-------------------- By Randi F. Marshall STAFF WRITER October 1, 2003 >>>>Pilots, for example, earned $107.22 an hour in 2001, compared with waiters and waitresses, who earned $3.95 an hour, the report showed. Although pilots worked fewer hours a week, their salaries were still higher.<<<<< Sure.. No mention of regional pilots making $16/hr with 70 hr minimums per month. A regular employee works 160 hrs per month. Do the simple math (16 times 70) devided by 160. That comes to $7/hr. That's after spending close to 100K for training. >>>"Airline pilots make more than doctors and lawyers, " said Spencer Ferdinand, the Queens Economic Development Corp. executive director. "When you take a look at Queens, which has two airports, those are the jobs we want here."<<<< Hmmm, I have a doctor student who owns 3 airplanes, A BMW Z4 Alpine, BMW 7 series , 4 houses in different resorts, etc. etc. I have many friends who are dying to get that $7/hr pilot job. >>>There are signs the industry is on its way back.<<< This is conflicting with the title of the article. What a hog wash!!! I have a free day. Maybe I should call Randi and Spencer just for the kick.. BAHA Fan of pilots trying to make a living with minimum wage salaries.