The Airline & Commercial Pilots Fix Kit
Built for airline and commercial pilots.
Pilots search the salary chart. The chart is only the top line. What leaks is in the monthly reconciliation: credit that never posted after a reassignment, per diem hours short, a training contract signed without reading the payback terms, retirement deposits nobody checks, and a seniority step that started late. I wrote this kit so you can check each against your own trip records and stubs, and ask in writing.
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The 6 leaks it covers
1 you can close it · 4 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Credit hours and pay protection not reconciled against the stubWhere to look first: Each month, keep your original line or trip awards, every reassignment, junior assignment or open-time pickup, and the times you actually flew.Keep it from coming back: Reconcile every trip the week the pay summary posts, not at year end.The other side owes it
- Training contract signed without reading the payback termsWhere to look first: Find every training agreement you signed: type rating, upgrade, initial training, sign-on bonus.Keep it from coming back: Put the end date of every repayment term on your calendar.You can close it
- Per diem hours short on the pay summaryWhere to look first: Find your per diem rule: the hourly rate, when the clock starts and stops (often report time at base to release at base), and international rates.Keep it from coming back: Write report and release times in your logbook app every trip.The other side owes it
- Assuming premium flying counts for the new overtime deductionWhere to look first: For 2025 through 2028 there is a deduction for qualified overtime pay, but only the premium half of overtime the FLSA requires counts (VERIFIED: Iowa State CALT summary of IRS guidance).Keep it from coming back: Ask once a year when your W-2 arrives.A pro decides
- Retirement contributions promised in the contract not checked against depositsWhere to look first: Find the company retirement contribution in your contract or plan documents: percent of pay, what pay counts, and when it is deposited.Keep it from coming back: Compare deposits to stubs every June and December.The other side owes it
- Seniority step started late, and pay never compared to the published medianWhere to look first: Find your date of hire, your seniority number and the pay table for your seat and equipment.Keep it from coming back: Check the first pay summary after every anniversary.The other side owes it
Free: one full leak from this kit
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Credit hours and pay protection not reconciled against the stub
The other side owes it- Each month, keep your original line or trip awards, every reassignment, junior assignment or open-time pickup, and the times you actually flew.
- Find the pay rules in your contract or company pay policy: minimum guarantee, trip or duty rigs, pay protection after reassignment, premium pay for open time.
- For each trip, write the credit you should have been paid under those rules next to what the stub shows.
- Total the gap for the month (CALCULATED: credit owed minus credit paid, times your hourly rate).
- File a pay claim the way your contract or company requires, with the records attached. Note the filing deadline.
Your part: Keep the trip records, run the reconciliation, and file the claim.
Pay claim to crew pay: To Crew Pay, For [MONTH], trip [#] on [DATE] was reassigned to [NEW TRIP]. Under [CONTRACT SECTION / PAY POLICY], I believe I should be credited [HOURS]. My pay shows [HOURS]. Records attached. Please correct or explain in writing. [YOUR NAME] | Employee # [#] | Base [BASE]
Reconcile every trip the week the pay summary posts, not at year end.
What this kit can't decide for you: Interpreting the contract is for the company, your union or your pay rep. We never say what you are owed.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When airline and commercial pilots go looking for answers, they search things like “pilot salary”, “airline pilot pay”, “pilot per diem” and “pilot tax deductions”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Credit hours and pay protection not reconciled against the stub: where do I start?
Start here: Each month, keep your original line or trip awards, every reassignment, junior assignment or open-time pickup, and the times you actually flew. To keep it from coming back: Reconcile every trip the week the pay summary posts, not at year end.
Training contract signed without reading the payback terms: where do I start?
Start here: Find every training agreement you signed: type rating, upgrade, initial training, sign-on bonus. To keep it from coming back: Put the end date of every repayment term on your calendar.
Per diem hours short on the pay summary: where do I start?
Start here: Find your per diem rule: the hourly rate, when the clock starts and stops (often report time at base to release at base), and international rates. To keep it from coming back: Write report and release times in your logbook app every trip.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
- TrueNET — the whole-picture money truth: what you actually keep after every cost, across everything you earn and spend.
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