Re: time limit for opening probate. I believe the will is supposed to be filed with the Court within 20 (or 30 days). Other than that, I do not believe there is a deadline to file for probate however anybody can file for probate. Even creditors of the decedent!
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, reports that airline pilots earned an average of $118,070 per year in 2011. The majority were employed by the scheduled air transportation industry and averaged $119,180 per year. This is far more than most commercial pilots, who reported an average income of $76,050 in the same year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 68,000 airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers were employed in the United States as of May 2011. They earned a mean annual salary of $118,070. The median salary, or halfway point, was $105,580 per year, and the median-earning 50 percent of airline pilots made between $81,910 and $140,650 per year.