Or more likely...those who are willing to cloud their better judgement for more money. This TA does nothing, nada, zero, to limit the poor scheduling practices and knee-jerk reactions to aircraft writeups. All it does is put a carrot in front of the horse as it gallops toward the cliff.

And the ones we need to worry about most, the dinosaurs who "can't" quit because they have 5 ex-wives, or too many toys, will be even more fun to babysit as they charge even harder for mo money mo money mo money. I come to work to work: Mongo fly planes till Mongo can't fly no more. I must be doing things right because the owners remember me by name and are all smiles when I see them, even months later (one of the nice things about the Phlegm Jet). So my behavior will change 0%. And so with this TA I don't stand to gain much at all. No big deal because I live within my means. BUT, we are going to see seriously bad judgements being made by no small number of our compadres now that money is a factor in the risk assessment. "Well, I'm pretty tired, but at least I'm getting $___ so its worth it" will be the new thing. Not to mention, the owners will not get the attention and effort they deserve because the crews will still be tired and not have the extra "oomph" for them. But hey, more money. I'd have much rather seen the same money, but with restrictions on bad scheduling. I do see some improvement as of late in my scheduling, but can't help but feel that its to soften us up, I don't know. The games have gone on so long that its ingrained in us to feel suspect. Perhaps the only way this can be a bona fide improvement is if the 12.1 becomes something they try to limit, but even at that, there are still enough ways to milk a fruitless 12 hour day out of us once this passes. THAT is my beef...no limits in any manner, way, shape, or form on BS scheduling.