Okay, let me spell it out....
Originally Posted by
rightside02
There is no excuse for picking it up.... Pilots should budget their expenses based off of 75 hours.... Anythin more than that is simply extra .....
At least that's my 2 cents
Originally Posted by
gonyon
Understood. some can not live off the 75 hours because of the cost to get the education for this job. i'm not advocating picking up open time but just illustrating that fact that 75 hours is not enough to LIVE on without digging into savings on a month to month basis for many in this industry.
gawd this industry sucks.
-Stating that one "cannot live off the 75 hours" sounds like justification for picking up future open time. If one needs additional money when we have folks furloughed, get a second job.
-Taking a job that necessitates pulling significant overtime just to break even isn't smart. Enough people doing so degrades pay industry wide.
I am not questioning how one spends his money, just saying that basing a budget on 85 hours per month (
1020 hours per year) is a losing proposition. Until people stop counting on overtime and perdiem to survive, this industry will just be indentured servitude.