Originally Posted by
flyinpigg
At some point that cycle has to stop. Maybe requiring a 1500hrs and an ATP will make people stop and think.......I have paid my dues, CFI, 135 charter etc. I will not accept 20/hr to fly an airliner. I have my doubts though, nothing has stopped it yet and I am not sure anything ever will. The draw of the big shiny airplane is like heroine to an addict.
This is the problem with pilots and flying. Pilots will work for less because of the "coolness" factor. My contemporaries in other careers scoff at low paying job offers, they're all looking for whoever pays the most. Pilots will work for anything as long as they get to fly, accountants don't really have that mentality.
The true issue of pilots is most of us are chasing a dream that we don't even really understand is dead. One of the other threads was talking about upgrade at American, most junior captain... 1992 hire. Making his upgrade to captain, 18 years. Before that he probably spent 5 years minimum at a regional, so here's a guy who has 23 years in and he's just upgrade to JUNIOR captain. Guys talk about the cushy lifestyle of a major airline captain, is it really cushy after 23 years of the lifestyle we all live.
I doubt ATP will solve anything, but have at it.