Every single HEMS jock in here says they've been in HEMS for 25 years and had this blah blah blah. You're all smoking crack. Joke of a sector.

If you work alot of overtime and you do the 401catchup, you can achive these numbers

It would be hard if your family was in another state, but if you got a contract in your hometown, Hell Yea

I actually believe you are the same guy. The whole perfect little story is a bunch of bullsh*t.

don't believe YOU can be as successful. 

Yikes!! Delta said it will pay a 1.4 billion profit sharing bonus to their employees, more or less about 5 weeks pay.

Put 15% in your 401K for 30 years and you will have $2 - $3 mil. No surprise.

dont look at it when the market drops like it did the other day, You will go crazy

Been maxing mine for a few years now.....I dont know if I'm pessimisstic but I'm not seeing the $2 million mark happening before I die.

If you spend like a teenager, HEMS won't be enough. If you focus like an adult, it will be plenty. Google compounding interest. You're welcome. 

1990s were pretty rough. Base salary was only 40K. The money only got better after the gomex went union.

Trust me, there are many haa guys, aka hems, who did quite well with side work and off duty earnings. Real estate. Corp per diem. Aircraft brokering. Etc.

1994 Base salary was 30k for me. was up to 40k by Y2K,  OT was 1.25   401k match was 25 cents per $1 up to 5%  

Basket of investment choices was no bueno until the last 10-15 years.  

Did two weeks HEMS work and didn't like it.  Did my time over water both states side and overseas.  That along with mil retirement and 401K was a great combo.  Retired and doing well.

joke to know one.  We're all proud of you though!!  No worries.

In 2006 I was making $40,000 a year flying for CJ.  I have had a 237% increase in my base pay since then.

If you account for inflation, I have had an 84.6% increase in pay since starting, which comes out to an approximate 4.6% increase in pay per year.  

Compared to a lot of other industries, the EMS world is honsetly not too bad, especially if you have a monthly check coming from Uncle Sam.

thinking but stretch your research back to the seventies when helicopter pilots were plentiful and paid a wage that wouldn't come close to supporting a small family.  Obviously I was one of them.  Things improved but not flying for operators, had to go corporate.  In today's dollars salaries then were in the 300 - 450k range.  Yeup, fact!  Moral of the story is it's all about purchasing power which has eroded significantly in the last 30 years even in the corporate sector.  

AMC buyout worked well for you.  

one to know one.  Guess you had an unsuccessful go in the HAA sector as well.