only 1400hrs) Ask the guys flying the heavy iron if they want more flying or more time off?

[Redneck_pilot86]

Where in Canada are you located? A year ago I started flying a 172/206 for 1800 base plus .25 cents a mile. Still here, salary is higher, mileage the same. grossing around 6k in the summers, 4k in winter.

[fruz]

I wouldn’t say you’re doing that bad. 3,000 roughly a month is ok for a 206 job. I know others who have worked out their hourly wage based on hours of service per month and came out with much lower figures than you did....pretty sad really.

Anyways...considering your hours and experience, you wouldn’t get much better than that right now anyways.

You have to look at the big picture really. Look at it as a career and character builder and not so much as a low paying cesspool. That is of course if your career aspirations are not to fly a 206. I'd wait it out a little while longer. You’re getting quality flight time that will help you out in the future. Once the economy turns you'll be sitting in a pretty good position to land a better job.

[Bleech]

I agree with most of the other posters that you should keep the job. My pay is crappy too but these jobs are investments. Once the industry is going again you will be in a much better spot to get a better job if you are employed.

[SuperchargedRS]

When I first read this I thought WHY ARE YOU SITTING AROUND?

If you really have time to just sit around when your not flying, learn a new trade (I dont mean leave aviation). If I was in your shoes I would STAY at your job, HOWEVER when I was just sitting around I would be making some websites. I do this when I am sitting around and I make "enough" just doing that (it's my rent/bar/misc money). If they pay you shit make money on COMPANY time on your own.

If your bored and or broke it is gods way of telling you your being a F@(k up, so find something profitable to do during your down time. Think outside the box

[AJV]

Lately it's been 100 hours flight time per month; but I'm paid in mileage which relates to air time, not flight time. I took in about 3k gross last month, but I was basing my figures on past and projected averages for this company.

About 10000 miles per month at .25 =2500$. Divide that by how often I'm there, roughly 8 hours 6 days a week and we arrive at 10 - 11$ per hour

8x6x4=192 working hours
2500/192=13.02 per hour.
3000/192=15.63 per hour.
that plus 100 hours PIC a month?? I would stay till ATPL time buddy.....

[farmerjoe]

Im flying King Airs, 800tt, pulling in a whopping 1300 a month, but with accomadations included. the down side, we work 32 days amonth, ramping when not flying. Its the best thing out there right now, sad