Originally Posted by
tsquare
However you want to do it. All I am saying is that when this comes up there is always a backlash against senior guys flying greenslips, yet nobody ever says anything about the cellar dweller that answers his phone and flies IAs to the tune of a hundred fifty hours pay... And to set the record straight, I am a bottom feeder in my category and prolly will be for a long time.....
You could take it to the extreme and say that everyone should bid RLL... at what point does anyone get to make a living? FWIW, I've never flown a GS or an IA. But I don't begrudge those who do... it's in our contract. Furloughs suck, but that's the business. You should know that going in. Plan accordingly. Personally, I'd rather see an overtime pay scheme. Over the years, that would have made me a lot of extra cash, instead of a small percentage of the pilot group with a specific life style (flexible, live in base, esp. a larger base) be able to rake it all in themselves.