Originally Posted by Tyrion

Maybe the 55 hours means nothing to you, but this seems like it is your first rodeo. Whether it is 50 or 55 really doesn't matter, what matters is that it is well below 72 (min guarantee for lineholders). For people who have been around long enough, it is plenty meaningful. When the average hours flown approach or exceed the min guarantee, reserve time is short, OT is plentiful, and paychecks get bigger. There is a big pie of work shared by few people. In our case, we have a small pie shared by many people.

And this doesn't even begin to factor in the differences between block and credit. Here, they are practically the same. Other places, you might start off with 85 hours of credit on 70 hours of block. Then it only grows as you are protected on your cancellations and can actually pick up OT (or get junior manned). That's why 120 hours at $45 is better than 75 hours at $65.

The whole point of this if for guys like SiouxPilot2012 to know that his take home pay will be limited to min guarantee for the foreseeable future if he comes to Envoy as a DEC.