Stupid T-Prop pay question
12-29-2011 | 05:39 PM
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Pay has been backwards for awhile in this industry. Complexity/risk level of the flying you do, has less affect on pay than the uninitiated would think. If there was some direct relationship between 'toughness' and pay, I would think turboprop 121 pilots, CFIs, and 135 pilots would *generally* be paid much more!w
12-29-2011 | 06:06 PM
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All prop guys are bottom feeders sucking up the scraps real pilots throw away. Saab guys are just the slimiest ones in the group.
Until this year (fourth year CA pay), I always made more flying 135 (C421s and C208s). Fancy that, they actually valued those of us for our skills.
Until this year (fourth year CA pay), I always made more flying 135 (C421s and C208s). Fancy that, they actually valued those of us for our skills.
12-29-2011 | 06:40 PM
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All the B+s at Mesaba were usable in early 07 (installed many years before) It supposedly has to do with seats and speed. Saab is slow with only about 30ish seats usable, a Q 400 has 70+ and runs near jet speeds. Alpa claims pay based on revenue capability. We know that's BS looking at the C/D scale they put out for the regionals but whatever....
12-30-2011 | 12:00 AM
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I flew for one bad place and three pretty good places. It only took me one bad job to figure out what to look for. The REALLY sad thing is the one bad job I had still paid 20 percent more than industry average regional FO pay.... and the work rules were decent.
Ohhhh, but I forgot..... I wasn't flying a Jet! Strange how an 8500 lbs, single engine, freight hauler pays better than a 70 pax FO.
12-30-2011 | 12:05 AM
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I REALLY doubt there is any 135 op (even the 500 hour vfr ops) that are only paying $14k ..... even for a high performance single. If there is one, the operator is using a ton of duct tape to hold the planes together.
12-30-2011 | 01:07 AM
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12-30-2011 | 03:14 AM
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Unfortunately, they are folks who are willing to work for a third less than what we make. Sad to think their CAs make the same that I was making flying a C208 hauling boxes.
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