Let's take a step back and look at this. NJA and FLOPS are losing $$ paying their pilot alot less. With a glut of pilots out there why would any company with smart mgmt pay over market for their pilots. With a cherry schedule that's been discussed, many guys give up $$ for QOL so why the big initial pay? Also, if they are hiring retirees (i.e. 60+) then why have a "low" total of 7k hours when these guys usually carry 15k and then some. They may be able to get a better break on insurance costs. Finally, unless they are not providing medical benefits, hiring crews almost exclusively of that age group would greatly drive up medical costs. That is maybe why they want retirees who are not looking for med bennies, 401k, etc. $75k single-piloted with no bennies may be possible to pull off but you know what they say. "If it sounds too good to be true then......" My opinion of course.