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"I kind of rule the skies" (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's a cultivated status. You have to have a lot of money to become one, you get paid a lot of money, and then you don't get to have a domestic life once you become one. So a lot goes into selling they lifestyle of being a pilot, which is what aura really is but don't tell the kids that.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But also nobody wants to see a pilot rushing through the airport, because they’re supposed to be calm, levelheaded people. And you definitely don’t want them rushing through takeoff procedures.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah, they should be nice and relaxed. Maybe a few drinks at the bar would help

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Aeroflot pilot has entered chat.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You mean the bar

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The first two lines weren’t true until more recently. Becoming a pilot was expensive, but not out of reach. You could literally do it by earning money fueling planes up until ~20 years ago. Also, you didn’t get paid shit up until 10 years ago and they started desperately throwing money at new pilots to hire and keep them. Even some larger airlines paid like shit for newer pilots depending on aircraft for a really long while.

The dream was to make it to a major and put enough years in to make the big money.

But in the last decade things have really changed. Pay is decent even for a lot of the smaller aircraft (but not great, depending). But training costs are outrageous compared to 25-35 years ago.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good to know. Thanks for the fact check

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not trying to contradict, just add a little updating and nuance.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

No, I got you 👍