Originally Posted by Freedom421

... Lets say $2 per passenger per leg for First Officers and $3 per leg for Captains...

Originally Posted by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE

Big Brown and Purple drivers will all be screwed!

Originally Posted by Jay5150

Yeah, but make it per parcel and you could retire by Christmas

Originally Posted by Freedom421

I have a radical idea about pilot pay and I wanted to see what everyone thought about it. This is a ruff idea but I am sure you guy's will add to it if you think it might work.

Each pilot would get paid base off of a ticket surcharge. Lets say $2 per passenger per leg for First Officers and $3 per leg for Captains. We could change the dollar about to whatever we and the company deem is fair. Five dollars per pax per leg for pilot wages. After doing the math maybe it should be 5 for FO's and 7 for CA per leg.
Their would need to be a minimum pay per day of reserve lets say $150 plus whatever you make per leg of flying.
I guess their would have to be a domestic charge and a higher charge for international flight since they don't fly as many legs per month.

Positives
The public will not think we are grossly over paid. ( if they only knew the truth)
I don't think any passenger would have a problem with paying $5 per leg or $12 per leg.
If Planes are full we make good money if their not we help the company out in hard times.
Levels the paying field from airline to airline with regard to pay.
You don't have to climb the pyramid of pay.
Airlines can compete by increasing customer service instead of cutting our pay to lower ticket prices.
We don't have to wait 15 years plus several different airline to make a fair wage.
No regionals vs Majors just routs and plains.
Old guy would not necessarily have to fly long hall flights to make the big dollars.

Negatives
You guys can tell me.

Examples

30 passengers

60 per leg FO's
90 per leg CA's

4 legs per day
$240 FO's
$360 CA's

15 day month
$3600 FO's
$5400 CA's

40 Passengers
80 per leg FO's
120 per leg CA's

4 legs per day
$320 FO's
480 CA's

15 Day Month
$4800 FO's
$7200 CA's

150 passengers
$300 per leg FO's
450 per leg CA's

3 legs per day
$900 FO's
$1350 CA's

15 day month
$13,500 FO's
$20,250 CA's

Originally Posted by Freedom421

Pilots are pilots window heat pitot heat what's to eat. I wish that a 50 seat pilot could make the same as a 747 pilot but that would be to socialist for me. But if i think of a good idea how to pay for experience i will post it for the sake of a argument. A 747 generates more money for the company than a RJ so a pilot can fly one leg or several legs on a smaller jet to get paid a similar amount of money.

Originally Posted by Flyby1206

Way too complicated, K.I.S.S. How about just a flat annual salary based on equip/position.

RJ FO $40k
RJ CA $80k
737/MD80 FO $80k
737/MD80 CA $140k

Longevity is still used for bidding lines and vacation. Working OT is paid at a daily rate instead of per hour. Similar to how fractional carriers work their pay. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by RJSAviator76

AMEN!!! I still think your FO rates are a bit on a low side, but it's a start.

Now... good luck convincing ALPA. They can't comprehend the concept that doesn't involve date-of-hire.

Originally Posted by Flyby1206

Way too complicated, K.I.S.S. How about just a flat annual salary based on equip/position.

RJ FO $40k
RJ CA $80k
737/MD80 FO $80k
737/MD80 CA $140k

Longevity is still used for bidding lines and vacation. Working OT is paid at a daily rate instead of per hour. Similar to how fractional carriers work their pay. Thoughts?