As I stated in my post I work extra and live in base. I didn’t try to hide it and make up some fabricated story of only working half the month every month. I was honest in what our average or normal is. THATS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS BACK AND FORTH. We have WB instructor pilots doing 700k but they are working for it probably 20-22 days a month in the training center.

Should't your user name be "AllWorkNoPlay" with all that extra flying you're doing...kind of a misnomer, dont you think?

What are you overcompensating for? You accuse everyone on here for hiding the truth, what are you hiding? Because with the amount you work, haha....you sure as heck aint "no work, all play"..and I know that because im omniscient

If you understand it then why is it so hard to believe that MANY of our 5th year CA are making $250K without trying hard. Whatever 200% trips we take can go within the original footprint of the trip dropped (there is no such thing as "footprint" where the 200% trip is placed). What's not normal is an instructor that's crediting 280+ each month this summer.

except this isn’t a first year move to a new career, new people are going to spirit after 5-10 years of paid flying experience. its not like the 7 year accountant moves to a new firm and starts at year one pay, or the guy who worked his way up to a management position at one company will likely start at a similar or higher position at his new company. Flying is the one job where no matter your level of experience or skills possess every starts at every company the same. If a company wants to be a top tier company they need to start people at pay rate near or above where they are pulling them from. (Regionals)

Couldn't agree more...the COMPANY needs to start them higher. Glad we can agree on that.

Now calm down sparky! I sit R24 reserve 15 days a month but never get called. When I do it’s with a 24 hr lead time. I then get draft on top of that. We also have vacation buy back. I still get my vacation by bidding around it since we have hard line bidding. So believe me the old uniform builds dust quit often. I won’t break 100 hrs of block this year.

Thanks for the correction on the ability to pick up over the original footprint but as I stated with the math it still makes it tough and you are going to work extra every couple months.

Are we going to get into d*ck measuring contests?? Let’s just all agree that Miatas are NOT sports cars....

I can drink to that. Honestly wasn't my intention I was just wanting to make sure a prospective new hire was getting good gouge. Im going back to where I belong, the bar!!

New hire pay on reserve
 

Thank you guys for working so hard. 15 off is too few. 20-22 off is more like it....even better is 25/26.

You mean you were saying all this without being in the bar?