Hey MellowFello,
Not sure if things have changed buy FYI...the pay has traditionally been based on 70 hours FLIGHT time...that is FLIGHT time, not BLOCK time. I think CAL is the only co. in the world that does this. I was not aware of it prior to signing the dotted line....should have poked around a bit more. At the end of the day...I think you can equate it to an 80 hr normal block. I don't know exactly why the pay is going down but I do know it is contrary to industry trends right now. I think the reason is that they no longer are hiring with type endorsements so they think they can attract people to the equipment. The only way to teach them is to say no way. Eventually they will have to figure it out. At the end of the day they are playing the supply/demand game...and that will dictate what they offer. Lets not sell ourselve's short. There seems to be options these days...so I say we let them know it. Maybe even just mention it...they may sweeten the pot for you..it doesn't hurt. I won't restate alot of what has been said about CAL, but it is far from perfect. Look around really good before deciding! IE: Parc, Rishworth, Direct Personnel, Flight Int'l, WASINC, IASCO, Hawaii Aviation, Etc....
With CAL, be patient...people are leaving pretty fast....if they can't replace fast enough, they will have to get real!
Good luck.