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<blockquote data-quote="Brandi" data-source="post: 2279136" data-attributes="member: 24446">I saw an example of this watching the shows about the Alaskan pilots working for the different regional airlines.&nbsp; The pilots come in from all over the country just to get hired on as a &quot;rampie&quot; or the guys who load cargo and prep the aircraft and all that kind of stuff with the hopes that some day they&#039;ll earn a spot actually flying a plane.&nbsp; They were living in cheap apartments or in the airports quarters because they couldn&#039;t afford to do anything else.&nbsp; Once they did earn a pilot spot they had to scramble to keep enough flight time to pay the bills all while hoping they can build up enough flight time and experience to snag a position with one of the major airlines.Not exactly the image most people have of an airline pilot.&nbsp; I had a friend who&#039;s dad was a pilot for a major airline and from what he said most of the pilots who get the high pay jobs are the ones coming out of the military and transitioning straight into civilian flying.&nbsp; Makes it almost impossible for those who go the civilian route to get in.&nbsp; I guess when flying regional maybe you should tip your pilot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brandi, post: 2279136, member: 24446"] I saw an example of this watching the shows about the Alaskan pilots working for the different regional airlines. The pilots come in from all over the country just to get hired on as a "rampie" or the guys who load cargo and prep the aircraft and all that kind of stuff with the hopes that some day they'll earn a spot actually flying a plane. They were living in cheap apartments or in the airports quarters because they couldn't afford to do anything else. Once they did earn a pilot spot they had to scramble to keep enough flight time to pay the bills all while hoping they can build up enough flight time and experience to snag a position with one of the major airlines. Not exactly the image most people have of an airline pilot. I had a friend who's dad was a pilot for a major airline and from what he said most of the pilots who get the high pay jobs are the ones coming out of the military and transitioning straight into civilian flying. Makes it almost impossible for those who go the civilian route to get in. I guess when flying regional maybe you should tip your pilot. [/QUOTE]

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