It isn't about paying one's dues (honestly I do not care to have someone go through crap to move up). It is about learning how to fly and being PIC. The great thing about hauling checks in a Warrior is one SIGNS for the aircraft and one has some time making tough decisions (do I take off into a storm, how do I navigate around a cell, and when do I say NO, I will NOT fly).

Those are the decisions a CAPTAIN makes. After one has learned about the nuances of the transport aircraft he is to fly (as a SIC), and he has the experience to decide when a flight should NOT go, THEN he is ready to be a PIC of an aircraft hauling pax.

I do not fault folks for trying to get ahead, but I DO fault the system that allows someone who has not made the hard decisions from being PIC.