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Airplane pilot: CREDITED profession???
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:03 PM Author: Hilarious Gunner Heard they start @ 65k and can make over 100k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856340) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:04 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy sapphire temple genital piercing Yeah, it was credited a few decades ago.
Have fun with that massively expensive schooling and that $38k/year puddle jumper job. |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:05 PM Author: Red aphrodisiac office i watched something on frontline abotu this recently. you go to groudn school then flight school. then you're a first officer and you make peanuts. you do this for a long time then you get the stick as captain. guys fastrtrack the process by doing regional airlines. the process is dreadful. pays peanutes.
watch frontline, Flying Cheap |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:10 PM Author: Fragrant stage are you on drugs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856418) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 8:33 AM Author: Sable exhilarant resort roast beef I think the frontline thing was a bit over the top, but you definitely have to pay your dues. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15866815) |
Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:04 PM Author: twinkling rehab coffee pot LOL not ITE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856349) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:04 PM Author: Fragrant stage over 100k? those guys flying across oceans can easily make 250k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856354) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:05 PM Author: out-of-control tantric place of business spot Those jobs are insanely hard to get now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856362) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:08 PM Author: Fragrant stage well yeah. you basically have to be ex-USAF with 30 years of commercial flying experience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856394) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 8:39 AM Author: bistre racy faggotry giraffe you cant be too old; pilots get forced to retire (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15866821) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:05 PM Author: Appetizing Location People Who Are Hurt No, I enjoy living. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856359) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:07 PM Author: Fragrant stage american civilians who died in airplane crashes last year: 52
americans civilians who died in car crashes last year: 46,000 |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:11 PM Author: ruddy lascivious chapel marketing idea I've always wondered about this stat:
civilians who died in [airplane/car] crash / number of hours in [airplane/car]
I suspect a car is actually safer than an airplane. |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:14 PM Author: Fragrant stage are you stupid? there was only one crash in the United States last year that killed people. so you could have flown every second of the year and still would only have a 1 in 500,000 chance of dying or whatever.
not the same in cars. |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:21 PM Author: Indigo Big Becky "there was only one crash in the United States last year that killed people"
no wai |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:23 PM Author: Umber Costumed Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm ntsb says "wai"
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Paxfatal.htm |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:28 PM Author: Indigo Big Becky those are only airline crashes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856608) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:30 PM Author: Umber Costumed Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm obviously there were small plane crashes, but that isn't the subject of this thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856623) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:33 PM Author: Indigo Big Becky yeah but this subthread was about the safety of air travel vs. car travel so stats should include private air crashes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856655) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:34 PM Author: Umber Costumed Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm true. i doubt the additional deaths in small crashes amount for much though given the total number of hours flown (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856663) |
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Date: August 25th, 2010 6:58 PM Author: Razzle nowag you are an idiot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15879552) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 9:01 AM Author: saffron hairraiser kitty cat nice quantitative analysis fail (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15866846) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 8:19 AM Author: rusted adventurous shrine http://www.meretrix.com/~harry/flying/notes/safetyvsdriving.html
How about if we compare on an "hour to hour" basis? That requires an assumption of an average speed for autos. We'll choose 40mph. This leads to the following numbers:
GA: 11.2 fatal accidents and 19.7 fatalities per million hours driving: .528 fatal accidents and .588 fatalities per million hours On this basis, flying has 21 times the number of fatal accidents and 33.5 times the number of fatalities per hour of operation. |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 4:50 PM Author: Abnormal roommate scourge upon the earth not sure if 40 mph is right, but it seems fair enough include life-changing injuries and I think cars would fare far worse, though |
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Date: November 20th, 2010 6:49 AM Author: Bateful Fanboi Haunted Graveyard that's pretty racist man cornpoe is brilliant (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#16597503) |
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Date: November 20th, 2010 11:14 AM Author: milky vibrant institution first, 40 mph is too high by far for average speed of cars, thus grossly underestimating the auto fatality rate.. second, the page establishes commercial flying as much safer than driving. third, the page doesn't take into account the number of passengers which skews the statistic. |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 11:53 PM Author: Pea-brained boltzmann u dumb? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15873231) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:07 PM Author: laughsome sepia mood In the 1980s, absolutely. Now, no. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856387) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:08 PM Author: Infuriating Mahogany Ticket Booth Newt Seems really boring after a while. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856393) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:09 PM Author: Copper Trailer Park Half-breed thats when you start banging stewardesses (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856401) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:09 PM Author: Infuriating Mahogany Ticket Booth Newt They are called flight attendants, you sexist pig. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856406) |
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Date: August 25th, 2010 6:55 PM Author: razzle-dazzle kitty no, men in the profession are called "male stewardesses"
HTH |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:08 PM Author: Copper Trailer Park Half-breed yep. if u fuck up, you're dead and nobody can bash you.
if you act heroic, you get lauded like that douche sully. |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:13 PM Author: Indigo Big Becky don't you dare disparage LORD SULLY, you worthless shitstain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856440) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:16 PM Author: Fragrant stage sully would rip that fucker's voice box out and use it as flower pot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856484) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:19 PM Author: Umber Costumed Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856511) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:15 PM Author: Umber Costumed Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm i echo the above poster in condemning your use of douche to describe sully
the dude is an alpha badass who piloted a massive jet safely into a river
you are a fucking loser who will never approach his level of prestige |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:18 PM Author: out-of-control tantric place of business spot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856504) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:45 PM Author: swollen irradiated pervert sanctuary I'm not gay, but I would do Sully if he wanted me to. He is a badass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15868782) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:17 PM Author: Indigo Big Becky Pilot is a shitty job. The copilot in that plane crash in buffalo made fucking 16,200 a year and worked a second job at a coffee shop. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301848.html?hpid=topnews
Plus living out of a suitcase must suck.
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:18 PM Author: spectacular prole unstable. i know an airplane pilot who was working at a big airline but was laid off in his early 40s. Now, instead of being a captain, he flies a small jet for some private doods for about $40k/year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15856498) |
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Date: August 22nd, 2010 11:38 PM Author: Iridescent lodge It's all automated now. A monkey could fly an airline. Sorry about your aspirational MIDAIRTTT dreams shattering upon reading this post bro.
u mad? |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:34 AM Author: trip business firm tattoo One of my friend's dads growing up was the personal pilot for the Pritzkers. He only had to work a couple times a week and got to fly a sweet Learjet around.
I doubt that's typical. |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 4:18 AM Author: Fantasy-prone well-lubricated public bath bro in law flies for a major airline. says it's cake.
doesn't get much quality time with the kids though. more like a surrogate dad. |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 4:47 AM Author: Violet Stimulating Hall Uncle has this job, sounds like a genuinely dreadful existence, but I guess if you're one of those guys who just loves the idea of flying, it might be a way to go. He spent several years flying along beaches pulling signs behind him, then worked up to co-pilot doing shitty regional routes, then got laid off, last I heard he was doing private jets, which pays worse but has amazing food. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15866664) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:53 PM Author: Fishy mind-boggling nursing home "He spent several years flying along beaches pulling signs behind him," This sounds pretty sweet. Set up shop in Ft Walton or Myrtle Beach, fly around a little bit, maybe take some beach bunnies up in the air to impress them, drink some High Life in the evenings. You probably make like $20K though |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:58 PM Author: wonderful property It's really dangerous to fly with those signs behind the plane though. Normally if the engine stalls you can recover pretty easily and its NBD. If you have one of those signs behind you however, you are pretty fucked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15868873) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:59 PM Author: Fishy mind-boggling nursing home How so - they look like they're 100' off the ground at most. Worst comes to worst you aim for the beach and hope the college students break your fall. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15868881) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 4:02 PM Author: wonderful property The sign pulls the plane down backwards. If you lose engine power there really isn't shit you can do about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15868898) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 4:51 PM Author: Fishy mind-boggling nursing home I would've assumed there's some emergency "drop the sign" switch (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15869281) |
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Date: August 25th, 2010 12:01 AM Author: laughsome sepia mood Flying with them isn't the dangerous part, the way the pick up the signs after takeoff is dangerous as all hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86yhE82vzfk&feature=search |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 8:33 AM Author: razzmatazz slate potus Enjoy retiring at 40 with a full salary pension. Oh wait, airlines are bankrupt. nm. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15866818) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 3:49 PM Author: wonderful property Air traffic controller is actually way more credited. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15868819) |
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Date: August 24th, 2010 8:55 PM Author: talented insanely creepy boistinker cruise ship The above poaster who said this was credited a few decades ago nailed it. Friend's dad flew for a major carrier, and from what he's said, really, it's not unlike the legal profession in that a few are cruising while everyone else fights for scraps. The industry today bears little resemblence to what it was back in the day when being pilot was a big deal (a lot of them were ex-military fighter jockeys) and the stewardesses, ahem, flight attendants, were mostly hot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15871243) |
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Date: August 25th, 2010 12:12 AM Author: bull headed burgundy native Ya it used to be one of the most prestigious jobs, now I worry about stressed out suicidal pilots flying me around. If you want to fly now, the AF or NAVY is the only way to go. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1402721&forum_id=2#15873421) |