Ropey pilot- To be in charge of a plane takes more than
just coordination or good ATPL score.
I do not know what machine do you fly or how
many hours you do have,and what destinations
you go to??? but to me you sound very very inexperienced
and need lot to learn.
To be in charge of a jet worth more than 100 million
and the lives of 200+ passengers you need much
more than 1500 hrs. remember the pilot is the last
line of defence.
As for the main topic of this thread, I believe that
we deserve more, a good start is to stop
accepting jobs that pay less than the average market price,
and pilot unions should start talking.
Most of the airlines are short of pilots,to prove my
point 2 weeks ago I did apply to a couple of agencies,
I have till now 5 job offers,all want me to start immediately.
I think we should be paid by hour,and the 1000hrs increment
might be a good system,a 15000hrs capt would make 200usd
per hr,this amount is not much for somebody who is been
flying for more than 20 years.