I know. Then everyone should get paid something.

In larger categories, that would be a minute, or maybe two of pay each. Might be a little too thin, and then you’d really see a lot of no-intention-to-fly blanket/ proffer-WS in the system to ‘collect what you can’. Unless you just dumped those dollars into a jar that literally paid everyone an equal share?

I have no problem with the senior pilots getting the full trip value, but it should trickle down, with a counter like GS, maybe with a days-of-pay balancer. But certainly not 4-5 pilots gobbling up 120+ hours for flying 2-3 days a month.

The main point is that it should be expensive for the company to skip the normal coverage ladder, right?. How we spread out those dollars is an interesting debate.

Yes. The simplest fix is to treat it just like they handle being out sick and then trying to get a GS - make it like the senior pilot actually flew the skipped rotation. They would then be ineligible for any futher 23M7 payments for rotations that they wouldn't have been legal for had they flown the first skipped rotation.

Thats a good, zero cost to the company, idea.

Heck it probably saves them some money as they would be paying more people further down the pay scale. I'm assuming most 23m7 payments right now are going to people on the top of the scale.

Yeah, let's polish that copper penny up They'll bite off on that like that dog in UP! - "Squirrel!!!!"