My bother your worth every dollar you earn.. good on you!!! It is always a pleasure to see and hear you so Wishing you and your family a healthy and safe New year.
Thanks as always for sharing Darren. It may sound strange being where you’re at now but I can’t wait to be at this point in my career and I hope the quality of this line of work is similar to how it is now (or maybe even better!) Thanks a lot for sharing
Like videos like this because it really explains the behind the scenes. Luckily you are getting to fly more places besides London. Closer to the summer their going to have five 777 flights a day.
Good video and good hustle. I’m excited for my upcoming vacation to ICN. I’m positioning from IAH-DFW 11/26 , DFW-ICN 11/27, and ICN-DFW 11/31. I’m in row 17 both ways unless I upgrade to J. ✈️ 💺
Whats really crazy to me is how much you credit this month vs how many days you spent in a hotel. Widebody def helps with that since each leg is so long. Nice Month!
Happy new year to you and your family Darren! Looking forward to a year full of new and exciting videos! Also 4:06, isn’t that also your very first RUclips video?
I started at 29. Even at 39 with average timelines you can be at an airline by 44. Captain by 48 and still have 17 years left to go to mainline and make Captain again by 56. These are very conservative estimates.
Absolutely amazing insight with a very open attitude to your wonderful career. Thank you. My 15 year old son wants to be a pilot here in the uk. Your salary now is amazing but how do the new young pilots afford £100,000 to start their careers?? Training is so expensive and then your first salary job is £30,000. How did you afford to fly? Please. Stay safe and you need to get flying to the southern hemisphere where it is warm weather!!
There isnt really an easy way around it but some airlines like Ryanair offer training cost agreements. Your best bet is to start lookng at the likes of Atlantic Flight Training (they are in Ireland) or something similar. Costs are going to be high, c£120k. Its not a fast process either, expect it to take a number of years. University courses with associated flight training also a good route, slightly cheaper, but still nigh on £100k. The other option is the RAF, but expect the quality of candidates to be the tippy top of the crop. Best of luck, good news is you have a few years to budget!! Make sure he gets the right A levels btw.
@@geekontheflightdeck we are playing tonight for NYE in Edmond, Ok. I will tag your IG in a post. Dublin is not as fun a town to walk off jet lag as Paris, but there are things to do. The Cobblestone has music most every night and St Stephen’s Green is a nice part to visit.
@ wow okay that’s just another thing for me to look forward too! i’m in flight school right now working on my instrument rating… and man it is serious work. Really enjoy your videos cuz it keeps me motivated
Thank you. Tips for IFR: Never memorize an approach plate, for non precision level off 10 feet or so high and add a pride nose up trim. Just a tad to fly down to MDA. This way if you get nervous at worst you will climb a tad instead of sink below minimums. Have fun
Complicated due to our pay system. Even though I earned 43K in December, I was paid much less and will get made whole January 15th. I was paid an estimated amount for December which was much lower than what I actually earned.
I'm in the wrong career, sike, because piloting is the most dangerous job in the world and you are worth every cent, I just can't do it, having nightmares not landing safely on the ground, no sir.
Do you drive to and from work? If that’s the case you’re far more likely to be killed or injured. Life is short, the risk is acceptable - be smart and proficient. The vast majority of airline pilots will go their whole careers without a single major incident
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Pilots like Darren are worth every penny.
My bother your worth every dollar you earn.. good on you!!! It is always a pleasure to see and hear you so Wishing you and your family a healthy and safe New year.
Thank you. Happy New Year to you as well!
I really enjoy hearing your breakdown and seeing how the schedules work. Thank you for taking the time to explain it all. Happy New Year Darren!
Thanks for all you and your co-workers do to keep us safe. You all are worth your weight in gold.
Great recap and content Darren. Love the videos. Keep them coming.
Thanks for the great content you create! Happy New Year 🍾🎈🎉
What a beautiful career
Your videos are amazing. Currently working at united going through pilot school and your channel has been god sent. Keep up the great work buddy
Thanks as always for sharing Darren. It may sound strange being where you’re at now but I can’t wait to be at this point in my career and I hope the quality of this line of work is similar to how it is now (or maybe even better!) Thanks a lot for sharing
Happy new year Darren, love your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you. Happy New Year!
May you and your family have a terrific new year! Thank you for sharing.
Like videos like this because it really explains the behind the scenes. Luckily you are getting to fly more places besides London. Closer to the summer their going to have five 777 flights a day.
Happy New Year!!! Safe travels!
Happy New Year to you as well!
Love your vids. Flying to Narita today from DFW. Hope to see you on flight.
Safe travels. No Narita for me this week. Get some Royce chocolate at the airport (near the gate for my airline) for your return trip.
Happy New Year!
Enjoy your videos...Happy New Year
Good video and good hustle. I’m excited for my upcoming vacation to ICN. I’m positioning from IAH-DFW 11/26 , DFW-ICN 11/27, and ICN-DFW 11/31. I’m in row 17 both ways unless I upgrade to J. ✈️ 💺
I really wish I was physically able to be a commercial ATP pilot. Never was able to pass the physical. It would have been a blast I bet.
Darren your graphics are next level…
Whats really crazy to me is how much you credit this month vs how many days you spent in a hotel. Widebody def helps with that since each leg is so long. Nice Month!
Chanel’s growing nicely
Happy new year to you and your family Darren! Looking forward to a year full of new and exciting videos! Also 4:06, isn’t that also your very first RUclips video?
Happy New Year. Yep that is the first video I posted here.
Great stuff Darren! Will you be doing a review of the whole year?
Yes. Might be my up next week
Looking forward to the year in review ha!
What a great month, I am 39 and almost want to quit my IT to become a pilot but am sure not a good idea at this age
I started at 29. Even at 39 with average timelines you can be at an airline by 44. Captain by 48 and still have 17 years left to go to mainline and make Captain again by 56. These are very conservative estimates.
Am 39 too, i started flight training in October I logged in 17 hours so far, you can do it
@ I can but am logging over $200K a year, not sure how long will it take to reach that
When you have a great month pay wise do you ever splurge? I think you said in another video that you’re a frugal person which is great but yolo.
I do. My current fun car is a Model X Plaid. No one needs 1020 HP…but it’s fun. Most of the splurging is awesome vacations for the family though.
Do you plan to get a rating for the Dreamliner ? I think the 787 fleet is growing at your airline.
If the numbers work Quality of life wise possibly. I can’t see that happening without massive orders
Woohoo!
That is incredible.
Absolutely amazing insight with a very open attitude to your wonderful career. Thank you. My 15 year old son wants to be a pilot here in the uk. Your salary now is amazing but how do the new young pilots afford £100,000 to start their careers?? Training is so expensive and then your first salary job is £30,000.
How did you afford to fly? Please. Stay safe and you need to get flying to the southern hemisphere where it is warm weather!!
There isnt really an easy way around it but some airlines like Ryanair offer training cost agreements. Your best bet is to start lookng at the likes of Atlantic Flight Training (they are in Ireland) or something similar. Costs are going to be high, c£120k. Its not a fast process either, expect it to take a number of years. University courses with associated flight training also a good route, slightly cheaper, but still nigh on £100k. The other option is the RAF, but expect the quality of candidates to be the tippy top of the crop. Best of luck, good news is you have a few years to budget!! Make sure he gets the right A levels btw.
Have you ever failed a check ride and if not what was your training like?
I’ve failed one. It was my own fault. I had issues going on outside of flying and should have delayed the event.
Do more flight sim FMC explanations
I need to get you Dublin ideas before you get a trip. Do you like traditional Irish music?
I think so. We went there in vacation years ago and went to an actual Irish pub and listen to live music.
@@geekontheflightdeck we are playing tonight for NYE in Edmond, Ok. I will tag your IG in a post. Dublin is not as fun a town to walk off jet lag as Paris, but there are things to do. The Cobblestone has music most every night and St Stephen’s Green is a nice part to visit.
"Who would want to go to Maui in the middle of december?". Only folks who have never been to Maui in mid december would say this
Sounds like if you know how to work the system, you can really make good money.
I don’t understand why you were paid 148 hours. When I counted the hours you listed on the calendar they were less than 148. What did. Miss?
76 reserve. 28 hours NRT OG trip. Then 43 hours and change NRT Christmas trip plus there’s distance learning of an hour.
I could have added an explainer for the math. That’s my fault.
Do you get paid normal pay while you’re on your break in the air?
Great question. . Yes I get the same pay rate for duration of flight.
@ wow okay that’s just another thing for me to look forward too! i’m in flight school right now working on my instrument rating… and man it is serious work. Really enjoy your videos cuz it keeps me motivated
Thank you. Tips for IFR: Never memorize an approach plate, for non precision level off 10 feet or so high and add a pride nose up trim. Just a tad to fly down to MDA. This way if you get nervous at worst you will climb a tad instead of sink below minimums. Have fun
How much did you take home after tax on the 43K
Complicated due to our pay system. Even though I earned 43K in December, I was paid much less and will get made whole January 15th. I was paid an estimated amount for December which was much lower than what I actually earned.
@ thanks for the reply. Trying to get an idea if it’s worth moving to the US.
Hey Darren when did you start flight school(did you start at 18 or career switch)?
I stared at age 29. Much later in life. I’m 47 currently.
@@geekontheflightdeck Gives me hope😭
So if you’re on reserve and you’re not used, are you getting paid for that day?
Correct. As long as I’m available for an assignment I get paid even if they never contact me.
@ that’s pretty good 👍 working on reserve doesn’t seem so bad.
Especially if you’re senior and local. I got lucky not working so many reserve trips.
Do all pilots get guaranteed hours per month?
Depends on airline and line or reserve. Here only reserve has a guarantee. My last airline all had a guarantee
More smack references please
Mostly uneventful?
Yeah. There’s always a little “spice” in every trip. Turbulence, passenger drama etc.
Did he say 43 THOUSAND DOLLARS 😢
Not a normal month. My normal is closer to $28-$30k.
I’m in the wrong line of work 😭😭😭
I'm in the wrong career, sike, because piloting is the most dangerous job in the world and you are worth every cent, I just can't do it, having nightmares not landing safely on the ground, no sir.
This has to be bait
Do you drive to and from work? If that’s the case you’re far more likely to be killed or injured. Life is short, the risk is acceptable - be smart and proficient.
The vast majority of airline pilots will go their whole careers without a single major incident
There are much more dangerous jobs than being a pilot. To each their own though.
@@Colorado_Roninsheeesh, relax, smh
@@Airsoftcan737 missing the point, smh