Originally Posted by
Cloudtocloud
What’s the reasoning for that? They have to hold all the qualifications including ATP, type rating, etc. Only one not required is a medical. In this market anyone who holds those quals and can effectively teach will demand competitive pay. Supply and demand, it’s obvious or why else did they raise the pay? You’ve got enough people signing up to be SW pilots yet not sim instructors. Therefore they raised pay. Surprised all the guys up in arms about instructors being compensated well.
Because they're not signing for $2B in liability every time they step into the sim, risking possible death, and aren't responsible for the lives of 181 people? Because they're not working 16 hour duty days (they're limited to 7)? Because they're not gone half the month, unless they commute, which is DEFINITELY a choice in the circumstance? Because they are quite possibly NOT qualified to fly the airplane (a medical certificate is by definition a qualification, which is also part of why our compensation package is what it is)?
And before you say it's harder than a typical flight, I've been a sim instructor, and under cqt it is definitely MORE work than a regular flight, it is not harder, as it's all scripted out. Also, before you say that they're responsible for the person and anything they ever do, that responsibility falls on the APD/check airman.