Originally Posted by
flyguyniner11
You totally missed my point I'm saying that we got the contract because the plane is cheaper to operate that's why cal wanted it. Yeah us getting paid less helps with that but with 100 dollar oil even if we got paid more (which we should) the plane would still be cheaper and that's why we got the flying. Also traditionally turboprop pilots get paid less for the same size aircraft as a jet. I do think that is wrong because turboprop seats don't cost less for the pax but that's the history. See my point now?
I know that CAL wanted the Q400. They wanted to give it to cheap bottom feeding pilots too, and so you won.
Some people may say I have a bad attitude. I really don't. I just want people to realize that they are not helping our profession by working for Colgan/Mesa/Go Jet/etc.
We are expected to act like professionals, to work like professionals, yet we are not paid like professionals because there is always someone willing to do our job for less. We've gotta stop this.