AMEN! IMHO guys who pay to work are WORSE THAN SCABS!

They are so retarded they just don't understand they are screwing themselves (as well as the entire industry over). I know of more than one 135 operator that fired payed FOs to get pay-to-fly kids and put them in the right seat. VERY SAD! In fact, I was denied a right seat job some years ago on a kingair only 5 days before starting because some @sshole showed up paying $18,000 for 300 of right seat time.... he paid for the job I was about to get paid for. He had about a third of my time but it didn't matter...he just made the company $18k plus the savings in wages.

It's even more shocking to me that many complain about Mesa or Gojet pilots, but little is said about guys who pay to fly. Don't get me wrong, Mesa and Gojet guys ARE undercutting the industry and should be treated accordingly. However, those who go to places like gulfstream/Eaglejets/VPJ (any 135 that has a pay-to-fly) are far WORSE than any Gojet or Mesa pilot. At least the Mesa pilot didn't undercut or put out of a job anyone on their way "up" to a regional.