Forum Archive Index - October 2001

[not important <cullen150@yahoo.com>]

Being a student pilot I can say bus drivers probably
dont have to spend $42,500 on training and spend one
full year to gain their licence to drive!!! Then only
struggle to find a job at the end, probably going
overseas. Perhaps this is a reason for the slightly
better pay.   Cullen 

--- DARRYL TATOM <small.planet@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> Colin, exactly what I have been saying too, I am a
> CPL and Flight Instructor
> and have taught many first time lessons, A 15 min
> briefing and apart from
> the rudder controls on take off could have you take
> off and fly straight and
> level immediately. Since the flights were already
> airborne, it wouldnt take
> much to do what they did, skillwise.
> Russell, my Q to you regarding pilots as overpaid
> bus drivers would be 'why
> dont bus drivers then simply fly planes since the
> wages are so different?
> Try driving a bus through a dark tunnel without the
> lights on while you are
> being hit by freezing ice at 35000ft and imagine
> that the tunnel is being
> shaken around like a milkshake midair' this can
> happen flying under IFR
> should those buses ever grow wings.
> Fact is there are a multitude of reasons for the
> differences.
> 
> Regards
> Warner
> 
> 
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