Originally Posted by
drewtei
Generally speaking, why are SAAB pilots paid so much less than ATR and DASH pilots?
All prop guys are bottom feeders sucking up the scraps real pilots throw away. Saab guys are just the slimiest ones in the group.
Originally Posted by
block30
Pay has been backwards for awhile in this industry. Complexity/risk level of the flying you do, has less affect on pay than the uninitiated would think. If there was some direct relationship between 'toughness' and pay, I would think turboprop 121 pilots, CFIs, and 135 pilots would *generally* be paid much more!w
Until this year (fourth year CA pay), I always made more flying 135 (C421s and C208s). Fancy that, they actually
valued those of us for our skills.