Oh, EVENTUALLY it’s a MUCH better deal, if the person has enough flying years left, but that doesn’t stop it from being a short term hit in the pocketbook. And yeah, I could certainly take the hit and maybe you could too, but I don’t have kids in college or any serious medical problems in my family that my insurance doesn’t cover or kids that have run afoul of drugs or the law. And frankly, some people just live paycheck to paycheck and it doesn’t matter if they are a regional FO or a legacy widebidy captain. I’m not advocating that lifestyle, but a lot of people do it.

All I’m saying is that it would be easier to take the step from senior regional captain to juniorist of the junior major FO if the economic hit weren’t there.