Aquila 13, no offence taken, I think you hit the nail on the head. I like the way you dealt with the facts, you have a clear understanding of the situation.
I believe BC will always pay low end and drags his calculator out to make his point. Believe me it hasn't gone un-noticed. The trouble with the local pilots is that they have always been thankful for having a job and never complained. But times are a changing, oil prices have rised dramatically and CHC have had good times. We would like to share some of that.
Locals have also worked longer throughout the year and have envied the expats returning to 1st world countries where everythng works, enjoying 6 weeks of rest. I am glad the point was made about the UK locals been the highest paid. The expats spend time away from home pickup tropical diseases and are away from families and I don't think they are compensated adequately for the work done, so really BC should re-examine the whole pay structure and get in line with what the oil companies pay their employees, if you ever get to see a contract that is drawn up between the oil companies and CHC and the money that is allocated to pilots and engineers you would be shocked.