Sorry, Don….I’d be #7 with a year and a half to go. Damn junior guys!And still have 9 months to age 65. Crazy to think of but so glad I was able to get out at 60. Being retired is awesome.
I'm fairly certain the point of this thread is to convince young pilots to go after their dreams responsibly. Get the great job, don't buy a fancy new car, house or boat because you think you've just boarded the cruise ship that'll drop you off at retirement island. If any young folks here want to hear a damn thing from me I hope they hear this. You might be the brightest bulb but you don't know what you don't know. Hire a competent financial advisor, tell them you'd like to retire at 50 and then take their advice. You won't be the flashy pilot parking your Tesla Model S in the employee parking lot nor will you have a house on the shoreline of a lake but once you retire that lake might be in a different country and it'll be your second home. Live at a reasonable level when you're actually going to work, save the extravaganza for when you retire and can actually enjoy it. They should teach this sort of thing in public schools.Retirement FTW.
If I were to go to 65, I'd retire at ~450, according to the Super Secret IPA seniority calculator.
And SCREW THAT. If I can punch out at 60, Ima doit. 62 at the latest. If my idiotic Pilot Investment Strategies pay off, I'll be out of here at 58.
Flew with a guy on his final flight last month. Great guy, good pilot, good Captain, fun on the layover but didn't expect anyone to hang out with him as the Entertainment Committee, etc. etc. Just generally the kind of guy one wants to pattern their future self on (I think he was 62, for reference). And he did not disappoint with the way he left. He only sort of mentioned in passing that it was his last flight. I was like "Oh, wow, last trip?" "No, last leg." Then, and I'll never forget this: He autolanded. "You, uh, want to autoland?" "Yeah, ACARS says it needs one." "Oh. Cool."
So we autoland. Taxi in. No fire trucks, no water cannons. Park. Get in the van, go to the guard shack. "Great flying with you, congrats!" Literally over his shoulder: "Thanks dude, I'm going golfing!" Didn't even skip a step.
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I was always a low achiever....haha. I can't believe two guys in my class who are left didn't take the buyout.Sorry, Don….I’d be #7 with a year and a half to go. Damn junior guys!![]()
Never understood the people who were close, skipped it hoping to fly to 67 and then went to 65.I was always a low achiever....haha. I can't believe two guys in my class who are left didn't take the buyout.
Quoted for emphasis.Even better with no kids!
Its a fight to hang in some days. Eligible to retire from the bank (56) but still need to work so work it is.I do occasionally check my Baird account and ask myself if I’m gong in to work that day.
If I were to go to 65, I'd retire at ~450, according to the Super Secret IPA seniority calculator.
And SCREW THAT. If I can punch out at 60, Ima doit. 62 at the latest. If my idiotic Pilot Investment Strategies pay off, I'll be out of here at 58.
Flew with a guy on his final flight last month. Great guy, good pilot, good Captain, fun on the layover but didn't expect anyone to hang out with him as the Entertainment Committee, etc. etc. Just generally the kind of guy one wants to pattern their future self on (I think he was 62, for reference). And he did not disappoint with the way he left. He only sort of mentioned in passing that it was his last flight. I was like "Oh, wow, last trip?" "No, last leg." Then, and I'll never forget this: He autolanded. "You, uh, want to autoland?" "Yeah, ACARS says it needs one." "Oh. Cool."
So we autoland. Taxi in. No fire trucks, no water cannons. Park. Get in the van, go to the guard shack. "Great flying with you, congrats!" Literally over his shoulder: "Thanks dude, I'm going golfing!" Didn't even skip a step.
Its a fight to hang in some days. Eligible to retire from the bank (56) but still need to work so work it is.
After 40+ positions were eliminated (entire work center) i cant it feels as safe as it did last week. Having a 3rd party vendor coming is a bit unsettling.
But hey…it is FT remote.
I must have been going into days off (does that even makes any sense....haha) but I had to mail back my ID (cut in half) before they would send my last check. My employee status was: TerminatedMet by one management Captain who escorted me out of the security shack, took my ID shook hands and wished me well in retirement. The end…..
It used to fairly common I feel for pilots to mention it was their or the other pilots last flight but I haven’t heard it in a long time now. I used to always ask if they wanted one last go around.