True enough, johnso29, but it shows where the pilot's profession has gone, both in terms of pay and status. Don't need to remind me of the differences--I went thru deregulation at Eastern under the "moon man" Borman and Lorenzo.

Grew up in CT surrounded by airline pilots, solo'd on my 16th in '68, I've seen all the changes and hated everyone.

It wasn't easy then, either--many pilot strikes, layoffs seasonally, upgrades took years. Few airlines had consistent profits then, either.

GF