Yeah it looks like Colgan would be the better place.

But its not.

People on these boards have told stories about Colgan bouncing paychecks. Someboday even had the Sheriff impound one of thier planes after a judgement to make them pay up.

At Skywest, things are better. Trip rigs make the $2.00 difference a negligable advantage. Both have a 75 hour guaruntee, but at SkyWest they always seem to make more than that. I'd guess not at Colgan. Nobody has ever complained about SkyWest asking them to do something of questionable legality. That seems to be a common occurance at Colgan.

Having said that, Probie pay is disgraceful everywhere. It allows bottom feeder carriers to attract pilots who otherwise might have waited to go on to better gigs. And it makes jumping ship to another airline economic suicide.