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Originally Posted by TerryH
$16K @ $23 per is only ~13.5 hrs per week. I would have sought more hours.
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The only problem is that FAA regulations limit the amount of flight hours to 1000 per year. That's $23,000 a year before taxes. Most pilots are paid block in/block out (I'm not familiar with Colgans contract...if they even have one). All of the time you see pilots sitting in an airport, they're making almost nothing, akin to 1.50 an hour or something, as per diem.
A pilot might work 60 hours in a week, but they'll only be credited for 23.5 (or something along those lines)....actual flight time.