I don't think a captain at Mesa, even a year 1 or year 2 captain, at 57/59 an hour with a 76 hr guarantee, even with some 50 seat pay thrown in, is making less than an FO elsewhere at a regional. But anyway. How is it possible Virgin doesn't pay you during training, Hawaiian pays you $36 an hour to fly a widebody the first year, etc. Other airlines have some pretty bad deals as well. Other regionals who pay a lot more 1st year are losing pilots to mesa...still. A quick upgrade and making $59 an hour on that pay makes up for the $22 an hour and relying on marketplace healthcare, so long as the music doesn't stop, at least to several who keep filling classes.