Originally Posted by
HVYMETALDRVR
I don't disagree, but could you imagine how much pilots would complain if we we're paid a base salary whether you flew 35 hours or 90 last month?
You're absolutely right. There would have to be a 'standard' amount of monthly hours. Guys who volunteer for extra hours would get paid extra, while guys who drop below average hours would likely have to use vacation time, as with the current system. It would certainly be unfair if some people flew 35 and others flew 90 and everyone got paid the same.
Originally Posted by
HVYMETALDRVR
That said, (and I know this has been said 1000 times) as long as guys show up for class at 22 bucks an hour and all these wacky pay rules, the airlines have no motivations to pay more. Wasn't it the CEO that Mesa that said, "if I'm filling classes I'm paying too much!" ?
Yup, you're absolutely right again. As long as pilots show up, there's no reason to change the pay rules. I'm just approaching it from a newbie's perspective: "How did this whole system come to be? Couldn't we all* improve our lives by changing it completely?"
*Admittedly, except for the super-senior guys who can drop trips and then turn around and pick them up at double-time or what have you...