What am i missing? Last year (my 4th as an FO) i made $49900 and flew 610 hours. I made 39K my second year and havent been under 40 since then. How bad is the pay/work rules at other places? Why would ppl put up with that? With our soft time our hourly rates are easily $30+ higher than advertised. Depending on where you go man, it doesn't have to be THAT bad.