I clearly mentioned the fact you'd need to fly and lack of other benefits as caveats - so do calm down. And besides, aren't BA pilots also clearing 750hrs/Yr? It's not much different?
I made it clear that as a pure salary figure, the casual observer would expect a BA captain of 24 yrs to be galaxies apart from that of a RYR F/O.
And no, I have had no forced winter unpaid. However I have flown 850+ hrs this year (my choice via swaps) so I'm on an extended holiday in the sun. Floating contracts are currently paying €140/hr (captains €230/hr) with 5/5 roster. Winter 5/13, and still hitting 800 hrs per yr .. some insist it's the best contract around but personally I'd rather be somewhere more stable and serving as a career, as well as try long haul ..