Originally Posted by
sailingfun
GS pay starts at 75 hours or the ALV whichever is less. In addition you can take 5 hours out of the bank up to 60 negative. This in effect means the GS trigger varies from 67 to 72 hours a month depending on the ALV. It is not the ALV.
You are correct. My bad for not detailing that. However, that does not diminish the point I was making which was to counter the argument that 1.5 over 80 was bad because you had to get over 80 to get any premium $. Both systems require some base level of straight pay work before any premium applies. I'm amazed at how many pilots I talk to who think that the guy who drops most of his month and then flies nothing but big greenslips (intl) is getting double pay for his whole month...