Hairyplane,
There are two problems with your argument viz.:
1. I doubt whether there are many more people on these pages who earn more than Flying Lawyer (no disrespect FL love!)
2. The crux of your argument is centred around fixed-wing airline stuff which means nothing to most of us! Different markets.
First rule of business (actually it's not the first rule but one of the first!) - understand your market!
Cheers
Whirls