That's a good one, exactly how do you evaluate a pilots performance and who does this.
Before you answer simulator etc consider we are using an AQP environment in training that is strictly pass/fail. If the guy shows up to work and does his job, then how do you decide he isn;t worth his increment? I also don't remember reading anything on the increment being performance related in my contract..course with inflation and the low US dollar 3% is diddly squat in the big picture anyway.