And Beagle, let me be clear, I'm not (and never was) disagreeing with you, but let me know if you agree with this...

To sum it all up... it is a broken system, not only in the way that regional pilot pay is reflected, but also in how we determine what good qualifications and good judgement is these days and on to how a company should and does treat the employees it has. It's been on a downward spiral since Eastern was taken apart, and it will continue to do that until people start getting off their high horses and using common sense again.