I paid £110,000 to become a pilot...here's what I make

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  @PilotBible · 11 days ago (edited) · pinned

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• DA

  @davidstuart4915 · 11 days ago

  serious commitment, serious responsibility...serious pay :)

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• JA

  @Jaywatersz · 9 days ago

  You are an absolute star for posting this !

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  @Legit_ic · 11 days ago

  Its lovely to hear the insight tbh and I think it is insanely fair that airlines have reduced that zero hour contract as its unfair on pilots especially new pilots whom have just spent so much and either need to pay back loans or want to see a ROI. Honestly congrats to you for getting through it all and thank you once again for the positive insights

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  @Key0727 · 10 hours ago

  Wow to work 9 days a month a take home £6K a month is amazing, unless I&apos;ve misunderstood what you said..... Fair play to you for being so open and honest and giving a proper breakdown of everything.

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  @squashedlimes · 7 days ago

  I have to say, whilst I know the airline you work for etc, I am impressed by your breakdown..... From beginning to where you are now, how you don&apos;t boast what ur making but you give it to the audience in a factual manner. No bs, no smarm or &apos;look at me&apos;. It&apos;s a great vid for prospective pilots as to what they are going into. It&apos;s an amazing breakdown, so well done. <br>Doing something you love but then it becomes a burden..... It&apos;s great for ppl outside the industry to see what happens. Bravo Capitan!

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  @ouiouibaguette4692 · 11 days ago

  Hey Sam, great video as always!<br>I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you so much for what you&apos;re doing in terms of spreading awareness about the pilot life. I&apos;ve purchased all your books and they&apos;re worth their weight in gold! Evidence being that I got into the British Airways Speedbird Academy last year using your books to supplement my knowledge and it helped a lot with the assessments. I&apos;m currently around half way through the training and still finding lots of value from your work, so please keep it up!

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  @innerlight6430 · 1 day ago

  wow fascinating info. fair play for sharing

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  @chiccoka · 11 days ago

  Hi. An engineer here. Friscal drag is our issue .Taxing us to death. I worked 1,5 year by hrs because of overtime but the tax year is only see 1 year. Sometimes 12 days in a row. Mental.I wish I could go to 50% part time. That would be a normal life.

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  @gordjy · 10 days ago

  Hi, airline pilot here also, anyone thinking about this would also to point ou something few people talk about. Its &nbsp;not for everyone. You have to be all in mind wise to get to the end, and even after some guys cant do it in the airlines. Some guys have the motivation and skills but not profile, some the profile but not something else. Its a tough career and life. Yes think about money but also really think about everything else, money is just the &quot;first&quot; problem.

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  @farhannnn15 · 11 days ago

  Yours and Nathan Raab’s videos are super interesting, keep them coming 🙏🏽

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  @autopilotoff_uk · 21 hours ago

  Great video pal. Exact reason why I went 69% part time at my airline.