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Old 2nd Apr 2005, 22:42
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Philanthropic Phil owns Metro Mob. His are the best Metros in the business, with air conditioning, autopilots and sheepskin seats, tip top maintence etc etc..

He endorses his pilots with a two week ground school, ten hours of base training and 75 hours of ICUS. They work 4 days on, 4 off and are allowed to commute from anywhere they choose, to Metro Mob's base at Paradise Beach. Daylight flying only, max 60 hours a month. He doesn't require them to pay for their endorsements, and does not bond them. He pays pilots $100,000 a year because he wants them to be happy and wants to keep them.

Along comes Megalomaniac Mel with $100 million to start Jungle Jet Airlines, with a fleet of brand new 170 seat jets. Like Phil above, he doesn't expect pilots to buy endorsements, but because he is an astute business man, he does bond them for the cost of the training. What's more, he is a hard man, with a team of good lawyers who will see to it that anyone who skips on the bond, WILL pay up. He works his pilots to the max, back of clock flying, crew base is Cactus City, and no, you can't commute because you never get enough time off. He pays 40% more than Phil above.
Will Phil's pilots jump ship to fly jets with Mel? Even if Phil matches Mel's money?
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