Originally Posted by
89Pistons
It seems odd to me that a 12 year 777 or 787 FO on reserve can come in and be a pretend student and make more than their 20 year PI that's capped at 9th year pay?
I had a chat with a friend who's a guppy PI. He's pulling down quite a bit of cheddar; much more than I would as a 777 FO flying 90 hrs/mo on yr 12 pay. I'd need to do ~130 hrs/mo to make the same.
Either he was lying to me or PIs are getting a ton of credit hours every month.