Guv, although a captain may have the same day to day type of responsibilities as a senior manager, when the **** hits the fan at FL330 I would say that there is no way you could possibly compare the two !!!! You obviously spend far to long tapping away on PPrune. There is a world outside the computer you know....
As for the CSD getting paid more than the FO, that is just plain stupid. The FO has far more responsibility than anyone back in the cabin. For one, they are trained PROFESSIONALS (unlike cabin crew - it doesn't take a great deal of nouce to open a door and direct people down a slide) and for another they are 2IC in every ops manual I've ever worked to. (after the skipper).
Then again, anyone who whinges about pilots salaries is usually just jealous - because it's something they can't do themselves.
Desk Pilot- I really wish it was £140k pa.
Obviously there's something in the air at Waterworld that distorts the mind ....
