My Rant on the STUPID & SPINELESS Flight Options Management!

[gunfyter]

You're right, sorry.
How 'bout $67,290?
Of course that all depends on which airframe you're on, how many hrs you have, etc...

Point is, probably no two pilots make the same so who cares?

I think you forgot to put a "1" in front of the 67,290...

$167,290 Thats pretty close to what I earn yr 10. So FLOPS guys of the same seniority should be somewhere in that range.

 

[fischman]

You're right, sorry.
How 'bout $67,290?
Of course that all depends on which airframe you're on, how many hrs you have, etc...

Point is, probably no two pilots make the same so who cares?

Wow.

Glad I don't work at FLOPS.

That is low.

Personally, I feel that is a good starting wage for a regional airline. Not a Fractional. We are gone longer, have more duties, and have to be able to think on our feet.

 

[ProFracPilot]

You're right, sorry.
How 'bout $67,290?
Of course that all depends on which airframe you're on, how many hrs you have, etc...

Point is, probably no two pilots make the same so who cares?

I care. Very much. Unlike you and our mis-managment team.

You've shown your true colors here, Skumza. First, you've proven that you endorse lowering the maintenance bar to an unsafe - let alone unairworthy - level on FlOps aircraft. Now, you've shown your willingness to see the bar lowered even further on compensation. I'm pretty sure you can find just the environment you're seeking in a night-freight operator somewhere. Pehaps when you hit that magic 1200 hour total-time mark and can get a 135-PIC checkout, you'll get your wish.

The clientele we fly want uber-safe, airworthy airplanes crewed by happy, well rested, fairly compensated pilots. I challenge you to find any of them that would say different.

 

[skanza]

Nice job folks. I figured pulling a random number out of my uh... behind, would stir quite a bit. And it caused some to give up their salaries. Really, this is a silly message board and I don't expect to see any accurate numbers here (salary, hrs flown, types of aircraft flown, etc...). EVERYBODY is bs'ing everybody else.
So my answer to "how much should a FLOPS pilot earn?" is not relevant in terms of a dollar figure as everybody's going to be different.
But thanks for humoring me.

 

[gunfyter]

Nice job folks. I figured pulling a random number out of my uh... behind, .

So thats where management gets all their ideas.:laugh: We're all in deep doo doo then.

 

[netjetwife]

I care. Very much. Unlike you and our mis-managment team. I knew one of you guys would speak up right away. Every underpaid pilot watching others doing the same job but making lots more is definitely concerned.

You've shown your true colors here, Skumza. And they haven't changed a bit since the NJ pilots were at the table...:erm: They knew FUD when they heard it and so do the Options pilots. First, you've proven that you endorse lowering the maintenance bar to an unsafe - let alone unairworthy - level on FlOps aircraft. Now, you've shown your willingness to see the bar lowered even further on compensation. Pilot compensation, that is. He probably thinks Sheeringa is worth every penny... while the rest of us think he should get the boot... I'm pretty sure you can find just the environment you're seeking in a night-freight operator somewhere. Pehaps when you hit that magic 1200 hour total-time mark and can get a 135-PIC checkout, you'll get your wish.

The clientele we fly want uber-safe, airworthy airplanes crewed by happy, well rested, fairly compensated pilots. I challenge you to find any of them that would say different.

Exactly! When it comes to their own safety most people don't cut corners, especially those who can easily afford to make it a top priority. Run down, stressed out pilots are a red flag sign of mismanagement.

The Sheeringa Gang needs to get it right or get the boot!

 

[William Holiday]

Hey Skanza.....sucker, guess you never had the expirence of looking across the CP to see "the WTF face." during a rapid D, or watching an " abnormal " go to full blown emergency in a matter of seconds.

Or how about a major hydrallic line blowing on short runway in the mts. You damn well better hope you checked your nitrogen.

The fact of the matter is.....I'm going home, with or without your job, your inuendo, or wacked ideas on what you feel is acceptable. During the course of pre-flight, Only a fool would spin the wheel in this business and " Hope for the best " Yeah....It will never happen to me !

I hope it never happens to YOU. " YOU DA "

If you get what you want.....You'll have timid pilots flying crappy equipment, working for substandard wages....and maybe, just maybe, you'll get the oppertunity to " RIDE IN BACK".....and say your.....

PRAYERS.

 

[B19 Flyer]

Exactly! When it comes to their own safety most people don't cut corners, especially those who can easily afford to make it a top priority. Run down, stressed out pilots are a red flag sign of mismanagement.

The Sheeringa Gang needs to get it right or get the boot!

First, what on earth do you know about safety programs? You don't even work in the industry, fractional or otherwise.

But... to expand on your ignorance, I've repeatedly seen safety programs compromised by union leadership as they have prevented or slowed down essential programs with their micromanagement.
As an example, pilots will never see cockpit cameras due to union involvement, yet they are an essential tool for investigating accidents.

 

[B19 Flyer]

Furthermore, the vast majority of pilots are unionized for good reason as they well know. Managers and their union-busting cohorts typically work under a contract but actively try (telling lies left and right) to prevent pilots from exercising their legal right to do the same thing. What hypocrites! Yes, I've posted that point before, (it bears repeating) but it makes me disgusted every time I think of their hypocrisy...

There is a major difference that you fail to note.

Management contracts are OFFERED by the company to attract, hire and retain quality managers.

Union contracts on the other hand place restrictions on the company and are never negotiated in good faith. They are negotiated using blackmail and scorched earth tactics.

There is no hypocrisy. They are different contracts entirely. You really don't understand basic business, do you?

 

[HiSpeedFlyer]

First, what on earth do you know about safety programs? You don't even work in the industry, fractional or otherwise.

But... to expand on your ignorance, I've repeatedly seen safety programs compromised by union leadership as they have prevented or slowed down essential programs with their micromanagement.
As an example, pilots will never see cockpit cameras due to union involvement, yet they are an essential tool for investigating accidents.

Essential?? How, Watching the impact?? C'mon....The CVR and DFDR can present all tangible information without having you or someone else watch the carnage unfold.....all a camera can do is cause trouble between management and crewmembers, and actually decrease the safety enviornment because No one will concentrate enough because they are in fear of Big Brother catching them picking their nose instead of scanning the oil gauge during climbout..... Preposterous arguement..