General Patton on Lieutenant Kerry

From: Mike Marron


Ed Rasimus wrote:

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The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

You're never too old to fly.

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

You're never too old to fly.

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

They can still be FE's though, although that option is going away, as the 727s,
DC-10s, and earlier model 747s are retired.

A few years ago, American Airlines had a 78 year old FE.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

(Ron) wrote:
(B2431) wrote:

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

They can still be FE's though, although that option is going away, as the 727s,
DC-10s, and earlier model 747s are retired.

A few years ago, American Airlines had a 78 year old FE.

Also, the" Age 60" rule doesn't apply to all Part 135 airline pilots.