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?
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!" ?
How about instead of a "base salary", they just paid us for every hour that we were on duty? If you got paid the same regardless of the trip efficiency, then would anyone really care if they flew 35 or 90?