yes g5tom - sad at it is but looks like european long range pilots are selling themself way below what they should. heard about a european operator that enslaves his pilots for 6000 euro - they take low time and junior captains.....
neverless there is hope out there. if you are lucky enough you find an owner aircraft with a guy appreciating your skill and offering you around 150'000 US/year or more depending on how you count the insentives.
I consider myself very lucky and hope all of you guys will finally get what you deserve.
chiaroscuro