Professional Pilot, June 2018

Responses by position Captain First offi cer 16 Av dept mgr 57 Chief pilot Responses by licenses held ATP 971 524 CFI CFII 360 Commercial 89 Helo 78 A P 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Responses by achievements IS BAO 130 44 Other CAM 31 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Responses by company benefi ts Health insurance 917 531 54 Disability insurance Retirement Other 203 PROFESSIONAL PILOT June 2018 61 833 821 555 486 168 168 98 37 401K Dental insurance Life insurance Uniforms Profi t sharing Loss of license ins Stock options Car 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 20 7 Responses by level of education BA BS degree AA AS degree MA MS degree High school 566 113 174 Some college 90 52 05 PhD 01 Electronic news gathering Methodology 02 Offshore oil 13 EMS 41 Regional This is the 46th year Pro Pilot has conducted a salary study by aircraft type matching compensation to specifi c fi xed and rotary wing aircraft models During Apr 2018 a total of 9108 survey forms were sent out to a random selection of qualifi ed Pro Pilot readers in the US and worldwide A total of 1328 forms representing a 146 came back to the Pro Pilot offi ce in Alexandria VA by the cutoff date of May 31 2018 After review a total of 1106 survey forms were qualifi ed as being properly fi lled out by eligible respondents There were 222 forms disqualifi ed due to lack of information inconsistencies errors part time or contract pilot positions or lateness Each form was carefully reviewed to ensure reliability of data In addition to survey averages Pro Pilot has also compared salaries provided by various corporate fl ight departments pilot placement agencies and such activities as FAPA Financial Services scheduled airlines and US government pilot services factor in annual bonuses perks or other incentives such as a company car or pilot certifi cate insurance Individual hiring and retention considerations can also be both complex and unique so seniority and crosstraining specifi cs also arent included Where we see corporate and charter aviation growth It is encouraging to see new aircraft being developed and certifi cated for corporate and charter use New business jet models such as the Gulfstream G500 and G600 Bombardier Global Express 5500 and 6500 Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude Dassault Falcon 6X and 8X Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 HondaJet and Pilatus PC 24 light jet all speak well of sales to come and more corporate and charter pilot jobs to follow Turboprops are also having a sales increase According to GAMA fi gures there are new sales for the Piaggio Avanti Pilatus PC 12 Piper M500 and M600 the ubiquitous Textron Beech King Air and the Daher TBM 910 and 930 Helicopter use increasing for a variety of jobs Helicopters purchases are also increasing for EMS SAR energy exploration airborne law enforcement and corporate executive use We are seeing more sales for Airbus Helicopters Bell Leonardo MD Robinson and Sikorsky Our outlook is positive with growth expected in corporate charter ops We expect top executives will continue to prefer private executive aircraft to conduct their business direct to their intended destination instead of the impersonal time consuming crowded hassle of the airlines Our outlook is positive and were especially optimistic about corporate and charter aviations opportunities to grow and prosper This means bizav fl ight departments will offer increasingly better compensation packages for pilots fl ying these private executive aircraft Responses by use of aircraft Corporate 06 Police Charter 01 logging construction 781 155