FANS: Not for a second. Hated the vastness of the Company & the constant "join the Union or else". Flying with the so called "independents" was a breath of fresh air. Captains closer to my age made everyday conversation less stressful & layovers a sheer delight. Oh, and we "shared" the flying; leg for leg a definite & I was favoured with the flying more often than not. Only downside is that I am much worse off as a potential pensioner. Looking to join the gang in Cyprus. The street I have chosen has two pilots. One, ex BA, has the biggest house in the street . The other, a BA bale out, like me, has a smaller abode & less to spend on his fave tipple. Mine will be somewhere in between but it is not really a regret.
PARABELLUM, I might have got the spelling wrong, which seems to irritate you ,but "factoring" was a complex device where total hours were revalued according to lots of variables, like, All jet, jet prop, all airline, millitary, fixed wing, chopper etc. With 4000 hours total, all airline, all jet, sponsored cadet................er, I came out of it quite well. Thank heavens "total P......d", "Ladies Man" "crap pilot", "crap speller", etc was not "factored in". Might still be a cojo on DC3's !
Cheers !