But at the same time I've lost count of the number of times I've heard "I'm not being paid what I'm worth in this position." If that's true it will be very easy to find a position with the same conditions, increased pay and no reason not to move to the other organisation.
I'm not sure thats what is being reflected on this thread. Guys are departing the fix due to the general conditions, not necessarily the pay.
The fact management aren't increasing your pay to prevent you from moving to these roles is a clear indication they don't agree with you
Clearly the RAAF
does agree otherwise they wouldn't have offered retention bonuses to ATC, aircrew and engineers a few times over the past decade.
Did planes fall out of the sky from inexperienced pilots?
Sadly yes. You would be hard pressed to find any flying supervisor who isn't concerned about the erosion of experience. Too many holes in the dyke, too few fingers. How many captain hours do you need to become a QFI again? What is it this month?