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Originally Posted by What (Post 1109235)

It doesn't help that Gulfstream is getting SAABs and are being flown by pilots who don't depend on the salary and are happy making peanuts while playing airline pilots!

Agree with you this seems to be a "hobby" for some, but not for all!
If you take a close look at it, AE isn't much better: 25/h to start flying 30-50 pax +huge uncertainty against 19/h for GIA/Silver flying a 19 seater... and 1 year upgrade apparently!

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Originally Posted by FlyJSH (Post 1109449)

Yeah, there are some crappy 135 ops out there. But there are some REALLY good ones.... and a whole bunch of pretty decent outfits.

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.

I left my first 135 gig because they were losing business, unfortunately. I left my second for the regionals for QOL reasons, can you believe it? The QOL things actually are working out, so I am happy with the switch. That and I have someone to talk to when I am flying for a change!

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Originally Posted by drewtei (Post 1109155)

Generally speaking, why are SAAB pilots paid so much less than ATR and DASH pilots?

The saab is easier to fly then the Q400 anyway. it takes less skill and expertise therefore less pay.

I think it's cute that you think skill and pay are linked.