Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

concern. the world being what It Il.
Is for his property. Nor can q trans.
port company obtain business IN carry
ing passengers, mail and express matter
II there Is more than ordinary danger
OF . crash. So the applicant for ora OF
these many Jobs must be prepareL
The jobs are well paid and are worth
branch Of the Department Of Commerce
has made o survey of salaries paid In
the air business and finds that the
average pay OF pilots on the passenger
and mail routes Is $3.50 q month. Such
q wage Is made up of an average base
pay Of $1Ss q month. This pay would
go on so long as pilot remained ON
the rolls OF an employer. In addition.
pilots receive an average Of 5 cents .
mile for day nying and 10 cents Q
mile for night flying. The base salary
Is paid whether the pilot flies or not
There might be no business, weather
conditions might prevent flights. and
other reasons might operate TO keep
him on the ground. Nevertheless, the
base pay would 60 on.
Training Time Il short.
Obviously such jobs are worth having
and the method Of preparation deserves
some examination. The Department
OF Commerce has system Of approving
certain schools which give flying in
struction. A survey Of average charges
for tuition made by these schools shows
that q course which WILL. graduate
student rs . private pilot can be OBJ
tanned for $3.50. This private pilots
obtain o job carrying passengers and
mail, however. A course which VIII
enable o student TO qualify for limit
ed commercial pilots license costs on
an average Of 81 ,207. To become full
transport pilot requires an elaborate
course of instruction the cost Of which
runs up TO $4,255.
Time must be spent on this train
ing, but In view OF salaries to be COM
manded after q student has qualified,
1t Is q very brief time when compared
with the years required TO be spent
In qualifying for the practice Of law,
medicine, architecture, or such learned
professions. 1t even Is q shorter time
than that usually required to learn
stenography. Bookkeeping, and many
other vacations which pay much less.
The approved schools teach the student
to qualify IS q private pilot in seven
weeks, to be q limited commercial pilot
In five months, and to be full trans
port pilot In nine months. Probably
In no other field can q man expect to
earn In his first year of employment
more than his education cost.
There are number Of positions open
to women; indeed, some available only
to women, In connection with this air
business.
Now that airports have developed into
pretentious affairs and because they
often are located in outlying places and
often have more Of an atmosphere OF
club houses than Of transportation
terminals, the job as airport hostess has
come into being. Many airports now
have paid hostesses in general charge
Of the comfort and entertainment Of
patrons. The larger air liners now en-
ploy stewardesses. Many women al
ready are in the field of flying instruc-
ton and there are many women en-
gagged In selling planes and accessories.
Even the job of interior decorator for
aircraft cabins has been taken up sue
cessfully by women.
There are many jobs on the ground
Tor both men and women In the air
navigation business. Mechanics, for
example, receive an average Of 4I57 q
month for ground work
Whether work be on the ground, SELL
ing advertising or In any way serving
aircraft patrons, It Is an advantage to
every one attached to the business TO
know how to ny.