When you see a pilot, he's not getting paid.
When you see a pilot going through the same security you go through, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot walking in the terminal, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot at the gate pulling up paper work, planning the flight, and conferring with the agent, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot walking around the aircraft doing a preflight inspection, he's not being paid.
When you board the aircraft and look in the cockpit and see the pilots setting up the aircraft, they're not getting paid.
When you land safely at your destination and walk off the aircraft and see the pilots shutting down the aircraft, they're not being paid.
When you see a pilot waiting for a ride to a hotel for the night, he's not being paid.
The only time the pilot of your aircraft is getting paid is when you DON'T see him...when he's locked behind the cockpit door as you push back from the gate.
Everything else he does is for free!
The average airline pilot is at work for 12- 14 hours per day, yet gets paid for less than 1 - 7 hours.
The average airline pilot is away from home, at work, for 80+ hours per week, yet gets paid for only 15 to 18 hours per weeks work.
Most pilots schedules have them working 18 days or more per month...
that means 18+ days away from home- gone, they are not at over home half the month.
Holidays, weekends, birthdays, anniversaries, summer vacations- not at home- no holiday, weekend, or overtime pay either.
A majority of pilots have 4-year college degrees or more before they begin training as pilots.
A large number of pilots have spent 8 years or more flying in the military, risking their lives and protecting your freedom for wages most of you wouldn't accept in the civilian world.
Civilian trained pilots have spent $50,000 or more to acquire the training that qualifies them for a Regional Airline job, which pays a wage less than the poverty level in most western countries.
Most pilots do not attain the required experience level to be hired by a major airline until they are well past the age of 30. (The average age of a new hire airline pilot is 32.)
Airline pilots are subject to random drug and alcohol testing any time they are at work. Fail it and they lose their job.
Airline pilots are required to undergo rigorous re-training and certification every 6 to 9 months, if they fail they lose their jobs, licenses and livelihood.
Airline pilots are required to submit to random government "Line checks" during which their license could be revoked and livelihood destroyed.
Airline pilots are exposed to radiation levels far exceeding the normal safe radiation limits mandated by the FDA.
Airline pilots are required to submit to a government medical examination every 6 months for captains and international first officers and 12 months as domestic first officers, including an EKG. Fail that, and their career is over.
How many of you go to work where people try to kill you? How many of you have had your office turned into a cruise missile? How many of you work behind a bullet proof door?
How many of you are responsible for the lives of hundreds of people at a time, any small mistake in your performance resulting in the death of your customers (and yourselves), and the financial destruction of your company? No mistakes allowed! The excuse "I had a bad day at work" is never accepted.
Many pilots volunteer on their own time and own dime to be trained as Federal Flight Deck Officers to carry weapons to defend their aircraft, crew and passengers. They maintain their proficiency and qualifications twice a year on their own time and money.
How many of you go to work where you are searched, patted down and your personal items scrutinized by strangers, even though you can kill everyone in your place of work without weapons?
Airline pilot pay scales and hours worked are usually posted by absurdly overcompensated Airline Exec's who are waging a PR campaign against their Pilot Unions and trying to justify their own greedy bonus's and the pilots draconian wage and pension cuts.
Airline passengers don't care if their airplane is flown by the lowest denominator, as long as they can fly for next to nothing.
Of course, if they don't get to their destination, their next of kin can sue...
Any wonder why pilots are angry and not going to take it anymore???
When you see a pilot going through the same security you go through, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot walking in the terminal, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot at the gate pulling up paper work, planning the flight, and conferring with the agent, he's not being paid.
When you see a pilot walking around the aircraft doing a preflight inspection, he's not being paid.
When you board the aircraft and look in the cockpit and see the pilots setting up the aircraft, they're not getting paid.
When you land safely at your destination and walk off the aircraft and see the pilots shutting down the aircraft, they're not being paid.
When you see a pilot waiting for a ride to a hotel for the night, he's not being paid.
The only time the pilot of your aircraft is getting paid is when you DON'T see him...when he's locked behind the cockpit door as you push back from the gate.
Everything else he does is for free!
The average airline pilot is at work for 12- 14 hours per day, yet gets paid for less than 1 - 7 hours.
The average airline pilot is away from home, at work, for 80+ hours per week, yet gets paid for only 15 to 18 hours per weeks work.
Most pilots schedules have them working 18 days or more per month...
that means 18+ days away from home- gone, they are not at over home half the month.
Holidays, weekends, birthdays, anniversaries, summer vacations- not at home- no holiday, weekend, or overtime pay either.
A majority of pilots have 4-year college degrees or more before they begin training as pilots.
A large number of pilots have spent 8 years or more flying in the military, risking their lives and protecting your freedom for wages most of you wouldn't accept in the civilian world.
Civilian trained pilots have spent $50,000 or more to acquire the training that qualifies them for a Regional Airline job, which pays a wage less than the poverty level in most western countries.
Most pilots do not attain the required experience level to be hired by a major airline until they are well past the age of 30. (The average age of a new hire airline pilot is 32.)
Airline pilots are subject to random drug and alcohol testing any time they are at work. Fail it and they lose their job.
Airline pilots are required to undergo rigorous re-training and certification every 6 to 9 months, if they fail they lose their jobs, licenses and livelihood.
Airline pilots are required to submit to random government "Line checks" during which their license could be revoked and livelihood destroyed.
Airline pilots are exposed to radiation levels far exceeding the normal safe radiation limits mandated by the FDA.
Airline pilots are required to submit to a government medical examination every 6 months for captains and international first officers and 12 months as domestic first officers, including an EKG. Fail that, and their career is over.
How many of you go to work where people try to kill you? How many of you have had your office turned into a cruise missile? How many of you work behind a bullet proof door?
How many of you are responsible for the lives of hundreds of people at a time, any small mistake in your performance resulting in the death of your customers (and yourselves), and the financial destruction of your company? No mistakes allowed! The excuse "I had a bad day at work" is never accepted.
Many pilots volunteer on their own time and own dime to be trained as Federal Flight Deck Officers to carry weapons to defend their aircraft, crew and passengers. They maintain their proficiency and qualifications twice a year on their own time and money.
How many of you go to work where you are searched, patted down and your personal items scrutinized by strangers, even though you can kill everyone in your place of work without weapons?
Airline pilot pay scales and hours worked are usually posted by absurdly overcompensated Airline Exec's who are waging a PR campaign against their Pilot Unions and trying to justify their own greedy bonus's and the pilots draconian wage and pension cuts.
Airline passengers don't care if their airplane is flown by the lowest denominator, as long as they can fly for next to nothing.
Of course, if they don't get to their destination, their next of kin can sue...
Any wonder why pilots are angry and not going to take it anymore???
Six figure salaries. Ha! 
