Originally Posted by
MEMbrain
No we don't. I fly heavies all over the world. I do ocean crossings and operate to countries that you can barely understand the controllers. I fly in countries that use metric altimetry. I've been there, done that. You haven't.
The last time I checked flying 1 leg per day in a heavy with free food for 150k+ per year was a little bit easier than flying 8 legs per day in a turboprop doing 18 minute quick turns, having to find your own food and making 20k/year. I guess the grass is always greener though right? Maybe one day us regional scum will find out how much harder your job truly is compared to ours.
Most mainline guys look at me in disbelief when I show them my trip sheet in the jumpseat. I've never met any mainline pilot who has tried to claim that they have the harder job.