pilotyip
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deflection again
There was a goofy two-level per-diem system up until 2002. Capts got $3/hr and F/O's got $1.58/hr. F/O per-diem was not changed and the Captains got an increase in base salary to off set the per-diem going to $1.58/hr for both seats. There is now no difference between the seats. A $500 (5hr X $125) the increase in base salary the average DC-9 Captain got was to off set the average loss of $200 per month in taxable per-diem. A $700 (10hr X $70) per month increase in average DA-20 Captain base salary to was offset an average loss of $250 per month in taxable per-diem. Everyone who had this explained to them found out they took home more pay if they compared their last two years of flying and the majority thought it was a good idea. Extended layover pay was a Ralph idea that was paid so rarely it could not be counted as income. You forgot to mention we also took away 150 days, or don't you know what a 150 day is, you should if you worked here in 1997. Quick you better call a USA Jet pilot and find out what this was. Again USA Jet has taken care of their pilots in hard times and made them the best paid in the on-demand industry, You are out of touch with the majority of your industry and are using mis-imformation and deflection to cloud the issues.
There was a goofy two-level per-diem system up until 2002. Capts got $3/hr and F/O's got $1.58/hr. F/O per-diem was not changed and the Captains got an increase in base salary to off set the per-diem going to $1.58/hr for both seats. There is now no difference between the seats. A $500 (5hr X $125) the increase in base salary the average DC-9 Captain got was to off set the average loss of $200 per month in taxable per-diem. A $700 (10hr X $70) per month increase in average DA-20 Captain base salary to was offset an average loss of $250 per month in taxable per-diem. Everyone who had this explained to them found out they took home more pay if they compared their last two years of flying and the majority thought it was a good idea. Extended layover pay was a Ralph idea that was paid so rarely it could not be counted as income. You forgot to mention we also took away 150 days, or don't you know what a 150 day is, you should if you worked here in 1997. Quick you better call a USA Jet pilot and find out what this was. Again USA Jet has taken care of their pilots in hard times and made them the best paid in the on-demand industry, You are out of touch with the majority of your industry and are using mis-imformation and deflection to cloud the issues.
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