mbav8r wrote:Complex, apparently something I'm lacking is self control, I'm not going to bother saying I'm done at the end of this post.
What does it matter the reason pilots would choose to not accept the wages on offer, be it lifestyle or principles, the net result could be the same if more did it.
I could argue, you would consider coming back to Canada if, say Air Canada offered you a direct entry Captain spot, you choosing to stay where you are is helping and the more pilots who leave the better it will get. When airlines are faced with parking aircraft they will find the money needed to get them moving.
I recently saw an ad for medevac Captain, starting salary 85k, that's 40k more than it was even 5 years ago, it may take a while but we've cancelled flights due to no crew and if that keeps happening, I suspect the pay will go up.
I wouldn't really consider coming back to Canada for any job, as I've kind of grown used to seeing the world through a larger lens. Pay is only one consideration, far, far down the list. I don't think I could go back to the socialist Little Potato bullshit real estate money-laundering paradise for any amount of money. Love my family still there, love the natural beauty, couldn't care less about much else. Pretty much everything good about Canada exists due to the good fortune of being located on huge natural resources and next to the world's most powerful military/largest economy. Which is fine, except people get smug and act like it's their achievement.
Really my only input was an objection to referring to those who take jobs at lesser pay as "whores". You simply cannot equate your admittedly awful dues-paying experiences earning a buck an hour or whatever, to working at Flair or Sky. Your lack of control over the contract forced on you is no different from the level of control people have over wages anywhere, or of who invites them to an interview. Note that I am not one of the "senior pilots threw the junior under the bus" crowd. But that's the whole point - individuals have zero effect on forces far larger than themselves. All this to say: your enemy isn't other pilots.
Lots of guys are able to take the pay cut, but are unwilling to.
Semantics. Unable, unwilling, whatever. So one turboprop makes more than another. Who cares. You'll always make more money flying big airplanes than small ones in the long run. (Statistically insignificant niche exceptions aside). It's fine to prefer a 703/704 lifestyle, in fact it makes a lot of sense. But don't pretend that it's because you think you'll come out ahead financially in absolute terms. Quality of life, that's a different discussion. If a good job flying ANYTHING fits your situation and budget, nothing else matters.
There are already some pilots that have refused to deadhead on a certain flight because of the inexperience of the crew flying.
Oh please. So did these alleged non-flyers ask to see the crew's logbooks? I also call supreme bs on this one.
I’m still waiting for my white male privilege membership card. Must have gotten lost in the mail.