Originally Posted by
N118NW
Another thing that Cohen stated was that Pilot pay does not effect the safety of them flying.. which I beg to differ. Low-paid pilots with financial obligations generally worry on how they're going to be able to meet all of their responsibilities, what better time to do it than to think about it when you're at FL360 on a 2 hour flight? If you're not concentrating on flying, then you're not flying safe. It's part of the I.M.S.A.F.E. checklist that was drilled into our heads during flight school.
Exactly. If you are so much preocupied about making it financially to the end of the month or if your pay does not allow you to have "reasonable" housing close to home base and are exhausted by the commutes, surely safety is affected.