Dear Danny,
Your post has taken a long time coming! 20 yrs ago a bog standard charter Captain working for one of the bigger operators could command a salary of 55k plus allowances plus health ins travel conc. etc. all in return for a reasonably stable roster 500 to 650 hrs a yr mixture of long and short haul esp if you worked for Brit Mon AE etc. Generally quality of life was good. Now however the money is much the same in numbers terms it hasn't even kept up with RPI we all all work like dogs and the benifits package is virtually non existent. I ask all your contributors to remove their rose tinted spectacles and see what has really happened to their profession. The only people that think flying is "GLAMOUROUS" are the pilots themselves.Stamp on those specs boys and girls we have been shafted big style!