Originally Posted by Ski Patrol

The reason I started this thread......

Get paid for duty time not flight time. If I'm at work from 7 AM until 7 PM I should be paid for it! Rigs etc could become bonuses. This would have two desirable effects.

1. Change public perception that pilots are a bunch of overpaid whiners. Compensation is generally defined as a work per hour unit. If our pay reflects a 12 hour day and not 6 this is a start. Furthermore many contracts have been gutted of rigs in recent years.
2. Would be pilots might think twice before pursuing the career. Which is desirable as there would be less of an oversupply of qualified candidates to fill a seat.

Finally aviation is cyclical as we all know. Pilots & Management have tried the same tactics throughout the years with mixed results. My point is lets take a new look at the issue of pilot pay. If someone has some other ideas lets hear e'm.

P.S. HSLD the chart is great and needs to stay