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=== Hiring ===

The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. (After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots ~~from which~~ to choose.)

The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots to choose.

Tip: it is cheaper to hire the lowest rank NPC pilot and train them to rank up. Because they will take a lower percentage of payouts than a high rank NPC.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1hvwf0u/my_npc_crew_has_10b_credits_i_think_i_paid_very/ My NPC Crew has 10B+ Credits! I think I paid very generous wages to him so long.] - WilliamBillAdama - Elite Dangerous Reddit - 7 Jan 2025</ref>

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If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).

~~Pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time.~~ If ~~a pilot~~ is ~~fired before the player collects the payment~~, the pilot ~~will not be paid a share~~ of the ~~profits. A pilot~~'s rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship ~~launched fighters]</ref> but it~~ is ~~cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with~~ a ~~higher rank. The profit share paid to~~ the ~~first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>~~[~~https://www~~.~~youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>~~

If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC pilot survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]] (2020), if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew|rebuy screen]].

If ~~an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter~~ is ~~destroyed~~, the ~~NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As~~ of the ~~[[January Update]], if the player~~'s ship is ~~destroyed, any hired NPC crew can~~ be ~~retrieved for a cost in~~ the [~~[Insurance costs#NPC Crew|rebuy screen~~]].

==== Salary ====

NPC pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>

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 === Hiring ===
-The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. (After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots from which to choose.)
+The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots to choose.
+Tip: it is cheaper to hire the lowest rank NPC pilot and train them to rank up. Because they will take a lower percentage of payouts than a high rank NPC.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1hvwf0u/my_npc_crew_has_10b_credits_i_think_i_paid_very/ My NPC Crew has 10B+ Credits! I think I paid very generous wages to him so long.] - WilliamBillAdama - Elite Dangerous Reddit - 7 Jan 2025</ref>
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 If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).
-Pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>
+If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC pilot survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]] (2020), if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew|rebuy screen]].
-If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew|rebuy screen]].
+==== Salary ====
+NPC pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>
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