I'm proof of that....I'm an 8 year PSA Captain based and live in CLT. At the end of August I was on pace to make $120K for the year. But seeing how my wife works as well I decided to fly a little less in September. With the SAP and a weeks of vacation included I was able to drop down to 44 hours (44+21 for the weeks vacation=65). So now I have 21 total days off with 18 of them starting on the 13th and going to the end of the month. For October, I plan on opening up the early part of the month so I could possibly have 30+ days in a row off. End result....I will probably end the year at $110K.

Now I ask....does this look like your schedule and pay? It's easy to point the finger and claim "PSA lowered the bar". But when I hear that it shows me they really don't have a good understanding of our contract. I suspect most reading this will be surprised an 8 year Captain will be making $110k+ with 20+ days off when he wants. But I can assure you I am proof of that. If that is lowering the bar....well you might want to rethink where your bar is.