There was a discussion earlier about the cost disincentive (leverage) of skipping coverage so I did a little digging. In my BES 78.6 hours were paid out as 23M7 in OCT. The result at top of scale rates was $29,475. Just a quick averages extrapolation would say that my BES is 1.5% of the active list and without seat or scale adjustments this would be just under $2M for OCT. This is a crude raw number but if this is typical it would be ~$24M per year. Would this be an effective deterrent? I think not and I also think the number may be smaller for OCT given pay disparity in longevity and seat. I also think OCT was a pretty significant 23M7 month but I have no idea if everything was logged properly. Just throwing out some numbers for consideration but somebody (ALPA) could determine and publish the exact number. We would all have a better idea about what the company is spending and will likely spend on QS.